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Area of Science:

  • Metrology
  • Optical Engineering
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • National metrology institutes require high-precision instrumentation.
  • Accurate measurement of position and orientation at the nanoscale is challenging.
  • Existing systems may suffer from cosine errors and Abbe offset.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel nanometrology measuring setup for national standards.
  • To detail the alignment and orthogonality adjustment of a six-axis interferometric system.
  • To achieve high angular resolution and minimize guidance errors.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a six-axis interferometric position measurement system with six independent interferometers.
  • Implementing precise alignment and orthogonality adjustment of measuring axes.
  • Employing a commercial nanopositioning stage with piezoelectric transducers and custom-developed interferometric units.

Main Results:

  • Achieved suppression of cosine errors and reduction of sensitivity to Abbe offset.
  • Obtained angle resolution in the tens of nanoradians due to geometric configuration.
  • Maintained guidance errors below 100 nanoradians through servo-control.

Conclusions:

  • The designed nanometrology setup provides high accuracy and stability for national standards.
  • The system effectively addresses alignment challenges and minimizes critical measurement errors.
  • The developed interferometric units are crucial for achieving precise orthogonality and performance.