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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Abdul Rahim Forouhi, Cupertino, CA (US);
Dale A. Harrison, Tracy, CA (US);
Erik Maiken, Santa Clara, CA (US);
John C. Lam, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
N&K Technology, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/141 ; G01N 2/143 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/141 ; G01N 2/143 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for inferring optical parameters of a sample in a predictive spectral range by use of the known values of the optical parameters in a predetermined measurement spectral range. The method of the present invention capitalizes on the Forouhi-Bloomer dispersion equations for the optical constants n and k.