Device and method for inspecting an object

Details Device and method for inspecting an object Device and method for inspecting an object

2007-09-18

2007-09-18

Toatley, Jr., Gregory J. (Department: 2877)

Optics: measuring and testing

Inspection of flaws or impurities

Surface condition

C356S445000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10524687

ABSTRACT:
A device and method for inspecting an object (2) uses a bright field illumination beam path (4) of a bright field light source (5), said beam path being formed so that it passes through the projection optics (3), and a dark field illumination beam path (6) of a dark field light source (7), this beam path being formed so that it also passes through the projection optics (3). The object (2) can be projected by the projection optics (3) onto the least one detector (8), and the object (2) is simultaneously illuminated by both light sources (5, 7). In order to simultaneously detect bright field images and dark field images without involving complicated filtering operations, the light used for the dark field illumination is pulsed and the pulse intensity of the light used for the dark field illumination is greater by at least one order of magnitude than the intensity of the continuous light, which is used for the bright field illumination, during a pulsed interval.

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