Inequalities for the Windowed Linear Canonical Transform of Complex Functions

Abstract

In this paper, we generalize the N-dimensional Heisenberg’s inequalities for the windowed linear canonical transform (WLCT) of a complex function. Firstly, the definition for N-dimensional WLCT of a complex function is given. In addition, the N-dimensional Heisenberg’s inequality for the linear canonical transform (LCT) is derived. It shows that the lower bound is related to the covariance and can be achieved by a complex chirp function with a Gaussian function. Finally, the N-dimensional Heisenberg’s inequality for the WLCT is exploited. In special cases, its corollary can be obtained.