Dynamic spectroscopic imaging ellipsometry

Opt Lett. 2022 Mar 1;47(5):1129-1132. doi: 10.1364/OL.451064.

Abstract

A dynamic spectroscopic imaging ellipsometer (DSIE) employing a monolithic polarizing interferometer is described. The proposed DSIE system can provide spatio-spectral ellipsometric phase map data Δ(λ, x) dynamically at a speed of 30 Hz. We demonstrate the ultrafast mapping capability of the spectroscopic ellipsometer by measuring a patterned 8-inch full wafer with a spatial resolution of less than 50 × 50 µm2 in an hour.

MeSH terms

  • Refractometry* / methods
  • Spectrum Analysis / methods