Patents
Patents for G01B 9 - Instruments as specified in the subgroups and characterised by the use of optical measuring means (14,810)
02/2003
02/11/2003US6519042 Interferometer system for displacement and straightness measurements
02/06/2003WO2003010531A1 Method and apparatus for using a two-wave mixing ultrasonic detection in rapid scanning applications
02/06/2003WO2003010487A1 Optical pulse measurement
02/06/2003WO2001036901A3 Systems and methods for quantifying nonlinearities in interferometry systems
02/06/2003US20030028100 Method and apparatus for determination of atherosclerotic plaque type by measurement of tissue optical properties
02/06/2003US20030025917 Method and apparatus for dispersion compensated reflected time-of-flight tomography
02/06/2003US20030025916 Interferometer system for measuring surface shape
02/06/2003US20030025915 Method for absolute calibration of an interferometer
02/06/2003US20030025914 Glitch filter for distance measuring interferometry
02/06/2003US20030025913 Frequency-encoded parallel OCT and associated systems and methods
02/06/2003US20030025912 Method and apparatus for high resolution monitoring of optical signals
02/06/2003US20030025911 Optical pulse measurement
02/06/2003US20030025910 Interferometric measurement apparatus for wavelength calibration
02/05/2003EP1281931A1 Interferometer using an aspherical wavefront for measuring aspherical surfaces
02/05/2003EP1281040A1 Reduced coherence symmetric grazing incidence differential interferometer
02/05/2003CN1101004C Device and method for compensating optical distance variation
02/04/2003US6515750 Interferometric system for and method of testing and characterizing micro-optic components
01/2003
01/30/2003WO2003009042A2 Microscope lens and the use of a microscope lens of this type in a microscope
01/30/2003WO2003007811A2 Electronically scanned optical coherence tomography with frequency modulated signals
01/30/2003WO2001088467A9 Data age adjustments
01/30/2003US20030023153 Doppler flow imaging using optical coherence tomography
01/30/2003US20030020923 Method and apparatus for using a two-wave mixing ultrasonic detection in rapid scanning applications
01/30/2003US20030020922 Systems and methods for processing signals from an interferometer by an ultrasound console
01/30/2003US20030020921 Interferometric apparatus and method with phase shift compensation
01/30/2003US20030020920 Method and apparatus for differential phase optical coherence tomography
01/28/2003US6512627 Fiber-optic frequency shifter, optical interferometer and method of generating two complementary optical interference signals using the same
01/28/2003US6512588 Method and system for correcting an interferometric angle measurement for the effects of dispersion
01/23/2003WO2003006920A1 Scanning interferometer for aspheric surfaces and wavefronts
01/23/2003US20030016901 Selectively enabled delay elements for interferometers
01/23/2003US20030016365 Method of measuring the movement of a material sheet and optical sensor for performing the method
01/23/2003US20030016364 Acquisition and replay systems for direct-to-digital holography and holovision
01/23/2003US20030016363 Gas discharge ultraviolet wavemeter with enhanced illumination
01/22/2003EP1278043A2 Shearographic imaging machine
01/22/2003EP1277040A2 Methods and systems using field-based light scattering spectroscopy
01/21/2003US6509990 Optical timing detection
01/21/2003US6509971 Interferometer system
01/21/2003US6509866 Fast chirp transform
01/16/2003WO2003005067A2 Method and apparatus to reduce effects of sheared wavefronts on interferometric phase measurements
01/16/2003WO2003004966A1 Interferometry system and method employing an angular difference in propagation between orthogonally polarized input beam components
01/16/2003WO2003004965A1 Photosensor for a transmitted light method used for detecting the direction of movement of intensity maxima and intensity minima of an optical standing wave
01/16/2003WO2003004962A2 Multi-axis interferometer
01/16/2003WO2003004265A1 Polymer retarder
01/16/2003WO2002075242B1 Method and apparatus for polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography
01/16/2003US20030011883 Microscope system
01/16/2003US20030011866 Compliant mechanism and method of forming same
01/16/2003US20030011784 Measurement of complex surface shapes using a spherical wavefront
01/16/2003US20030011781 Polymer retarder
01/16/2003US20030011780 Device for the non-contacting measurement of an object to be measured, particularly for distance and/or vibration measurement
01/15/2003EP1275228A2 Ofdm modem with an optical processor
01/15/2003CN2531369Y Optical fiber Michelson interferometer having light circulator
01/14/2003US6507405 Fiber-optic interferometer employing low-coherence-length light for precisely measuring absolute distance and tilt
