A convolution and product theorem for the linear canonical transform

The linear canonical transform (LCT) plays an important role in many fields of optics and signal processing. Many properties for this transform are already known, however, the convolution theorems don't have the elegance and simplicity comparable to that of the Fourier transform (FT), which states that the Fourier transform of the convolution of two functions is the product of their Fourier transforms. The purpose of this letter is to introduce a new convolution structure for the LCT that preserves the convolution theorem for the Fourier transform and is also easy to implement in the designing of filters. Some of well-known results about the convolution theorem in FT domain, fractional Fourier transform (FRFT) domain are shown to be special cases of our achieved results.