Fourier Transform & Filtering

Oppenheim & Willsky, Ch. 4 & 6 — CTFT and Frequency-Domain Analysis of LTI Systems

Input Signal

Filter

Key Concept
Y(jω) = H(jω) · X(jω)

Filtering = multiplication in frequency domain.
The filter's frequency response H(jω) shapes the input spectrum X(jω) to produce the output Y(jω).