Patents
Patents for G01B 9 - Instruments as specified in the subgroups and characterised by the use of optical measuring means (14,810)
06/1999
06/17/1999WO1999030196A1 Micro benchtop optics by bulk silicon micromachining
06/17/1999DE19755820A1 Object illumination method with sinusoidal intensity distributions
06/16/1999EP0922198A1 Method and device for measuring the concentration of ions implanted in semiconductor materials
06/16/1999EP0620912B1 Structure for the dynamic support of reflective elements
06/15/1999CA2146300C Refractive index measurement of spectacle lenses
06/10/1999WO1999028790A1 Interferometer system and lithographic apparatus comprising such a system
06/10/1999DE19854722A1 Illumination system for image processing measuring unit
06/09/1999EP0920696A1 Phase-controlled evanescent field systems and methods
06/08/1999US5910839 White light velocity interferometer
06/08/1999US5910660 Process and device for determining three-dimensional structure in the submicron range
06/03/1999WO1999027342A2 Grazing incidence interferometry for measuring transparent plane-parallel plates
06/02/1999DE19749377A1 Interferometer arrangement, e.g. for Sagnac interferometer
06/01/1999US5909281 Interferometric measurement of surfaces with diffractive optics and planar wavefront imaging
06/01/1999US5908981 Interdigital deflection sensor for microcantilevers
05/1999
05/27/1999DE19853669A1 Ultrashort optical pulse source
05/25/1999US5907400 Folded low-power interference microscope objective
05/20/1999WO1999024784A1 Monolithic optical assembly and associated retroreflector with beamsplitter assembly
05/18/1999US5905574 Method and apparatus for canceling cross polarization interference
05/18/1999US5905573 System for measuring the dimensions of structures on an object
05/18/1999US5905572 Sample inspection using interference and/or correlation of scattered superbroad radiation
05/14/1999WO1999023450A1 Thermal input control and enhancement for laser based residual stress measurements using liquid temperature indicating coatings
05/14/1999WO1999023446A1 Method of improving the contrast of images obtained using the pulsed image-addition espi technique
05/14/1999CA2306162A1 Method of improving the contrast of images obtained using the pulsed image-addition espi technique
05/12/1999EP0915317A1 Method of improving the contrast of images obtained using the pulsed image-addition ESPI technique
05/11/1999US5903350 Demodulator and method useful for multiplexed optical sensors
05/06/1999WO1999022198A1 Method and device for measuring the optical properties of transparent and/or diffusive objects
05/06/1999EP0913666A2 Interference measurement apparatus and probe used for interference measurement apparatus
05/06/1999DE19746535A1 Adjusting system for interferometer for measuring reflecting surfaces
05/04/1999US5900938 Laser measurement system for rapid calibration of machine tools
04/1999
04/28/1999EP0910786A1 An interferometer
04/28/1999CN1215155A Multiplexing high resolution measuring system for frequency change of multimode optical fibre laser sound transducer
04/27/1999US5898500 Device and method for three-dimensional measurements and observation in situ of a surface layer deposited on a thin-film stack
04/27/1999US5898498 Point interferometer to measure phase shift in reticles
04/27/1999US5898495 Tilt-compensated interferometer
04/22/1999WO1999019693A1 Interferometric sensing apparatus
04/22/1999WO1999019686A1 Interferometer
04/22/1999WO1999002974A9 Wave field microscope, method for a wave field microscope, including for dna sequencing, and calibration method for wave field microscopy
04/22/1999WO1999002938A3 Two piece mirror arrangement for interferometrically controlled stage
04/22/1999DE19740251C1 Method of comprehensive detection of transient mechanical variations of an object over a surface using an interferometer
04/21/1999EP0909963A1 Article comprising a bragg reflective mach-zehnder filter of reduced coupler dependence
04/20/1999US5896228 Method and apparatus for controlling the driving of a body
04/20/1999US5896198 Optical heterodyne-based method and apparatus for determining the concentration of optically active substances
04/20/1999US5896197 Interferometer having glass graphite bearing
04/15/1999WO1999018466A1 Spherical-aberration detection system and optical device using the same
04/15/1999WO1999018424A1 Interferometric method and apparatus
04/14/1999EP0908710A2 Apparatus and method for measuring characteristics of light
04/14/1999EP0908709A2 Device for contactless vibration measurement
04/14/1999EP0907875A1 Fringe pattern discriminator for interferometer using diffraction gratings
04/07/1999EP0700505A4 Interferometric flying height measuring device
04/06/1999US5892582 Fabry Perot/fiber Bragg grating multi-wavelength reference
04/06/1999US5891747 Interferometric fiber optic displacement sensor
03/1999
