Noncontact optical microtopography

Manuel Filipe M. Costa; Jose B. Almeida

doi:10.1117/12.47837

1 March 1991 Noncontact optical microtopography

Manuel Filipe M. Costa, Jose B. Almeida

Proceedings Volume 1400, Optical Fabrication and Testing; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.47837
Event: Singapore, 1990, -, Singapore

Abstract

This paper proceed with a revision of the basic principles involved in a method of optical microtopography that we are developing, presenting recent improvements. It is shown that a collimated light beam with a oblique incidence on a surface can be used to assess its distance from a reference plane if the bright spot produced on the surface is imaged onto a array of detectors which tracks its lateral displacement. The light beam is swept over the surface, so that large areas can be scanned. An account is given of some practical applications of the system. The system has been used with success to measure surface roughness of machined surfaces, thickness measure of silver and copper thin films, for the topographic inspection of the edge of silver films sputtered through different masks, for the surface inspection of polyethylene films and for non contact measurement of fabric thickness and relief mapping.

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Manuel Filipe M. Costa and Jose B. Almeida "Noncontact optical microtopography", Proc. SPIE 1400, Optical Fabrication and Testing, (1 March 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.47837

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