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    Area of Science:

    • Optical Physics
    • Surface Metrology
    • Instrumentation

    Background:

    • Accurate surface profiling is crucial in various scientific and industrial applications.
    • Traditional methods may struggle with simultaneous material and topographical information.
    • Ellipsometry offers material-specific insights but often lacks direct surface profiling capabilities.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a scanning optical interferometer capable of simultaneous surface profiling and ellipsometry.
    • To overcome limitations of existing techniques by integrating phase-sensitive measurements.
    • To provide a true surface profile by compensating for material-induced optical phase changes.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing a scanning optical interferometer setup.
    • Projecting the objective lens's back focal plane onto a CCD array for data acquisition.
    • Developing a specialized algorithm to convert measured polarization phase differences into optical phase changes.
    • Implementing a compensation process to isolate surface topography from material effects.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated simultaneous surface profiling and ellipsometry measurements.
    • Successfully converted polarization-dependent phase differences to optical phase changes.
    • Extracted true surface profiles by compensating for material variations.
    • Presented experimental validation of the developed system.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed scanning optical interferometer accurately provides true surface profiles.
    • The integration of ellipsometry and a specialized algorithm enables robust surface metrology.
    • This technique offers a significant advancement for surface characterization applications.