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Surface inspecting apparatus

US6771364B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 22, 2002
Grant dateAug 3, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2021/8427
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surface inspection apparatus comprises: a light source section that emits a first luminous flux and a second luminous flux; an irradiation optical system that irradiates the first luminous flux and the second luminous flux on the surface of the film-coated inspection subject; a displacement section that relatively displaces the film-coated inspection subject and an irradiation luminous flux from the irradiation optical system; a light-receiving optical system that receives scattered light generated from the inspection subject on the film-coated inspection subject after irradiation of the first luminous flux from the irradiation optical system and scattered light generated from the inspection subject on the film-coated inspection subject after irradiation of the second luminous flux from the irradiation optical system; a first light-receiving section that transforms the scattered light of the first luminous flux received by the light-receiving optical system into a first light reception signal; a second light-receiving section that transforms the scattered light of the second luminous flux received by the light-receiving optical system into a second light reception signal; and a s…

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