Gaussian Window and Transform

Figure 3.30 shows an example length Gaussian window and its transform. The parameter was set to so that simple truncation of the Gaussian yields a side-lobe level better than dB. Also overlaid on the window transform is a parabola; we see that the main lobe is well fit by the parabola until the side lobes begin. Since the transform of a Gaussian is a Gaussian (exactly), the side lobes are entirely caused by truncating the window.

More properties and applications of the Gaussian function can be found in Appendix D.

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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.