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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1992
Filed:
May. 02, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Werner Hickel, Mannheim, DE;
Wolfgang Knoll, Mainz, DE;
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356136 ; 356369 ; 385 27 ; 385 29 ; 385 31 ;
Abstract
The physical properties of thin films can be examined with the aid of polarized light with which the film to be examined is irradiated while the reflected or transmitted light is deflected in the direction of an imaging system, the polarized light having the effect of exciting waveguide modes in the film to be examined.