Laser Guide Star
現代の望遠鏡には大気によって引き起こされる波面の歪み、ぼやけた像を補正するために補償光学が採用されています。補償光学の基準として、大気中のナトリウム原子をレーザーで励起した,レーザーガイドスターを使用することができます。TOPTICA社のSodiumStarは、波長589nm,…
Ellipsometry
Manufacturers of optics, semiconductor and optical data storage share the same problem: how to control the thickness of thin films or layers? The measurement has to be fast,…
Inspection for Process Optimization
Any production line of optical media requires inspection tools in order to maintain high quality standards. Shape and depth of structures have to meet strict…
Highly Stable Lasers for Scatterometry
In strive for ever more capable electronics, advanced processes led to an increase in complicated 3D structures (i.e. FinFET and others). To keep manufacturing…
Femtosecond/Picosecond Seeder for Material Processing
High peak power of ultrashort laser pulses ablates material Direct vaporization with no molten edges Methods: Scribing, cutting or…