Two sufficient conditions in frequency domain for Gabor frames

AbstractTwo sufficient conditions for the Gabor system to be a frame for L2(R) are presented in this note. The conditions proposed are stated in terms of the Fourier transforms of the Gabor system’s generating functions. It is also shown that these conditions are better than the known result

Characterization and computation of canonical tight windows for Gabor frames

Let $(g_{nm})_{n,m\in Z}$ be a Gabor frame for $L_2(R)$ for given window $g$. We show that the window $h^0=S^{-1/2} g$ that generates the canonically associated tight Gabor frame minimizes $\|g-h\|$ among all windows $h$ generating a normalized tight Gabor frame. We present and prove versions of this result in the time domain, the frequency domain, the time-frequency domain, and the Zak transform domain, where in each domain the canonical $h^0$ is expressed using functional calculus for Gabor frame operators. Furthermore, we derive a Wiener-Levy type theorem for rationally oversampled Gabor frames. Finally, a Newton-type method for a fast numerical calculation of \ho is presented. We analyze the convergence behavior of this method and demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed algorithm by some numerical examples

Multi-Window Weaving Frames

In this work we deal with the recently introduced concept of weaving frames. We extend the concept to include multi-window frames and present the first sufficient criteria for a family of multi-window Gabor frames to be woven. We give a Hilbert space norm criterion and a pointwise criterion in phase space. The key ingredient are localization operators in phase space and we give examples of woven multi-window Gabor frames consisting of Hermite functions.Comment: 9 pages, conference paper: SampTA 201

Designing Gabor windows using convex optimization

Redundant Gabor frames admit an infinite number of dual frames, yet only the canonical dual Gabor system, constructed from the minimal l2-norm dual window, is widely used. This window function however, might lack desirable properties, e.g. good time-frequency concentration, small support or smoothness. We employ convex optimization methods to design dual windows satisfying the Wexler-Raz equations and optimizing various constraints. Numerical experiments suggest that alternate dual windows with considerably improved features can be found