DE69716272D1 - Breitbandiges spektroellipsometer mit rotierendem kompensator - Google Patents

Breitbandiges spektroellipsometer mit rotierendem kompensator

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DE69716272D1
DE69716272D1 DE69716272T DE69716272T DE69716272D1 DE 69716272 D1 DE69716272 D1 DE 69716272D1 DE 69716272 T DE69716272 T DE 69716272T DE 69716272 T DE69716272 T DE 69716272T DE 69716272 D1 DE69716272 D1 DE 69716272D1
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rotating compensator
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E Aspnes
Jon Opsal
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J3/00—Spectrometry; Spectrophotometry; Monochromators; Measuring colours
    • G01J3/02—Details
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J3/00—Spectrometry; Spectrophotometry; Monochromators; Measuring colours
    • G01J3/02—Details
    • G01J3/0205—Optical elements not provided otherwise, e.g. optical manifolds, diffusers, windows
    • G01J3/0229—Optical elements not provided otherwise, e.g. optical manifolds, diffusers, windows using masks, aperture plates, spatial light modulators or spatial filters, e.g. reflective filters
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J3/00—Spectrometry; Spectrophotometry; Monochromators; Measuring colours
    • G01J3/02—Details
    • G01J3/0205—Optical elements not provided otherwise, e.g. optical manifolds, diffusers, windows
    • G01J3/0232—Optical elements not provided otherwise, e.g. optical manifolds, diffusers, windows using shutters
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/17—Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
    • G01N21/21—Polarisation-affecting properties
    • G01N21/211—Ellipsometry
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/17—Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
    • G01N21/21—Polarisation-affecting properties
    • G01N21/211—Ellipsometry
    • G01N2021/213—Spectrometric ellipsometry

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DE69716272T 1996-07-24 1997-07-22 Breitbandiges spektroellipsometer mit rotierendem kompensator Expired - Lifetime DE69716272T2 (de)

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US08/685,606 US5877859A (en) 1996-07-24 1996-07-24 Broadband spectroscopic rotating compensator ellipsometer
PCT/US1997/013313 WO1998003853A1 (en) 1996-07-24 1997-07-22 Broadband spectroscopic rotating compensator ellipsometer

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EP (2) EP1197741A3 (de)
JP (1) JP4140737B2 (de)
DE (1) DE69716272T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2185038T3 (de)
WO (1) WO1998003853A1 (de)

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