homodyne

[ hoh-muh-dahyn, hom-uh- ]

adjective

, Radio.

1. of or relating to reception by a device that generates a varying voltage of the same or nearly the same frequency as the incoming carrier wave and combines it with the incoming signal for detection.

Word History and Origins

Origin of homodyne¹

First recorded in 1925–30; homo- + dyne

Example Sentences

"Homodyne detection is a method frequently used in quantum optics to investigate the wave-like nature of optical quantum states," explains Timon Schapeler from the Paderborn "Mesoscopic Quantum Optics" working group at the Department of Physics.

From Science Daily

With their special experimental setup, the two scientists have shown that a homodyne detector with superconducting single photon detectors has a linear response to the input photon flux.

From Science Daily

"In principle, the integration of superconducting single-photon detectors brings many advantages in the area of continuous variables, not least the intrinsic phase stability. These systems also have almost 100 per cent on-chip detection efficiency. This means that no particles are lost during detection. Our results could enable the development of highly efficient homodyne detectors with single-photon sensitive detectors," says Schapeler.

From Science Daily

For the first time, they are using certain photon detectors -- devices that can detect individual light particles -- for so-called homodyne detection.

From Science Daily

They monitored the resulting phase shifts in the light using a device known as a homodyne detector, which enabled the membrane’s position to be measured continuously.

From Nature