摘要:
Systems and methods for providing and enhancing electromagnetic radiation beam radial energy homogeneity and intensity vs. wavelength content, for reliably directing electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source thereof in a common direction, for achromatically reducing spot size on a sample (eg. liquid cavity containing lenses and low aberration 1:1 imaging systems modified to perform as spatial filters), and for directing different wavelengths into different detectors, in ellipsometer, polarizer or the like systems.
摘要:
Disclosed are systems for, and methods of controlling radial energy density profiles in, and/or cross-section dimensioning of electromagnetic beams in polarimeters, ellipsometers, reflectometers and spectrophotometers.
摘要:
Systems and methodology for orienting the tip/tilt and vertical height of samples, preferably automated, as applied in ellipsometer and the like systems.
摘要:
A substantially self-contained “on-board” material system investigation system for effecting relative translational and rotational motion between a source and detector of electromagnetic radiation and a sample, which system is functionally mounted on a three dimensional locational system to enable positioning at desired locations on, and distances from, the surface of a sample, including the capability to easily and conveniently effect rotation and/or to change the angle-of-incidence of a beam of electromagnetic radiation onto a sample surface and/or to provide gas flow confined in a mini-chamber near the surface of a sample, at a location at which a beam having UV, VUV, IR and/or NIR wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation is caused to be impinged thereupon.
摘要:
Systems and methodology for orienting the tip/tilt and vertical height of samples, preferably automated, as applied in ellipsometer and the like systems.
摘要:
Disclosed is a system for enabling easy sequential setting of different Angles-of-Incidence of a beam of electromagnetic radiation to a surface of a sample system involving regression based methodology for evaluating and compensating the effects of the presence electromagnetic beam intercepting angle-of-incidence changing systems, including where desired, parameterization of calibration parameters.
摘要:
A spectroscopic ellipsometer system comprising a plurality of individual sources which are sequentially energized to provide a sequence of beams, each of different polarization state but directed along a common locus toward a sample. The prefered spectroscopic ellipsometer system has no parts which move during data collection, and it provides a progressive plurality of sequentially discrete, rather than continuously varying, polarization states.
摘要:
Disclosed is a dispersive optics system, in the context of sample substrate system investigating spectroscopic reflectometer and the like systems, which, in use, produce a plurality of "Orders" of essentially single wavelength beams of light from a polychromatic beam of light. In use the availability of more than one "Order" of essentially single wavelength beams of light allows simultaneous measurement of more essentially single wavelength beams of light, over a larger range, than would be possible were only one "Order" of essentially single wavelength beams of light present. Filters are present to reduce the effects of stray light on detector elements and to allow separating the wavelengths in overlapping regions of adjacent Orders. Also disclosed is a quadrant detector means of dispersive optics alignment, and a compensator means for reducing the effect of detector element polarization state dependence.
摘要:
Disclosed is a dispersive optics system, in the context of ellipsometer or polarimeter and the like systems, which, in use, produces a plurality of "Orders" of essentially single wavelength beams of light from a polychromatic beam of light. In use the availability of more than one "Order" of essentially single wavelength beams of light allows simultaneous measurement of more essentially single wavelength beams of light than would be possible were only one "Order" of essentially single wavelength beams of light present. Filters are present to reduce the effects of stray light on detector elements and to allow separating the wavelengths in overlapping regions of adjacent Orders.
摘要:
Disclosed is application of oblique angle of incidence, reflection and/or transmission mode spectroscopic ellipsometry PSI and/or DELTA, (including combinations thereof and/or mathematical equivalents), vs. wavelength data to monitor and/or control fabrication of multiple layer high/low refractive index band-pass, band-reject and varied attenuation vs. wavelength filters, either alone or in combination with transmissive non-ellipsometric electromagnetic beam turning point vs. layer data obtained at an essentially normal angle of incidence.