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Large surface profile measurement with instantaneous phase-shifting interferometry

2003; SPIE; Volume: 42; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1117/1.1532331

1560-2303

N.R. Sivakumar,

Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques

Surface profile measurement of smooth surfaces is a vital area in many of today's industries, especially in wafer fabrication. The increased need for high-speed, noncontact online measurement with high accuracy and repeatability is of great interest for practical purposes. In this work, a modification of Michelson interferometers in combination with instantaneous phase-shifting interferometry is proposed for high-speed large flat-surface profiling. Experiments are carried out on a patterned wafer surface. The results obtained using this system are compared with a commercial profiler system to demonstrate the validity of the principle.