Abstract
We use the operational theory of homodyne detection, introduced by Banaszek and W\'odkiewicz [Phys. Rev. A 55, 3117 (1997)], to express a generic quantum phase space quasiprobability distribution (in the sense of Cahill and Glauber) of an electromagnetic field in terms of the photocount moments. We adapt the method of degenerate parametric (pre)amplification of a signal, within the operational theory, in order to overcome the drawback of nonunit efficiency of the detector. Simulations show that as the gain parameter of the amplification is increased, the quasiprobability distribution goes closer to the original one, even for an efficiency lower than 0.5. We also express the mean value of an arbitrary observable in terms of the same photocount moments.
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