Optical Thin Film Metrology

Structural & Morphology Characterization (Light and acoustic microscopy)

The principle of the thickness measurement is based on the interference patterns in the reflectivity spectrum of the layered sample. The measurement is performed without contact to the sample surface. Fast algorithms enable the performing pf the optical measurement and the calculation of the thickness with a high repetition rate and high reproducibility. In a typical configuration, the light reflected from the sample is collected by pick-up optics connected to the camera adapter of a microscope. An optical fiber guides the light to the spectrometer and the spectrum is detected by a high performance photo diode array. The measured spectrum from a layered sample shows typical interference effects which depend on the thickness and the optical properties of the materials. Therefore the film thickness can be determined if the optical properties and the sequence of films are known. Typical thicknesses between 50 nm and 20 μm can be measured with an accuracy of 1 nm. Examples of areas of applications include semiconductor technology (SiO2, Si3N4, resists etc), optical components, films on glass for liquid crystal displays, transparent coating on metals and other substrates etc.

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CSIC-CNM
Spain
FORTH
Greece
PSI
Switzerland
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EURONANOLAB
France
PSI
Switzerland
Optical thin film metrology @ Laboratory for Micro- and Nanotechnology
Optical thin film metrology
50 nm to 20 μm
450-920 nm spectral range
Photodiode array with 512 channels
Accuracy 1nm, precision (3σ) 0.1 nm
Thin films on various substrates
Clean room
EURONANOLAB
France
OTFM at EURONANOLAB - IEMN
EURONANOLAB
France
OTFM at EURONANOLAB - FEMTO-ST
EURONANOLAB
France
OTFM at EURONANOLAB - FBK
EURONANOLAB
France
OTFM at EURONANOLAB - IMM