basics of interferometry - CMi

•The expanded beam exiting from the light source is divided by a. Beamsplitter into two beams. •One beam is reflected from the Reference. Mirror, and the other ...Missing:
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BASICS OF INTERFEROMETRY

CCD

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Interferometer

Typical Interferometer

CCD Reference arm Reference Mirror Test arm

Beamsplitter Sample

Optical Path Difference (OPD)

- difference in optical path lengths that

beams travel in Reference and Test arms.

•The expanded beam exiting from the light source is divided by a Beamsplitter into two beams. •One beam is reflected from the Reference Mirror, and the other one from the Sample. •These two beams are recombined by the Beamsplitter to interfere. •The imaging lens images the interferogram onto the CCD camera. 4

Tilt of one of Mirrors in Interferometer If one of the mirrors is slightly tilted,

CCD

then the reflected beam (wavefront) also is tilted. Reference Mirror Beamsplitter

If mirror and flat sample are perfectly perpendicular, then reflected wavefronts are parallel.

Sample

For two tilted and flat wavefronts, an interferogram of straight, parallel, light and dark bands will be formed. 5

Interferogram

Interferogram for Flat Wavefronts with Tilt Multiple λ distances between wavefronts, where λ is the wavelength of the source. Interference between two wavefronts is constructive at these multiple λ points, destructive at others, forming an interferogram. Fringe spacing corresponds to λ path difference between wavefronts.

Tested beam (wavefront)

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Two interfering wavefronts

Reference beam (wavefront). Intensity profile of interferogram. Interferogram, (interference pattern or fringe pattern)

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Change in Tilt Causes Change in Number of Fringes.

NULL FRINGES When wavefronts are parallel then the fringes are nulled and almost uniform intensity is visible in the field of view. Press Enter

Test Reference

The number and spacing of fringes changes with tilt. 8

Shape of fringes

Interferograms for Spherical Sample

When one wavefront is spherical and the other is flat, and in addition there is some tilt between interfering wavefronts, then the fringes will be curved. When tilt is not present, the fringes are circular. 10

Interferograms for Spherical Sample The fringes can represent a concave wavefront instead convex wavefront as on previous slide.

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Typical Interferogram for

Flat Surface

Fringes

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Phase map 3λ 12

Typical Interferogram for

Spherical Surface

Fringes

Phase map

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Typical Interferogram for

Cylindrical Surfaces

Fringes

Phase map 14

Interference Microscope

Filter Bandwidth and Number of Fringes

• Narrow bandwidth filter (3nm) (in PSI) • Medium bandwidth filter (40nm)

• Wide bandwidth filter (300nm) - white light (in VSI) # of fringes ≈ 2λ/∆λ 16

Interference

Microscope Diagram Digitized Intensity Data

Detector Array Filters all but the red light from white light of halogen lamp

Beamsplitter

Filter

Illuminator Light Source Aperture Stop

Translator Microscope Objective

Field Stop

Mirau Interferometer Sample 17

Michelson Interferometer 1.5X, 2.5X, 5X small divergence of beam long working distance

Working distance Beamsplitter Cube

Microscope Objective

Reference Mirror

New working distance Sample 18

Mirau Interferometer

Microscope Objective Reference

Beamsplitter Plate Sample 19

Mirau Interferometer for Small Magnification?

1.5X, 2.5X, 5X small divergence of beam long working distance

Microscope Objective Reference LARGE central obscuration

Beamsplitter Plate Sample 20

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Surface Stats: Rq: 344.18 nm Ra: 255.14 nm Rt: 2.62 um

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Surface Stats: RMS: 7.23 um PV: 23.64 um

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