Abstract:
The provided solar simulator light-intensity evaluation device and method can evaluate the characteristics of a solar cell in an arbitrary location at an arbitrary date and time, using an existing solar simulator, as follows: an estimated sunlight spectral irradiance is computed under measurement conditions that include a location and/or date and time to measure the solar cell; and an adjustment target value and estimated light-intensity value are computed for the solar simulator under said measurement conditions, on the basis of the estimated spectral irradiance, the spectral irradiance emitted by the solar simulator, and solar cell information that includes the spectral sensitivity of the solar cell.
Abstract:
An assembly line in-situ calibration arrangement, optical sensor arrangement and a method for calibration of an optical sensor arrangement are presented. A calibration arrangement (1) comprises a calibration head (10) comprising at least one calibrated light source (17R, 17G, 17B) located behind an aperture in a housing (11) and being electrically connected to a power terminal. A power source (30) is connected to the power terminal, the power source (30) comprising a switching unit (32R, 32G, 32B, 32C) electrically connected to the at least one light source (17R, 17G, 17B). An interface unit (40) is connected to the switching unit (32R, 32G, 32B, 32C) by means of an interface connection (41), wherein the interface unit (40) is arranged to control the switching unit (32R, 32G, 32B, 32C). A control unit (50) is connected to the interface unit (40), wherein the control unit (50) is arranged to drive the interface unit (40) such that the at least one light source (17R, 17G, 17B) is switched to emit a calibration pulse sequence to be received by the optical sensor arrangement (2) to be placed with respect of the aperture. The calibration pulse sequence is arranged to initiate a calibration mode of operation of the optical sensor arrangement (2).
Abstract:
Geometric calibration of an imaging system is performed by recording visible control points in a calibration image whose geometric properties are known and calibration coefficients can be derived utilizing an image processing system for transforming the recorded image into a geometric distortion-free image. Described are methods and systems for vicarious geometric calibration of a remote sensor that include a processor configured to receive image data collected at a remote sensor, the image data including a plurality of image elements each associated with a respective reflective mirror from a plurality of reflective mirrors located at respective know positions, determine, for each of the plurality of reflective mirrors, an image location in the image data and determine one or more figures of merit based on the image locations and the known positions for each of the plurality of reflective mirrors.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for forming an interference grating on a sample, the device comprising a laser emitting a light beam of wavelength lambda, a beam splitter plate splitting the beam emitted by the laser into first and second beams (11, 14), the first beam (11) being deflected in a first direction, a first stationary deflection mirror for deflecting the first beam onto a point P of the sample at a first constant angle of incidence theta1, and at least one second stationary deflection mirror for deflecting the second beam along a final path (17) that reaches said point P of the sample at a second angle of incidence theta2 in order to form an interference grating on the sample at a pitch that depends on the angular difference theta between the first and second angles of incidence theta1 and theta2, the path of the second beam being characterized in that it includes a movable deflection mirror (7, 7') to direct and deflect the second beam from a plurality of first points of impact (71) from which the second beam (15) is directed towards a plurality of second points of impact (82) on a said second mirror (8, M2), thereby forming a plurality of pairs, each comprising first and second points of impact (71, 82), each of which corresponding to a said final path (17) of the second beam having a different value of the angle theta2, so as to cause the value of the angle of incidence theta2 to vary and thus vary the angular difference theta, and in that the first points of impact (71) are arranged on a linear or parabolic path extending from an upstream end remote from the sample where it is spaced apart from the direction of the beam (10) that is emitted by the laser in a direction opposite to the first direction and thus away from the segment (12) of the first beam that impacts said point P of the sample (ECH), said linear or parabolic path being reentrant towards said segment (12) of the first beam on going towards a downstream end closer to the sample (ECH) so as to compensate at least in part for optical path length variations of the second beam for the pairs of first and second points of impact (71, 82), each of which corresponds to a respective value of the angular difference theta.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a flat light emitting plate, a method for calibrating a pyrometer and a method for determining the temperature of a semiconducting wafer inside a processing chamber by said pyrometer. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for calibrating a pyrometer by means of a cold source which is also applicable to processing chambers with a narrow slit. According to the present invention, a flat light emitting plate for simulating thermal radiation is provided, comprising a main body made of a transparent material, a light emission area located on an upper surface of the light emitting plate for emitting light, at least one light source located on a lateral surface of the light emitting plate, at least one detector located on a lateral surface of the light emitting plate, and a regulating circuit for adjusting the intensity of light emitted by the light sources.