Research Progress on Discretization of Linear Canonical Transform

Linear canonical transformation (LCT) is a generalization of the Fourier transform and fractional Fourier transform. The recent research has shown that the LCT is widely used in signal processing and applied mathematics, and the discretization of the LCT becomes vital for the applications of LCT. Based on the development of discretization LCT, a review of important research progress and current situation is presented, which can help researchers to further understand the discretization of LCT and can promote its engineering application. Meanwhile, the connection among different discretization algorithms and the future research are given. © 2021 Editorial Department of Journal of Beijing Institute of Technology.