homodyne
Speech parts
1. homodyne - Adjective
2. homodyne - Verb
Meaning
homodyne (not comparable)
(physics, of radiation) Pertaining to two waves which originate from a single radiation source, or have exactly the same frequency.
homodyne (third-person singular simple present homodynes, present participle homodyning, simple past and past participle homodyned)
To combine two waves of identical frequency.
Examples
In the homodyne or synchrodyne system, a local oscillator was tuned to the desired input frequency and multiplied with the input signal.
The probe and homodyne OKE signals can be filtered out, leaving the heterodyne signal for detection.