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Area of Science:

  • Optical Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Surface Metrology

Background:

  • Astigmatic optical profilometers offer high resolution and low cost.
  • Existing methods struggle with complex materials and lack real-time reflectance imaging.
  • Quantitative reflectance data was previously unavailable due to calibration issues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel method for real-time reflectance imaging.
  • To enable quantitative surface reflectance measurements with micrometer resolution.
  • To overcome limitations of offline analysis and lack of calibration in previous techniques.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a z-axis modulation mode with an astigmatic optical profilometer.
  • Measured S curves on all image pixels to obtain surface morphology.
  • Proposed a new approach measuring the amplitude of the focus error signal (FES) for real-time imaging.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated a linear relationship between FES amplitude and surface reflectance after calibration.
  • Achieved accurate reflectance measurements with micrometer spatial resolution.
  • Generated a reflectance image of a grating sample with chrome patterns on glass.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed method enables real-time, quantitative reflectance imaging.
  • Focus error signal amplitude is a reliable indicator of surface reflectance.
  • This technique enhances the capabilities of optical profilometry for material analysis.