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What isare the Homodynemeasurement operators $F_k$ corresponding to a homodyne measurement?

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By definition, a measurement is characterized by a set of positive-semidefinite matrices $\{F_k\}$ satisfying the completeness relation $\sum_k F_k = \textbf{I}$. I am interested in knowing how does the Homodyne measurement fit into this definition?

Edit: My understanding of Homodyne detection is no better than given in Wikipedia: homodyne detection is a method of extracting information encoded as modulation of the phase and/or frequency of an oscillating signal, by comparing that signal with a standard oscillation that would be identical to the signal if it carried null information. "Homodyne" signifies a single frequency, in contrast to the dual frequencies employed in heterodyne detection.

What are the corresponding $\{F_k\}$ operators for Homodyne detection?

By definition, a measurement is characterized by a set of positive-semidefinite matrices $\{F_k\}$ satisfying the completeness relation $\sum_k F_k = \textbf{I}$. I am interested in knowing how does the Homodyne measurement fit into this definition?

By definition, a measurement is characterized by a set of positive-semidefinite matrices $\{F_k\}$ satisfying the completeness relation $\sum_k F_k = \textbf{I}$. I am interested in knowing how does the Homodyne measurement fit into this definition?

Edit: My understanding of Homodyne detection is no better than given in Wikipedia: homodyne detection is a method of extracting information encoded as modulation of the phase and/or frequency of an oscillating signal, by comparing that signal with a standard oscillation that would be identical to the signal if it carried null information. "Homodyne" signifies a single frequency, in contrast to the dual frequencies employed in heterodyne detection.

What are the corresponding $\{F_k\}$ operators for Homodyne detection?

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What is the Homodyne measurement?

By definition, a measurement is characterized by a set of positive-semidefinite matrices $\{F_k\}$ satisfying the completeness relation $\sum_k F_k = \textbf{I}$. I am interested in knowing how does the Homodyne measurement fit into this definition?