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Apparatus for substrate temperature measurement using a reflecting cavity and detector

US6183130A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 1998
Grant dateFeb 6, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01J5/80
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of a substrate in a thermal processing chamber is described. The chamber includes a reflector forming a reflecting cavity with a substrate when the substrate is positioned in the chamber. The temperature sensor includes a probe having an input end positioned to receive radiation from the reflecting cavity, and a detector optically coupled to an output end of the probe. The radiation entering the probe includes reflected radiation and non-reflected radiation. The detector measures an intensity of a first portion of the radiation entering the probe to generate a first intensity signal and measures an intensity of a second portion of the radiation entering the probe to generate a second intensity signal. The detector is configured so that a ratio of the reflected radiation to the non-reflected radiation is higher in the first portion than the second portion. The two intensity signals are used to calculate the temperature and emissivity of the substrate.

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