The Uncertainty Principles of Quaternion Fractional Fourier Transform

Abstract

In this paper, we mainly establish the uncertainty principle (UP) for a function and its quaternion Fractional Fourier transform (QFrFT), as well as the UP for two QFrFTs. Using the polar representation of quaternion-valued signals, we give the UP for QFrFT in both the spatial and directional domains, providing a more precise condition for equality, example is given to verify the results. Furthermore, we extend the time-frequency UP to a frequency-frequency setting.