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FFT magnitude and phase spectrum — how to interpret (and fix noisy phase)

October 2, 2026November 19, 2015 by Mathuranathan

How to get amplitude and phase from an FFT: |X[k]|, atan2, why phase looks noisy, the magnitude threshold fix, Matlab + Python, and links to bins/fftshift and the FFT calculator.

Categories Latest Articles, Matlab Codes, Signal Processing, Tips & Tricks, Tutorials Tags complex dft, dft, FFT, fftshift, real dft 33 Comments

Interpret FFT results — complex DFT, frequency bins, and fftshift

October 2, 2026November 16, 2015 by Mathuranathan

How DFT bins map to Hz, what negative frequencies mean, when to use fftshift/ifftshift, and how this pairs with magnitude/phase plots.

Categories Latest Articles, Signal Processing, Tips & Tricks, Tutorials Tags complex dft, dft, FFT, fftshift, real dft 19 Comments
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