01/14/2003US6507404 Method and apparatus for measuring optical wavelength
01/09/2003WO2003002989A1 Microscope for coherent optical tomography
01/09/2003WO2003002933A1 Interferometer system, method for recording an interferogram and method for providing and manufacturing an object with a specified surface
01/09/2003WO2003002932A1 Improved signal processing for passive interferometry
01/09/2003US20030007158 Method and apparatus to reduce effects of sheared wavefronts on interferometric phase measurements
01/09/2003US20030007156 Interferometry system and method employing an angular difference in propagation between orthogonally polarized input beam components
01/09/2003US20030006367 Optical input device for measuring finger movement
01/08/2003EP1273895A2 Interferometric measuring apparatus for wavelength calibration
01/08/2003EP1272812A1 Interferometric measuring device
01/08/2003EP1272811A1 Interferometric measuring device
01/03/2003WO2003001147A1 Scanning interferometer for aspheric surfaces and wavefronts
01/03/2003WO2003001145A1 Scanning interferometry with reference signal
01/03/2003WO2003001143A2 Apparatus and method for measuring aspherical optical surfaces and wavefronts
01/02/2003US20030004412 Optical imaging device
01/02/2003US20030002049 Scanning interferometer for aspheric surfaces and wavefronts
01/02/2003US20030002048 Apparatus and method for measuring aspherical optical surfaces and wavefronts
01/02/2003US20030001071 Fiber-coupled, high-speed, angled-dual-axis optical coherence scanning microscopes
01/02/2003EP0998665B1 Image quality mapper for progressive eyeglasses
12/2002
12/31/2002US6501553 Surface profile measuring method and apparatus
12/31/2002US6501552 Oblique incidence interferometer for removing higher-order interference fringes
12/31/2002US6501551 Fiber optic imaging endoscope interferometer with at least one faraday rotator
12/31/2002US6501550 Method for improving the accuracy of measurements made using a laser interferometer
12/27/2002WO2002103328A1 Cantilever array, method of manufacturing the array, and scanning probe microscope, sliding device of guide and rotating mechanism, sensor, homodyne laser interferometer, and laser doppler interferometer with specimen light excitation function, using the array, and cantilever
12/26/2002US20020198457 Method and apparatus for improving image clarity and sensitivity in optical coherence tomography using dynamic feedback to control focal properties and coherence gating
12/26/2002US20020196817 Tunable laser
12/26/2002US20020196522 Compliant mechanism and method of forming same
12/26/2002US20020196521 Methods of making mechanisms in which relative locations of elements are maintained during manufacturing
12/26/2002US20020196450 Scanning interferometry with reference signal
12/26/2002US20020196449 Configuration measuring apparatus and method
12/26/2002US20020196448 Interferometer system and lithographic step-and-scan apparatus provided with such a system
12/26/2002US20020196446 Method and apparatus for polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography
12/24/2002US6498948 Endoscope system
12/24/2002CA2283361C Optical fiber mach-zehnder interferometer fabricated with asymmetric couplers
12/19/2002WO2002101379A2 Chemical micro-sensor
12/19/2002WO2002101327A1 Movement detection speckle interferometer
12/19/2002WO2002082011B1 Illumination device and method for illuminating an object
12/19/2002US20020191195 Interferometer system and method of manufactruing projection optical system using same
12/19/2002US20020191191 Multi-axis interferometer with integrated optical structure and method for manufacturing rhomboid assemblies
12/19/2002US20020189945 Chemical micro-sensor
12/18/2002EP1266186A1 Method for vibration measurement and interferometer
12/17/2002US6496269 Shape measuring apparatus
12/17/2002US6496266 Measuring device for absolute measurement of displacement
12/12/2002WO2002099357A1 Optical signal interleaver and deinterleaver devices with chromatic dispersion compensation
12/12/2002WO2002079719A3 Microinterferometers with performance optimization
12/12/2002US20020186379 System and method for control of paint thickness
12/12/2002US20020185240 System and method for online control of paper elasticity and thickness
12/12/2002DE10128219A1 Topographic measurement of the eye structure, such as the cornea and eye lens by use of coherence-topography with depth measurements insensitive to longitudinal and transverse movements of the reference arm of the instrument
12/11/2002EP1265081A2 Multi-axis interferometer with integrated optical structure and method for manufacturing rhomboid assemblies
12/11/2002EP1025417B1 Method and device for measuring the optical properties of transparent and/or diffusive objects