Univariate tight wavelet frames of minimal support

Abstract: Wavelet frames for $L^2({\mathbb R})$ can be characterized by means of spectral techniques. This work uses spectral formulas to determine all the tight wavelet frames for $L^2({\mathbb R})$ with a fixed finite number of generators of minimal support. The method associates wavelet frames of this type with certain inner operator-valued functions in Hardy spaces. The cases with one and two generators are completely solved.