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2018 , Volume 23, ¹ 3, p.3-14

Altman E.A.

A method of reducing the number of operations in a fast Fourier transform algorithm

The purpose of this work is studying of methods to reduce the number of calculations which must be performed to calculate the fast Fourier transform (FFT). These methods optimize the well-known FFT algorithms, such as Cooley-Tukey or split-radix.

The main idea of these methods is the reduction of operations due to their transfer on the graph of the algorithm through the stages of calculations This method is often used for explanation of split-radix or radix-4 algorithms. In our work, both area and distance of factor transfers are extended for 2 or more stages.

Using this idea, we found two methods of cutting down the number of multiplications. In both ways, the transfer is carried out for 4 points through 2 stages of the graph. In the first method, the transfer occurs in the direction of the calculations, in the second - in the opposite direction. In both cases, the methods give a result if at the stage to which the transfer is carried out, there are non-trivial turning factors.

Applying these methods to radix-4 FFT algorithm allows reducing the number of calculations, but don’t make them less than the number of calculations in the splitradix FFT. The record of minimal arithmetic operation for FFT algorithm was taken in applying these methods to the mixed algorithm consisting of split-radix and radix4 stages. This approach saves 8 operations in FFT algorithm for 256 points over the modified split-radix FFT (tangent FFT).

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Keywords: FFT, split radix, radix 4, arithmetic complexity

doi: 10.25743/ICT.2018.3.15955

Author(s):
Altman Evgenii Anatolevich
Office: Omsk State Transport University
Address: 644046, Russia, Omsk
E-mail: AltmanEA@gmail.com

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Altman E.A. A method of reducing the number of operations in a fast Fourier transform algorithm // Computational technologies. 2018. V. 23. ¹ 3. P. 3-14
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