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This expression has a Laplace transform denoted as
X (s)
x(nT )e snT
=
(2.11)
n
=
0
Now we use a frequency transformation e sT
z, ( where z is a complex variable),
and substituting it in expression (2.11), we get
=
X (s) e sT = z =
x(nT )z n
n
=
0
Since T is a constant, we consider the samples x(nT ) as a function of n and
obtain the z transform of x(n) as
X (s) e sT = z =
x(nT )z n
n
=
0
x(n)z n
X(z)
=
(2.12)
n
= 0
Although the first definition of a discrete sequence given in (2.8) is devoid of
any signal concepts, soon concepts such as frequency response and time-domain
response are used in the analysis of discrete-time systems and signal processing.
Our derivation of the z transform starts with a continuous-time signal that is sam-
pled by impulse sampling and introduces the transformation e sT
z to arrive at
the same definition. In Chapter 3, we will study the implication of this transfor-
mation in more detail and get a fundamental understanding of the relationship
between the frequency responses of the continuous-time systems and those of
the discrete-time systems. Note that we consider in this topic only the unilateral
z transform as defined by (2.12), so we set the lower index in the infinite sum
as n
=
=
0.
Example 2.3
Let us derive the z transform of a few familiar discrete-time sequences. Consider
the unit pulse
1
n
=
0
δ(n)
=
0
n
=
0
There is only term in the z transform of δ(n) , which is one when n
= 0. Hence
Z [ δ(n) ] = 1.
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