If the continuous time signal <math>x(t)</math> is uniformly sampled with a train of impulses to get a discrete time signal <math>x^{*}(k) = x(kT</math>), then it can be represented as :
It can be seen that the [[Laplace_Transform]] of an impulse sampled signal is the called the [[Star_transform]] and is the same as the [[Z_Transform]] of the corresponding sequence when <math>s = \frac{\ln{(z)}}{T}</math>.
<ref name=ogata_dtcs>{{cite book|last=Ogata|first=Katsuhiko|title=Discrete-Time Control Systems|publisher=Pearson Education|___location=India|isbn=81-7808-335-3|pages=75-77}}</ref>