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Image scanning ellipsometry for measuring nonuniform film thickness profiles
Abstract
A novel technique to measure the two-dimensional (2-D) thickness profile of a nonuniform, thin film, from several nanometers to several micrometers, in a steady state as well as in a transient state has been developed and tested. Image scanning ellipsometry (ISE) is a full-field imaging technique that one can use to study every point on the surface simultaneously with high spatial resolution and thickness sensitivity, i.e., it can measure and map the 2-D film thickness profile. The primary purpose of this paper is to present the basic concept of ISE and a demonstration of its use.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Liu, A.-H., Wayner, P. C., & Plawsky, J. L.
- Affiliations
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (US)
- ORCID
- Plawsky, Joel L.
- Venue
- Applied Optics
- Publisher
- Optica Publishing Group
- Published
- 1994-03-01
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1223
- ISSN
- 0003-6935 (ISSN-L)
- 1539-4522
- OpenAlex
- W2055237590
- Cited by
- 46
- References
- 58
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 2.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Applied Optics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Optical measurement and interference techniques
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Instrumentation › Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements
- Keywords
- film thickness profile, full-field imaging
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