different between heterodyne vs homodyne

English

Etymology

From hetero- +? -dyne.

Adjective

heterodyne (not comparable)

1. Of two oscillations: having two slightly different frequencies such that, when combined, they produce a beat

Noun

heterodyne (plural heterodynes)

1. The beat so produced
2. Either the sum or difference of the two oscillations

Verb

heterodyne (third-person singular simple present heterodynes, present participle heterodyning, simple past and past participle heterodyned)

1. To produce heterodyne interference in a radio
2. To change the frequency of a signal by such a process

English

Etymology

homo- +? -dyne

Adjective

homodyne (not comparable)

1. (physics, of radiation) Pertaining to two waves which originate from a single radiation source, or have exactly the same frequency.

Related terms

• heterodyne
• intradyne
• synchrodyne

Translations

• Italian: omodina (it)

See also

• homodyne detection on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

homodyne (third-person singular simple present homodynes, present participle homodyning, simple past and past participle homodyned)

1. To combine two waves of identical frequency.