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- (a)実際の周期構造物を照明し、前記照明に応答して実際の周期構造物の反射率または透過率に関連する物理特性を測定する工程と、
(b)前記照明に応答して仮想周期構造物の反射率または透過率に関連する物理特性を計算する工程であって、
一次元、二次元的、または三次元的の反復的な形状と、水平方向に反復する周期を有する仮想周期構造物を設定して、
前記仮想周期構造物を垂直方向に積層されたN個の層に分割して、
前記仮想周期構造物を分割したN個の層をX個の領域(ここで、1≦X≦(N−1))に区画化し、
前記区画化された個別領域に対してリープマン−シュウィンガー積分方程式をMi次内挿法(ここで前記M i は1≦M i ≦N)で離散化させて前記仮想周期構造物の反射率または透過率に関連する物理特性を計算し、
前記仮想周期構造物から、ゼロ次周期構造物と、前記ゼロ次周期構造物を摂動領域で幾何学的または物理的に変更することで得られる摂動させた周期構造物とを定義して、
前記仮想周期構造物に入射されるビームがゼロ次周期構造物に入射した場合のゼロ次の反射波または透過波を算出して、
前記仮想周期構造物の分割された層の少なくとも一層に対してリープマン−シュウィンガー積分方程式をM次内挿法(ここで、2≦M≦N)で離散化して、
前記離散化されたリープマン−シュウィンガー積分方程式から、前記摂動された仮想周期構造物の反射波または透過波を算出して、
前記ゼロ次の反射波または透過波、及び前記摂動された仮想周期構造物の反射波または透過波から、前記摂動された仮想周期構造物の反射率または透過率を算出して、前記摂動された仮想周期構造物の反射率または透過率に関連する物理特性を計算する工程と、
(c)前記(a)工程で測定された反射率または透過率と関連した前記物理特性を、前記(b)工程で計算された反射率または透過率に関連し、対応する、前記物理特性と比較して前記実際の周期構造物の構造が前記仮想周期構造物と一致するかどうかを判断する工程と、を含む周期構造物の非破壊分析方法。 - 前記仮想周期構造物を分割したN個層をX個の領域に区画する時、区画された個別領域の中で少なくともいずれか一つは、他の領域と異なる数の層を含むことを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の周期構造物の非破壊分析方法。
- 前記反射率または前記透過率が、主次数(0次)回折だけではなく他の次数の回折に対する反射率または透過率である、請求項1に記載の周期構造物の非破壊分析方法。
- 前記周期構造物の外側に位置する物質が、気体、液体または固体の中のいずれかひとつである、請求項1に記載の周期構造物の非破壊分析方法。
- 前記仮想周期構造物の外側面には、少なくとも一つの表面層が形成されていて、この表面層は、酸化膜、表面粗面層またはコーティング層である、請求項1に記載の周期構造物の非破壊分析方法。
- 前記物理特性が、反射波または透過波の振幅または位相と関連する物理特性である、請求項1に記載の周期構造物の非破壊分析方法。
- 前記リープマン−シュウィンガー積分方程式を通じて前記物理特性を計算する工程が、前記仮想周期構造物の分割されたそれぞれの層で摂動ポテンシャルをフーリエ級数で展開する工程、及び
前記仮想周期構造物の分割された各層の摂動された反射波または透過波に対して、M次内挿法を、当該層を表わす指数にしたがって、個々に適用する工程を含む、請求項1に記載の周期構造物の非破壊分析方法。 - 前記仮想周期構造物の多数の層の中で少なくとも一つが、異なる高さを有することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の周期構造物の非破壊分析方法。
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