Optics: measuring and testing – By dispersed light spectroscopy – Utilizing a spectrometer
Patent
1991-03-27
1992-10-27
Turner, Samuel A.
Optics: measuring and testing
By dispersed light spectroscopy
Utilizing a spectrometer
356359, 356360, 356349, G01B 1102
Patent
active
051594080
ABSTRACT:
Optical metrology method and apparatus wherein three optical wavelengths of a fixed polarization are generated and separated into a reference beam (RB) and a measurement or object beam (OB) having, ideally, equal optical path lengths. After reflecting from surfaces being measured OB is combined with RB and provided to sensors which measure the intensity associated with each of the wavelengths. Any difference between the intensities is indicative of a difference in the optical path lengths of OB and RB and is a function of the polarization state of each of the three returned wavelengths. Differences in optical path length may be indicative of a difference between a reference surface and a test surface, or a difference in thickness or index of refraction across an object. Two multi-mode laser diodes (12, 14) are provided for generating the three optical wavelengths. Two synthetic wavelenths are derived from the three optical wavelengths and are employed to improve the precision of measurement while retaining a large dynamic range made possible by the use of a large synthetic wavelength.
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DeGroot P. J.
Hayes G. H.
Waldenmaier H. E.
Denson-Low W. K.
Hays R. A.
Hughes Danbury Optical Systems, Inc.
Keesee LaCharles P.
Streeter W. J.
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