IL101159A - Optical thickness gauge and method of use - Google Patents

Optical thickness gauge and method of use

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IL101159A
IL101159A IL10115992A IL10115992A IL101159A IL 101159 A IL101159 A IL 101159A IL 10115992 A IL10115992 A IL 10115992A IL 10115992 A IL10115992 A IL 10115992A IL 101159 A IL101159 A IL 101159A
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optical
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IL10115992A
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Hughes Aircraft Co
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B9/00—Measuring instruments characterised by the use of optical techniques
    • G01B9/02—Interferometers
    • G01B9/02001—Interferometers characterised by controlling or generating intrinsic radiation properties
    • G01B9/02007—Two or more frequencies or sources used for interferometric measurement
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B9/00—Measuring instruments characterised by the use of optical techniques
    • G01B9/02—Interferometers
    • G01B9/02015—Interferometers characterised by the beam path configuration
    • G01B9/02027—Two or more interferometric channels or interferometers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B9/00—Measuring instruments characterised by the use of optical techniques
    • G01B9/02—Interferometers
    • G01B9/02055—Reduction or prevention of errors; Testing; Calibration
    • G01B9/02056—Passive reduction of errors
    • G01B9/02057—Passive reduction of errors by using common path configuration, i.e. reference and object path almost entirely overlapping
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B9/00—Measuring instruments characterised by the use of optical techniques
    • G01B9/02—Interferometers
    • G01B9/02055—Reduction or prevention of errors; Testing; Calibration
    • G01B9/02062—Active error reduction, i.e. varying with time
    • G01B9/02063—Active error reduction, i.e. varying with time by particular alignment of focus position, e.g. dynamic focussing in optical coherence tomography
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B9/00—Measuring instruments characterised by the use of optical techniques
    • G01B9/02—Interferometers
    • G01B9/02055—Reduction or prevention of errors; Testing; Calibration
    • G01B9/02062—Active error reduction, i.e. varying with time
    • G01B9/02064—Active error reduction, i.e. varying with time by particular adjustment of coherence gate, i.e. adjusting position of zero path difference in low coherence interferometry
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B9/00—Measuring instruments characterised by the use of optical techniques
    • G01B9/02—Interferometers
    • G01B9/02055—Reduction or prevention of errors; Testing; Calibration
    • G01B9/02075—Reduction or prevention of errors; Testing; Calibration of particular errors
    • G01B9/02078—Caused by ambiguity
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01D5/00—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable
    • G01D5/26—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable characterised by optical transfer means, i.e. using infrared, visible, or ultraviolet light
    • G01D5/266—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable characterised by optical transfer means, i.e. using infrared, visible, or ultraviolet light by interferometric means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B2290/00—Aspects of interferometers not specifically covered by any group under G01B9/02
    • G01B2290/30—Grating as beam-splitter
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B2290/00—Aspects of interferometers not specifically covered by any group under G01B9/02
    • G01B2290/70—Using polarization in the interferometer

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Instruments For Measurement Of Length By Optical Means (AREA)
IL10115992A 1991-03-27 1992-03-05 Optical thickness gauge and method of use IL101159A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US07/676,049 US5159408A (en) 1991-03-27 1991-03-27 Optical thickness profiler using synthetic wavelengths

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IL101159A0 IL101159A0 (en) 1992-11-15
IL101159A true IL101159A (en) 1994-05-30

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US (1) US5159408A (fr)
EP (1) EP0506296A3 (fr)
JP (1) JPH07111323B2 (fr)
IL (1) IL101159A (fr)

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EP0506296A3 (en) 1993-05-26
JPH07111323B2 (ja) 1995-11-29
EP0506296A2 (fr) 1992-09-30
JPH0587524A (ja) 1993-04-06
US5159408A (en) 1992-10-27

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