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We exhibit the connection between the Wigner kernel and the Gabor matrix of a linear bounded operator T: S (Rᵈ) S' (Rᵈ). The smoothing effect of the Gabor matrix is highlighted by basic examples. This connection allows a comparison between the classes of Fourier integral operators defined by means of the Gabor matrix and the Wigner kernel, showing the nice off-diagonal decay of the Gabor class with respect to the Wigner kernel one and suggesting further investigations. Modulation spaces containing the Sj\"ostrand class are the symbol classes of this study.
Cordero et al. (Fri,) studied this question.