03/30/1999US5889899 Article comprising a Bragg reflective Mach-Zehnder filter of reduced coupled dependence
03/30/1999US5889611 Operating microscope
03/30/1999US5889591 Interferometric measurement of toric surfaces at grazing incidence
03/30/1999US5889590 Optical cavity sensor
03/24/1999EP0903559A2 Information recording apparatus using an interference device for position detection and positioning
03/24/1999EP0902895A1 Interferometric signal processing apparatus
03/23/1999US5887092 Optical non-linear branching element with MZ interferometer
03/23/1999US5886786 Subject positioning device for optical interferometer
03/18/1999WO1999013294A1 Interferometric measuring device for form measurement on rough surfaces
03/18/1999DE19741122A1 Interferometric near-field device, e.g. near-field microscope for measuring and structuring material
03/18/1999DE19740678A1 Optical position or vibration measuring device using laser interferometer
03/18/1999DE19738900A1 Interferometrische Meßvorrichtung zur Formvermessung an rauhen Oberflächen Interferometric measurement device for shape measurement on rough surfaces
03/17/1999CN1210975A Adjustable optical test apparatus and system including interferometer with micromirror
03/16/1999US5883712 Interferometer of an infrared spectrometer with dynamic moving mirror alignment
03/10/1999EP0776536B1 Stabilised multi-frequency light source and method of generating synthetic light wavelengths
03/09/1999US5880838 System and method for optically measuring a structure
03/09/1999US5880465 Scanning confocal microscope with oscillating objective lens
03/04/1999WO1999010710A1 Open loop signal processing circuit and method for a fiber optic interferometric sensor
03/04/1999CA2301764A1 Open loop signal processing circuit and method for a fiber optic interferometric sensor
03/03/1999EP0899541A2 Apparatus for determining the thickness of an optical sample
03/02/1999US5877856 Methods and arrangement for increasing contrast in optical coherence tomography by means of scanning an object with a dual beam
02/1999
02/28/1999CA2244425A1 Apparatus for determining the thickness of an optical sample
02/23/1999US5875031 Distance measuring device based on laser interference with a baffle structure member
02/23/1999US5875030 Method and apparatus for coherent electromagnetic field imaging through fourier transform heterodyne
02/18/1999WO1999008067A1 Digital signal processing (dsp) techniques for ft-ir multiple modulation measurements using a photoelastic modulator (pem)
02/11/1999WO1999006794A1 Pulse measurement using frequency shifting techniques
02/09/1999US5870511 Fiber optic temperature sensor
02/09/1999US5870200 Apparatus for determining the thickness of an optical sample
02/09/1999US5870198 Stage position measuring apparatus capable of restricting generation of temperature fluctuations to a measured value
02/09/1999US5870196 Optical three-dimensional profilometry method based on processing SPECKLE images in partially coherent light, and interferometer implementing such a method
02/09/1999US5870192 Multibeam visar using image coupling from one optical fiber bundle to another through the visar interferometer
02/04/1999WO1999005671A1 Universal voice operated command and control engine
02/04/1999WO1999005551A1 Method of producing an optical fibre resonant cavity, in particular for an interferometric sensor, and optical fibre resonant cavity produced thereby
02/04/1999WO1999005500A1 Image quality mapper for progressive eyeglasses
02/04/1999WO1999005490A1 Luminous intensity sensor element and light beam modulating method and device employing such a sensor element
02/04/1999WO1999005472A1 Device and method for measuring deformation of a mechanical test specimen
02/04/1999WO1999005471A1 Length measuring instrument
02/04/1999DE19828546A1 Image taking unit for measuring purposes with at least one optical system
02/04/1999DE19822216A1 Interferometer with coherence maintaining fibre
02/04/1999CA2298002A1 Image quality mapper for progressive eyeglasses
02/04/1999CA2297154A1 Method of producing an optical fibre resonant cavity, in particular for an interferometric sensor, and optical fibre resonant cavity produced thereby
02/04/1999CA2297152A1 Device and method for measuring deformation of a mechanical test specimen
02/04/1999CA2297151A1 Luminous intensity sensor element and light beam modulating method and device employing such a sensor element
02/03/1999EP0895072A2 System for multiplexed high resolution measurement of frequency variations in multimode fiber laser acoustic sensors
02/03/1999EP0894350A1 Low frequency bandwidth laser
02/03/1999EP0894239A1 Object fixturing in interferometer
02/03/1999CN1207169A Sensing method and apparatus
02/02/1999US5867693 Extended resolution phase measurement
02/02/1999US5867272 Interferometric self aligning fixture with parabolic and flat reflective surfaces