Property 1

ROC of the Laplace Transform consists of vertical strips in the complex plane (could be empty or could be entire plane).

Why is this

ROC of $ X(s) $ consists of those $ s = a + j\omega $ for which the Fourier Transform of $ x(t)e^{-at} $ converges.

This Condition only depends on $ a = Re(s) $.

Property 2

If $ x(t) $ is of "finite duration" and if $ \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} |x(t)| dt $ is finite,

Then $ \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} x(t)e^{-st} dt $ converges for all values of s.

Sources

Properties come from Mimi's Lecture #30.

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