DEVICE AND METHOD FOR POLARIMETRIC MEASUREMENT WITH MICROSCOPIC RESOLUTION, POLARIMETRY ACCESSORY FOR A MICROSCOPE, ELLIPSOMICROSCOPE AND ELLIPSOMETRIC CONTRAST MICROSCOPE
A polarimetric measurement device and method with microscopic resolution include a polarization conversion device to modify the polarization of a beam so as to switch from a spatially uniform distribution to a distribution that is cylindrically symmetric about the optical axis, and vice versa. The c...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
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10.10.2013
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Summary: | A polarimetric measurement device and method with microscopic resolution include a polarization conversion device to modify the polarization of a beam so as to switch from a spatially uniform distribution to a distribution that is cylindrically symmetric about the optical axis, and vice versa. The conversion device is positioned on the axis of a focusing objective for focusing the cylindrically symmetric polarized beam onto the surface of a sample to be measured. The device may be incorporated into a microellipsometer, or an interference contrast microscope, or used as a polarimetric accessory for a microscope. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: US201113810791 |