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Infinitesimal optical singularity ruler for three-dimensional picometric metrology.

Haixiang Ma^1,2, Yuquan Zhang³, Jiakang Zhou¹

¹Nanophotonics Research Center, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, State Key Laboratory of Radio Frequency Heterogeneous Integration, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 51806, China.

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A novel optical phase singularity ruler achieves picometer-scale precision for 3D measurements. This technique enhances optical metrology, enabling highly accurate displacement detection for advanced technological applications.

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Area of Science:

Physics
Optical Engineering
Metrology

Background:

Optical metrology demands picometer-scale precision for 3D measurements in advanced physics and technology.
Existing optical interference methods can be enhanced by techniques with rapid spatial variation.
Decreasing measurement dimensions necessitate improved precision in optical measurement techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

Introduce the concept of a vanishingly small optical phase singularity ruler.
Propose a singularity line technique analogous to the plumb-line method for precise optical singularity localization.
Develop a new ruler for detecting displacement signals with high accuracy.

Main Methods:

Concept development of an optical phase singularity ruler.
Application of a singularity line technique for locating optical singularities.
Utilizing the precisely positioned singularity as a ruler for displacement detection.

Main Results:

Localization of optical singularities with ~4.5 pm precision in the transverse direction.
Localization of optical singularities with ~24.2 pm precision in the longitudinal direction.
Detection of displacement signals with an accuracy approaching ~60 pm.

Conclusions:

The optical phase singularity ruler offers unprecedented precision in 3D optical metrology.
The singularity line technique provides a robust method for high-accuracy optical measurements.
This advancement is crucial for future technological applications requiring sub-nanometer precision.