Patents
Patents for G01B 9 - Instruments as specified in the subgroups and characterised by the use of optical measuring means (14,810)
09/1998
09/03/1998WO1998038474A1 Circuitry for processing signals occurring in a heterodyne interferometer
09/03/1998DE19708447A1 Twyman-Green interferometer adjustment device
09/01/1998US5801880 Confocal microscope with optical recording and reproducing apparatus
08/1998
08/27/1998WO1998037379A1 Diffuse surface interference position sensor
08/26/1998EP0860084A1 Flexible disk mode observer
08/25/1998US5798834 Interferometric fiber optic method and apparatus for obtaining absolute static measurement using an optical frequency-time profile
08/19/1998CN1190738A Method for real-time measuring crystal growth solid/liquid boundary and boundary layer structure
08/18/1998US5796472 Optical translucency indicator for measurement of air filter dirtiness, liquid level, thickness, and other parameters
08/18/1998US5795113 Optical unit for image projection and tool incorporating same
08/13/1998WO1998035204A1 Background compensation for confocal interference microscopy
08/13/1998WO1998035203A2 Method and apparatus for performing optical measurements using a rapidly frequency-tuned laser
08/11/1998US5793488 Interferometer with compound optics for measuring cylindrical objects at oblique incidence
08/11/1998US5793487 Optical interference system for performing interference measurement using wavelength
08/11/1998US5793040 Information processing aparatus effecting probe position control with electrostatic force
08/06/1998DE19703735A1 Element with varying length
08/04/1998CA2043020C Device for and method of measurement of an angle of incidence of a luminous beam
07/1998
07/29/1998EP0366756B1 Broadband optical fiber laser
07/28/1998US5786896 Oblique incidence interferometer with fringe scan drive
07/28/1998US5786533 For determining a depth of a separation in the material
07/22/1998EP0854379A2 All-optical timing recovery
07/21/1998US5784164 Method and apparatus for automatically and simultaneously determining best focus and orientation of objects to be measured by broad-band interferometric means
07/21/1998US5784161 Heterodyne interferometer arrangement with tunable lasers, a heterodyne interferometer, a comparison interferometer and a reference interferometer
07/21/1998US5784160 Non-contact interferometric sizing of stochastic particles
07/21/1998US5783752 Diffuse surface interference position sensor
07/16/1998WO1998031081A1 Low frequency bandwidth laser
07/16/1998WO1998030868A1 Common path, two beam interferometric systems and methods using a birefringent material
07/15/1998EP0852715A1 Integrated optic interferometric sensor
07/14/1998US5781334 Stabilized multi-frequency light source and method of generating synthetic light wavelengths
07/14/1998US5781298 Light mixing technique for isolation and amplification of laser signal from background noise due to scattering in turbid media
07/14/1998US5781297 Mixed frequency and amplitude modulated fiber optic heterodyne interferometer for distance measurement
07/14/1998US5781295 Interferometer for absolute distance measurement
07/14/1998US5781292 Short path scanning interferometer
07/09/1998WO1998029769A1 Stable nonlinear mach-zehnder fiber switch
07/09/1998CA2276489A1 Stable nonlinear mach-zehnder fiber switch
07/07/1998US5777745 Method and apparatus for compensating for noise generated by fluctuation of a medium around an object to be measured
07/07/1998US5777742 System and method for holographic imaging with discernible image of an object
07/07/1998US5777741 Method and apparatus for optical interferometric measurements with reduced sensitivity to vibration
07/01/1998EP0851303A2 Moving interferometer wafer stage
07/01/1998EP0850397A1 Methods for detecting striae
06/1998
06/30/1998US5774224 Linear-scanning, oblique-viewing optical apparatus
06/30/1998US5772325 Apparatus for providing surface images and method for making the apparatus
06/25/1998WO1998027446A2 Temperature compensated fiber bragg gratings
06/23/1998US5771098 Laser interferometric lithographic system providing automatic change of fringe spacing
06/23/1998US5771097 Mach-zehnder type interferometer
06/23/1998US5771095 Optical test system including interferometer with micromirror and piezoelectric translator for controlling test path mirror
06/23/1998CA2224925A1 Moving interferometer wafer stage
06/17/1998EP0831312A4 Optical fibre interferometer and optical fibre piezo-electric modulator
06/17/1998CN1038781C High precision large aperture phase-shifting digital planaer interferometer
06/16/1998US5767972 Method and apparatus for providing data age compensation in an interferometer
