On the core of the fractional Fourier transform and its role in composing complex fractional Fourier transformations and Fresnel transformations

Abstract

By a quantum mechanical analysis of the additive rule F_α[F_β[f]] = F_α+β[f], which the fractional Fourier transformation (FrFT) F_α[f] should satisfy, we reveal that the position−momentum mutualtransformation operator is the core element for constructing the integration kernel of FrFT. Based on this observation and the two mutually conjugate entangled-state representations, we then derive a core operator for enabling a complex fractional Fourier transformation (CFrFT), which also obeys the additive rule. In a similar manner, we also reveal the fractional transformation property for a type of Fresnel operator.

Keywords

fractional Fourier transform / core operator / IWOP technique / entangled state of continuum variables / Fresnel operator

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