Patents
Patents for G01B 9 - Instruments as specified in the subgroups and characterised by the use of optical measuring means (14,810)
07/1996
07/23/1996US5539520 For measuring the position of a reflecting object
07/17/1996EP0722077A2 Information processing apparatus effecting probe position control with electrostatic force
07/16/1996US5537209 An interferometric measuring system having temperature compensation and improved optical configurations
07/16/1996US5537162 Method and apparatus for optical coherence tomographic fundus imaging without vignetting
07/11/1996DE19600297A1 Laserinterferometer Laser interferometer
07/10/1996EP0426866B1 Projection/exposure device and projection/exposure method
07/09/1996US5535044 Optical frequency mixing apparatus
07/09/1996US5535003 Wavelength stabilizing light source apparatus by maintaining a constant phase difference
07/04/1996DE4446887A1 Non-destructive surface inspection by shearing speckle interferometry
07/03/1996EP0631660A4 Interferometer requiring no critical component alignment.
07/03/1996EP0611438B1 Optical measuring instruments
07/02/1996US5532819 For measuring rotational information of a rotating object
06/1996
06/27/1996DE4446134A1 Interferometric measuring system for measurements on living eye
06/25/1996US5530543 Detector array for use in interferometric metrology systems
06/25/1996US5530542 Circuit and method for controlling glitches in low intensity signals
06/20/1996DE4444647A1 Detection and impulse spectrometry of sub-microscopic particles
06/18/1996US5528369 Apparatus for producing interferometric fringe patterns having variable parameters
06/11/1996US5526114 Time multiplexed fringe counter
06/06/1996WO1996017221A1 Phase shifting diffraction interferometer
06/06/1996CA2206212A1 Phase shifting diffraction interferometer
06/05/1996EP0527739B1 Servo guided stage system
06/04/1996US5523842 Method of interference fringe analysis for determining aspect of surface geometry
06/04/1996US5523840 Method and apparatus for measuring the thicknesses of layers of a multiple layer semiconductor film utilizing the comparison between a spatialgram and an optical characteristic matrix
06/04/1996US5523839 Differential optical interferometric profilomenty for real time manufacturing control
06/04/1996US5523838 Optical wavemeter employing a length measuring machine with a white light source for achieving maximum interfering efficiency
05/1996
05/28/1996US5521704 Apparatus and method for measuring absolute measurements having two measuring interferometers and a tunable laser
05/21/1996US5519491 Process for measuring the inclination of boundary areas in an optical system using interferometry to extract reflections from disturbance-generating boundary areas
05/21/1996US5519486 Method of creating holographic interferograms for structural examination of composites in sheet metal surfaces
05/15/1996EP0711421A1 Operating microscope
05/14/1996US5517308 For measuring movements of an object in a fluid medium
05/14/1996US5517307 Probe measurement apparatus using a curved grating displacement interferometer
05/14/1996US5517303 Coherence selective sensor system
05/07/1996US5513828 Vibration immunizing dynamic support structure
05/01/1996EP0708913A1 Sensor system
04/1996
04/30/1996US5513005 Method of operating a surgical microscope arrangement for computer-supported stereotactic microsurgery on a patient
04/24/1996EP0708307A2 Minute step measuring method
04/23/1996US5510891 Object characteristic direct measuring device utilizing a magnetically attracted lover base and an upper frame having a scaled lens therein
04/18/1996WO1996011387A1 Interferometer
04/17/1996EP0707191A2 Interferometric device for environmetal and frequency-independent length measurement
04/17/1996CN1120662A Optical fine interference method for measuring displacement
04/16/1996US5508805 Interferometer, optical scanning type tunneling microscope and optical probe
04/16/1996US5508804 Laser interferometer strain sensor with adjustable feedback amplification in the form of a saw-tooth pattern
04/16/1996US5507740 Corneal topography enhancement device
04/11/1996DE19500355A1 Angle measuring unit for measuring microscope with rotatable reticule, for two=dimensional measurement of microscopic object
04/10/1996EP0705562A1 Optical coherence tomography corneal mapping apparatus
04/02/1996US5504722 Magneto-optic information storage system utilizing a TE/TM mode controlling laser diode
04/02/1996US5504720 Fiber optic planar hydrophone
03/1996
03/27/1996EP0645616A4 Dispersion interferometer.
