Comparing Homodyne and Heterodyne Tomography of Quantum States of Light

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.17031v1
• Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:51:00 GMT
• Title: Comparing Homodyne and Heterodyne Tomography of Quantum States of Light
• Authors: Rhea P. Fernandes, Andrew J. Pizzimenti, Christos N. Gagatsos, Joseph M. Lukens,
• Abstract summary: We analyze the relative efficiency of homodyne versus heterodyne measurements for reconstructing non-Gaussian states.<n>Our results should find use for optimizing measurement strategies in practical continuous-variable quantum systems.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Non-Gaussian quantum states are critical resources in photonic quantum information processing, rendering their generation and characterization of increasing importance in quantum optics. In this work, we theoretically and numerically analyze the relative efficiency of homodyne versus heterodyne measurements for reconstructing non-Gaussian states, a major outstanding question in continuous-variable tomography. Combining a Fisher information-based formalism with simulated experiments, we find homodyne tomography to outperform heterodyne measurements for all non-Gaussian states tested, although the separation between the two modalities proves significantly narrower than suggested by the asymptotic Cramer-Rao lower bound. Our results should find use for optimizing measurement strategies in practical continuous-variable quantum systems.

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