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fluidistic
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Homework Statement
I'm stuck on the following problem:
A linear system has an output of [itex]G(\omega ) e^{-i \omega t}[/itex] to an input signal of [itex]e^{-i\omega t}[/itex] where omega is arbitrary.
If the input signal has the form [itex]f(t) = \begin{cases} 0 \\ e^{-\lambda t} \end{cases}[/itex] where lambda is a constant, then the output signal is [itex]F(t)= \begin{cases} 0 \\ (1-e^{-\alpha t })e^{-\lambda t} \end{cases}[/itex] where alpha is another constant.
1)Calculate [itex]G(\omega )[/itex].
2)Calculate the output signal of the input signal [itex]f(t)=A \delta (t)[/itex].
Homework Equations
Not really sure.
The Attempt at a Solution
Let [itex]\lambda t =i\omega t \Rightarrow \lambda = i \omega[/itex]. Since alpha and lambda are constants, I can write [itex]\frac{\alpha}{\lambda}=c[/itex]. Therefore [itex]G(\omega ) =1-e^{-c\lambda t}=1-e^{-\frac{i\alpha \omega t}{\lambda}}[/itex].
This would be my answer for part 1). Does this look correct?
2)I've no idea how to solve this. I guess I must use my expression for [itex]G (\omega )[/itex] but I really don't see how this help.
Any tip is welcome.