03/26/1996US5502564 Substrate thickness measurement using oblique incidence multispectral interferometry
03/26/1996US5502562 Method and apparatus for absolute interferometry using a measurement beam and a reference beam having parallel wave fronts and sharing a single beam path
03/21/1996WO1995027918A3 Method of determining measurement-point position data and device for measuring the magnification of an optical beam path
03/20/1996EP0702206A2 Substrate thickness measurement using oblique incidence multispectral interferometry
03/20/1996EP0702205A2 Interferometer
03/19/1996US5500734 Photoelectric position measuring system with integral optical circuit having phase shifted interference gratings
03/14/1996DE4431412C1 Vorrichtung zur Durchführung spektroskopischer Messungen Device for carrying out spectroscopic measurements
03/13/1996EP0701103A2 Optical interference based thickness measuring apparatus
03/13/1996EP0700505A1 Interferometric flying height measuring device
03/06/1996CN1118074A Multi-stage annular multiple light-wave interferometer
03/06/1996CN1118063A Probe position measurement apparatus
02/1996
02/29/1996WO1996006472A1 Stabilised multi-frequency light source and method of generating synthetic light wavelengths
02/29/1996WO1996006335A1 Device for carrying out spectroscopic measurements
02/29/1996WO1996006324A1 Method and interference microscope for imaging an object, with the aim of achieving a resolution beyond the diffraction limit
02/22/1996DE4429416A1 Verfahren und Interferenzmikroskop zum Mikroskopieren eines Objektes zur Erzielung einer Auflösung jenseits der Beugungsgrenze (Superauflösung) Method and interference microscope for microscopy of an object to achieve a resolution beyond the diffraction limit (Super Resolution)
02/21/1996EP0697611A2 Optical coherence tomography assisted surgical apparatus
02/21/1996CN1117131A Combined interferometer and refractometer
02/20/1996US5493400 Arrangement for projecting a test pattern onto a surface to be investigated
02/20/1996US5493395 Wavelength variation measuring apparatus
02/20/1996US5493109 Optical coherence tomography assisted ophthalmologic surgical microscope
02/13/1996US5491550 Interference methods and interference microscopes for measuring energy path length differences, path length between two locaitons or for determiing refractive index
02/13/1996US5491524 Optical coherence tomography corneal mapping apparatus
02/08/1996WO1996003668A1 Multiport optical waveguide interferometer and method of making the same
02/08/1996DE4427317A1 Interferometer using laser assembly for testing surfaces of optical elements or entire optical systems
01/1996
01/31/1996EP0694764A2 Detector array for use in interferomic metrology systems
01/24/1996CN1030796C Positional measurement
01/23/1996US5486924 Method and apparatus for measurement of roughness and hardness of a surface
01/23/1996US5486917 Flexture plate motion-transfer mechanism, beam-splitter assembly, and interferometer incorporating the same
01/18/1996DE4427352C1 High resolution distance measurement using FMCW laser radar
01/16/1996US5485275 Apparatus and method for measuring the error of an apparatus which measure a cylindrical shape using an interferometer
01/16/1996US5485272 Radiation-source unit for generating a beam having two directions of polarisation and two frequencies
01/10/1996EP0691757A1 Optical frequency mixing apparatus
01/09/1996US5483343 Wavelength compensator in a helium ambience
01/09/1996US5483342 Polarization rotator with frequency shifting phase conjugate mirror and simplified interferometric output coupler
01/09/1996US5483340 Sagnac loop interferometer
01/03/1996EP0689665A1 Method and apparatus to calibrate intensity and determine fringe order for interferometric measurement of small spacings
01/02/1996US5481359 Multi-etalon VISAR interferometer having an interferometer frame of high stiffness with a linear elongated slide bar
12/1995
12/27/1995EP0689030A2 Displacement measuring method and apparatus
12/27/1995EP0546071B1 Interference microscope
12/26/1995US5479546 Optimized non-linear effect tapered optical fiber interferometer/switch device
12/21/1995DE4421212A1 Optical system for distance or displacement measurement of machine tool
12/20/1995EP0688069A1 Interferometric semiconductor laser with low loss outcoupler and assembly comprising such a laser
12/19/1995US5477382 Optical correlator system
12/19/1995US5477324 Method and apparatus for detecting surface wave vector dynamics using three beams of coherent light
12/14/1995WO1995033971A1 Method and apparatus for acquiring images
12/14/1995WO1995033970A1 Rotating cam for optical systems
12/13/1995EP0549614B1 Optical apparatus
12/13/1995EP0526547B1 Interferometry system and method
12/12/1995US5475488 Head flying height measuring apparatus
12/06/1995EP0569353B1 Rare-earth-doped lithium niobate waveguide structures
12/05/1995US5473722 Rare-earth-doped lithium niobate waveguide structures
12/05/1995US5473434 Phase shifting interferometer and method for surface topography measurement