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Optical heterodyne profilometry

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Abstract

A noncontact optical technique for the measurement of surface profile is described, which has a height sensitivity of the order of 1 Å. It is based on a common path heterodyne interferometer in which two orthogonally polarized beams of slightly different frequency are focused on the surface to be measured. One focal point acts as a reference as the other point circularly scans the surface. The phase of the beat frequency of the interfering return beams is directly proportional to the surface height. The results of a surface measurement include graphical displays of the surface profile, autocovariance function, spectral density function, stability, and repeatability. Comparison with other instruments is also discussed.

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