Dirac comb
Noun
Meaning
Dirac comb (plural Dirac combs)
(mathematics) A periodic tempered distribution constructed from Dirac delta functions for some given period. It allows both continuous and discrete phenomena to be represented in a single framework.
Examples
Another commonly used frequency domain representation uses the Fourier series coefficients to modulate a Dirac comb : : where f represents a continuous frequency domain.
Center-right column: Original function is discretized (multiplied by a Dirac comb ) (top).
One common practice (not discussed above) is to handle that divergence via Dirac delta and Dirac comb functions.