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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2003
Ian Saunders, Amsterdam, NL;
Jacobus Johannes Korpershoek, Schiedam, NL;
Hedser Van Brug, The Hague, NL;
Ian Saunders, Amsterdam, NL;
Jacobus Johannes Korpershoek, Schiedam, NL;
Hedser van Brug, The Hague, NL;
Abstract
A method for measuring a contour variation of a measuring area on an object. The method includes the steps of: irradiating the measuring area with a light beam, wherein reflection or transmission of the beam occurs; splitting the transmitted or reflected beam; combining the split beams with each other and observing a fringe pattern representing a differential phase between the split beams; varying the phase of the split beams relative to each other, such that the differential phase is kept within the range of 2 pi; calculating an optical path length difference from the differential phase; and relating the optical path length difference to the contour variation of the object.