06/16/1998CA2121880C Optical signal detection apparatus and method for preventing polarization signal fading in optical fiber interferometric sensor systems
06/16/1998CA2013406C Optical detection of a surface motion of an object
06/11/1998WO1998025105A1 A system and method for performing selected optical measurements
06/11/1998WO1998025103A1 Interferometric measurement of positions, position changes and physical quantities derivated therefrom
06/10/1998DE19650703A1 Verfahren zum interferometrischen Messen von Positionen, Positionsänderungen und daraus abgeleiteter physikalischer Größen Interferometric method for measuring positions, position changes and derived physical quantities
06/10/1998CN2283830Y Projector for measuring impact test piece
06/09/1998US5764362 Superheterodyne method and apparatus for measuring the refractive index of air using multiple-pass interferometry
06/09/1998US5764361 Interferometer, adjusting method therefor, stage apparatus having the interferometer, and exposure apparatus having the stage apparatus
06/09/1998US5764360 Electro-optical measuring device for absolute distances
06/09/1998US5764345 Methods for detecting inhomogeneities, specifically, striae, infused silica glasses
06/04/1998DE19721884C1 Interferometric measuring arrangement for sensing rough surfaces
06/03/1998EP0845693A1 Confocal microscope and method of generating three-dimensional image using confocal microscope
06/02/1998US5760903 Light measuring apparatus
06/02/1998US5760902 Method and apparatus for producing an intensity contrast image from phase detail in transparent phase objects
06/02/1998US5760901 Method and apparatus for confocal interference microscopy with background amplitude reduction and compensation
05/1998
05/28/1998WO1998022776A1 Instrument and method for measuring lamellar fine structure by using low interference optical interferometry
05/28/1998WO1998022775A1 Integrated interferometer
05/28/1998CA2269828A1 Integrated interferometer
05/26/1998US5757493 Interferometer with catadioptric imaging system having expanded range of numerical aperture
05/26/1998US5757489 Interferometric apparatus for measuring a physical value
05/26/1998US5757488 Optical frequency stability controller
05/26/1998US5757160 Moving interferometer wafer stage
05/22/1998WO1998021546A1 Sensing method and apparatus
05/20/1998EP0843154A2 Method for measuring shape of object and apparatus for carrying out the same
05/20/1998EP0843152A2 Improving the signal-to-noise ratio of second harmonic interferometers
05/20/1998DE19750698A1 Three=dimensional surveying apparatus especially for organic cavities
05/20/1998DE19647510A1 Optical micromeasuring system for visual examination of small structures
05/14/1998WO1998020300A1 Laser measurement system for rapid calibration of machine tools
05/14/1998CA2270228A1 Laser measurement system for rapid calibration of machine tools
05/13/1998EP0689665A4 Method and apparatus to calibrate intensity and determine fringe order for interferometric measurement of small spacings
05/07/1998WO1998019293A1 Method for interferometer based spectral imaging of moving objects
05/05/1998US5748315 Optical interference measuring apparatus and method for measuring displacement of an object having an optical path separating system
05/05/1998US5748313 Signal-to-noise ratio of second harmonic interferometers
04/1998
04/30/1998WO1998017969A1 An optical wavelength scanner employing a reference system
04/30/1998WO1998017968A1 A multi-wavelength reference
04/30/1998CA2272376A1 Variable chirp optical modulator using single modulation source
04/23/1998WO1998016799A1 Interferometer with catadioptric imaging system having expanded range of numerical aperture
04/23/1998WO1998016798A1 Optical profilometry
04/23/1998WO1998016796A1 Interferometric measurement of toric surfaces at grazing incidence
04/16/1998WO1998015797A1 Camera and method for holographic interferometry
04/16/1998WO1998015494A1 Strain sensor and system
04/16/1998CA2267976A1 Strain sensor and system
04/02/1998WO1998013664A1 Laser interferometric lithographic system providing automatic change of fringe spacing
04/01/1998EP0833144A2 Method for measuring a spectral response
04/01/1998EP0832418A1 Sensitive and fast response optical detection of transient motion from a scattering surface by two-wave mixing
04/01/1998EP0832417A1 Method for simultaneous detection of multiple fluorophores for in situ hybridization and chromosome painting
04/01/1998EP0708913B1 Sensor system
03/1998
03/31/1998US5734471 Method of adjusting sample position in light wave interference apparatus
03/26/1998WO1998012668A1 Test method and test apparatus using pattern matching
03/26/1998WO1998012500A1 Interferometer with air turbulence compensation
03/26/1998WO1998012499A1 Method and device for heterodyne interferometer error correction