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Particle detection system employing a subsystem for collecting scattered light from the particles

US5604585A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 1995
Grant dateFeb 18, 1997
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N21/956
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Light scattered from illuminated spot on a patterned wafer is first passed through a di-electric filter and then by an optical fiber bundle to a detector. The di-electric filter controls the aperture of the light that is passed to a desired azimuth angle and the optical fiber further limits the aperture.

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