Common Laplace Transform Pairs

Time Domain Function Laplace Domain

Function Name Definition*
Unit Impulse ) (t o
1
Unit Step (t)

s
1

Unit Ramp t
2
1
s

Parabola t
2
3
2
s

Exponential
at
e

a s +
1

Asymptotic
Exponential
) 1 (
1
at
e
a

) (
1
a s s +

Dual Exponential ( )
bt at
e e
a b

1

) )( (
1
b s a s + +

Asymptotic Dual
Exponential
( )
at bt
1 1
1 be ae
ab a b

(
+
(

) )( (
1
b s a s s + +

Time multiplied
Exponential
at
te

2
) (
1
a s +

Sine
0
sin( t) e
0
2 2
0
s
e
+ e

Cosine
0
cos( t) e
2 2
0
s
s + e

Decaying Sine
at
d
e sin( t)

e
d
2 2
d
(s a)
e
+ + e

Decaying Cosine
at
d
e cos( t)

e
2 2
d
s a
(s a)
+
+ + e

Generic Oscillatory
Decay
( ) ( )
at
d d
d
C aB
e Bcos t sin t

(
e + e
(
e


( )
2
2
d
Bs C
s a
+
+ + e

Prototype Second
Order Lowpass,
underdamped
( )
0
t 2 0
0
2
e sin 1 t
1
,e
e
e ,
,

2
0
2 2
0 0
s 2 s
e
+ ,e + e

Prototype Second
Order Lowpass,
underdamped
-
Step Response
( )
0
t 2
0
2
2
1
1
1 e sin 1 t
1
1
tan
,e

e , + |
,
| |
,
| | =
|
,
\ .

2
0
2 2
0 0
s(s 2 s )
e
+ ,e + e


*All time domain functions are implicitly=0 for t<0 (i.e. they are multiplied by unit step, (t)).
u(t) is more commonly used for the step, but is also used for other things. (t) is chosen to avoid confusion
(and because in the Laplace domain it looks a little like a step function, (s)).
Common Laplace Transform Properties

Name Illustration
Definition of Transform
L
st
0
f (t) F(s)
F(s) f (t)e dt

=
}

Linearity ) ( ) ( ) ( ) (
2 1 2 1
s BF s AF t Bf t Af
L
+ +
First Derivative ) 0 ( ) (
) (

f s sF
dt
t df
L

Second Derivative
) 0 ( ) 0 ( ) (
) (
2
2
2

f sf s F s
dt
t f d
L


n
th
Derivative ) 0 ( ) (
) (
) 1 (
1

=

i
n
i
i n n L
n
n
f s s F s
dt
t f d

Integral ) (
1
) (
0
s F
s
d f
L
t

}

Time Multiplication
ds
s dF
t tf
L
) (
) (
Time Delay
L as
f (t a) (t a) e F(s)

(t) is unit step
Complex Shift ) ( ) ( a s F e t f
L at
+

Scaling ) (as aF
a
t
f
L

|
.
|

\
|

Convolution Property ) ( ) ( ) ( * ) (
2 1 2 1
s F s F t f t f
L

Initial Value
) ( lim ) ( lim
0
s sF t f
s t
=
+

Final Value
(if final value exists)
) ( lim ) ( lim
0
s sF t f
s t
=