1. The Representation of Continuous-Time Signals in Terms of Impulses
As illustrated in figure 1, δ △(t) is the approximation of unit impulse while xa(t) is the staircase approximation of x(t) . The amplitude of the function △ δ △(t) is 1 . Therefore , we can express xa(t) as
When △ -> 0 , eq.(1) becomes an integral , which is shown in eq.(2)
2. The Continuous-Time Unit Impulse Response and the Convolution Integral Representation of LTI System
In analogy with our discussion in discrete-time convolution sum of the representation of LTI system and the approximations introduced just now , we can easily derive the following equation
3. Summary
Up till now , we have obtained two important representations .