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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2015
Joanna Schmit, Tucson, AZ (US);
Son Hoang Bui, Tucson, AZ (US);
Dong Chen, Tucscon, AZ (US);
Matthew Jarrod Novak, Tucson, AZ (US);
Joanna Schmit, Tucson, AZ (US);
Son Hoang Bui, Tucson, AZ (US);
Dong Chen, Tucscon, AZ (US);
Matthew Jarrod Novak, Tucson, AZ (US);
BRUKER NANO INC., Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abstract
Side illumination is combined with scanning interferometry to provide a means for measuring with a single data-acquisition scan surfaces that contain sections suitable for interferometric processing as well as sections that are not suitable because of lack of fringes produced by the measurement. In the sections where no fringes are produced, the irradiance detected during the scan is processed using a depth-from-focus mapping method to yield a corresponding measurement. The result is a complete profilometric measurement of the sample surface with a single scan. In addition, by increasing sample irradiance through side illumination, the structural features of the sample become markedly more visible than when illuminated only by the object beam of the interferometer, which greatly facilitates finding focus and identifying regions of interest for the measurement.