Application of Nondestructive Testing Techniques to Materials Testing.

Abstract

The aim of this work during the last year has been to carry out research on new types of optical microscopes which gives better resolution in both the transverse and range directions than standard high-quality optical microscopes. The reason for carrying out such studies is that there is a need for measurements of semiconductor profiles with submicron resolution. The scanning electro microscope has excellent transverse resolution, but poor range resolution; it must be used in a vacuum, and it can damage sensitive semiconductor materials. We have been working with new scanning optical microscope concepts which provide excellent range resolution, of the order of 10nm, less, and transverse resolutions of the order of 200nm, and with computer processing as good as 130nm.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA187645

Entities

People

  • Gordon S. Kino

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acousto-Optic Modulators
  • Amplitude
  • Computers
  • Confocal Microscopy
  • Contrast
  • Detectors
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Focal Planes
  • Frequency
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Metal Films
  • Microscopes
  • Nondestructive Testing
  • Scanning Electron Microscopes
  • Semiconductors

Readers

  • Nanofabrication and Microfabrication.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics