Properties of Paraunitary Systems

Paraunitary systems are essentially multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) allpass filters. Let denote the matrix transfer function of a paraunitary system. Some of its properties include the following [98]:

• In the square case (), the matrix determinant, , is an allpass filter.

• Therefore, if a square contains FIR elements, its determinant is a simple delay: for some integer .

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About the Author: Julius Orion Smith III
Julius Smith's background is in electrical engineering (BS Rice 1975, PhD Stanford 1983). He is presently Professor of Music and Associate Professor (by courtesy) of Electrical Engineering at Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), teaching courses and pursuing research related to signal processing applied to music and audio systems. See http://ccrma.stanford.edu/~jos/ for details.