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Rectangular mask short-time Fourier transform
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In mathematics and Fourier analysis, a rectangular mask short-time Fourier transform (rec-STFT) is a simplified form of the short-time Fourier transform which is used to analyze how a signal's frequency content changes over time. In rec-STFT, a rectangular window (a simple on/off time-limiting function) is used to isolate short time segments of the signal. Other types of the STFT may require more computation time ( refers to the amount of time it takes a computer or algorithm to perform a calculation or complete a task) than the rec-STFT.
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The rectangular mask function can be defined for some bound (B) over time (t) as

We can change B for different tradeoffs between desired time resolution and frequency resolution.
Rec-STFT
Inverse form
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Rec-STFT has similar properties with Fourier transform
- Integration
(a)
(b)
- Shifting property (shift along x-axis)
- Modulation property (shift along y-axis)
- special input
- When
- When
- Linearity property
If ,and are their rec-STFTs, then
- Power integration property
- Energy sum property (Parseval's theorem)
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Example of tradeoff with different B
From the image, when B is smaller, the time resolution is better. Otherwise, when B is larger, the frequency resolution is better.
Advantage and disadvantage
Compared with the Fourier transform:
- Advantage: The instantaneous frequency can be observed.
- Disadvantage: Higher complexity of computation.
Compared with other types of time-frequency analysis:
- Advantage: Least computation time for digital implementation.
- Disadvantage: Quality is worse than other types of time-frequency analysis. The jump discontinuity of the edges of the rectangular mask results in Gibbs ringing artifacts in the frequency domain, which can be alleviated with smoother windows.
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