Discrete fractional Hartley and Fourier transforms

This paper is concerned with the definitions of the discrete fractional Hartley transform (DFRHT) and the discrete fractional Fourier transform (DFRFT). First, the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the discrete Fourier and Hartley transform matrices are investigated. Then, the results of the eigendecompositions of the transform matrices are used to define DFRHT and DFRFT. Also, an important relationship between DFRHT and DFRFT is described, and numerical examples are illustrated to demonstrate that the proposed DFRFT is a better approximation to the continuous fractional Fourier transform than the conventional defined DFRFT. Finally, a filtering technique in the fractional Fourier transform domain is applied to remove chirp interference.