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Chromatic confocal sensor

US8451457B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 3, 2008
Grant dateMay 28, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B21/0064
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system comprising a substrate having thereon a multiphoton curable photoreactive composition, a light source that emits a light beam comprising a plurality of wavelengths onto at least one region of the composition on the substrate, and a detector that detects a portion of light reflected from the composition to obtain a location signal with respect to the substrate, wherein the location signal is based at least on a wavelength of the reflected light.

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