Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air gap measuring apparatus capable of quickly searching a measurement point and capable of highly accurately measuring an air gap by improving contrast between an air gap image and transparent member images.SOLUTION: The air gap measuring apparatus for measuring an air gap between a pair of transparent members arranged opposite to each other as a measuring object OBJ includes: a plane emission light source 10 for illuminating the pair of transparent members by diffusion light from a direction intersecting with the thickness direction of the air gap; a diaphragm member 20 formed between the face emission light source 10 and the transparent members and having a variable aperture shape; an imaging unit 30 for capturing transmission images of the transparent members and the air gap; a coaxial epi-illumination light source 50; and so on. Coaxial epi-illumination light based on the coaxial epi-illumination light source 50 and an image forming optical system 31 of the imaging unit 30 is spot light having a non-illumination part on the center part.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operation method of a chromatic point sensor apparatus (CPS apparatus) capable of synchronously measuring two surface areas.SOLUTION: A first measuring beam and a second measuring beam of the sensor apparatus using a one-beam CPS optical pen to which a two-beam assembly is attached are respectively positioned on a first surface area and a second surface area. Two reflected light beams are passed through a confocal opening part of the two-beam CPS. At least one measurement set including first measurement and second measurement respectively caused by the first measuring beam and the second measuring beam is executed. In order to execute the measurement set on various positions, the CPS apparatus is moved at least in the first surface area. Respective measurement results are determined by extremely high resolution (e.g. at least 10 nm resolution). The sensor apparatus and the operation method can be applied to measurement requiring high resolution and accuracy without using an interferometer or other expensive and complicated components.
Abstract:
The present invention provides improved methods and systems for laser beam positioning, shape profile, size profile, drift, and/or deflection calibration using an image capture device, such as a microscope camera, for enhanced calibration accuracy and precision. The methods and systems are particularly suited for iris calibration and hysteresis measurement of a variable diameter aperture. One method for calibrating laser pulses from a laser eye surgery system using an image capture device comprises imaging a known object with an image capture device. A pulsed laser beam is directed onto a calibration surface so as to leave a mark on the calibration surface. The mark on the calibration surface is then imaged with the image capture device. The laser eye surgery system is calibrated by comparing the image of the mark on the calibration surface to the image of the known object.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solder printing inspection device and a solder printing system, suppressing a degradation in productivity in making solder printing. SOLUTION: The solder printing inspection device detects a solder bridge 3b that connects two lands 2a and 2b, based on the image data photographed with a CCD camera to calculate a distance L1 between the two lands 2a and 2b in contact with the solder bridge 3b as a bridge distance. Then, the distance L1 is determined whether it is within a tolerable range. If the distance L1 is determined to be beyond the tolerable range, a predetermined serious defect treatment is performed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem concerning cost and evaluation time of the conventional technology by measuring the diffraction light wavefront from the entire surface of diffraction grating and applying arithmetic processing to the obtained wavefront information. SOLUTION: Lights are applied to the entire surface of mono-axis diffraction grating 10 or bi-axis diffraction grating, and the respective wavefront information of plus first-order diffracted light and minus first-order diffracted light is evaluated by a shape measuring interferometer such as Fizeau type interferometer 11 or the like. The diffraction grating is relatively inclined to the shape measuring interferometer so that the plus first-order diffracted light or minus first-order diffracted light from the diffraction grating and reference light from a reference optical flat 12 provided inside the Fizeau type interferometer 12 may be overlapped. The Fizeau type interferometer 12 can measure the wavefront from the entire surface of the diffracted light at the same time and in a short time. The obtained wavefront of the plus first-order diffracted light or minus first-order diffracted light is subtracted to find out the variation of pitch over the entire surface of the diffraction grating. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily perform high accuracy measurement without the need for putting measurement attitudes in an accurately facing positions, in a gap/step measuring instrument for finding the size of a measuring object. SOLUTION: This gap/step measuring instrument includes: a slit light irradiation means 4 for irradiating surfaces of two workpieces W1 and W2 that form the measuring object G with slit light L1; an imaging means 6 for acquiring a first plane image including the measuring object in a state that it is irradiated at least with slit light and a second plane image including ends of the pair of workpieces that form the measuring object; and a control means 10 for calculating the size of the measuring object. The control means extracts the center line LC of the slit light with which the surface of the workpiece is irradiated from the first plane image, severally extracting edge lines of the ends of the pair of workpieces from the second plane image, and calculating the size of the measuring object based on intersections P1 and P2 of the center line of the slit light and the edge line of the ends of the pair of workpieces. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT