A new tool for signal analysis-fractional Fourier transform(FRFT)
is introduced in this paper. After the brief introduction of several ways of inducing and some basic properties of FRFT
it is studied in the time-frequency plane and interpreted in view of the classic Fourier transform. The relationship between FRFT and Radon-Wigner transform is also derived. Finally
based on the properties of FRFT
two new possible applications in time-frequency signal analysis are proposed.