Optics: measuring and testing – With plural diverse test or art
Patent
1995-10-31
1997-11-04
Evans, F. L.
Optics: measuring and testing
With plural diverse test or art
356382, 25055928, G01B 1106
Patent
active
056845740
ABSTRACT:
A beam emitted from a light source including the characteristic wavelength of flown particles in a film forming system is interrupted by a beam chopper in a predetermined cycle, and is then divided into a probing beam and a reference beam by a beam divider. The probing beam passes through a particle flight area and is then injected into a photo detector through an optical filter, and a probing signal is outputted. A reference signal is obtained from the reference beam in the same manner. A data processor detects the phase and level of both signals, so that an absorbance, i.e., a film forming rate for the flown particles is estimated. The film forming rate is integrated with time so that a film thickness is estimated. Thus, the range of the applicable film forming rate is wide. In addition, it is possible to perform continuous monitoring with high precision also in an atmosphere where a large amount of light having the same wavelength as the characteristic wavelength of the flown particles is generated, as in sputtering systems.
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Hirao Takashi
Kotera Koichi
Mukai Yuuji
Shiokawa Akira
Tanaka Hiroyoshi
Evans F. L.
Matsushita Electric - Industrial Co., Ltd.
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