Specular Reflection Optical Bandgap Thermometry

Abstract

A new technique of optical bandgap thermometry allows one to accurately measure the temperature of semiconductor samples by using the temperature dependent reflective properties of the samples; The disclosed technique uses specular reflection at an oblique angle of incidence. Light from a light source such as quartz halogen lamp is chopped and focused by a lens. The light then is focused onto the sample at an oblique angle of incidence. The light is specularly reflected by the sample and is focused by a lens into a spectrometer: The spectrometer is used to determine the spectrum of the light reflected from the sample. The reflectance varies with temperature and the temperature of the sample is calculated as a function of the reflectance spectrum.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 17, 1998
Accession Number
ADD019008

Entities

People

  • Ronald T. Holm

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Detectors
  • Diffuse Reflection
  • Dynamic Range
  • Energy
  • High Energy
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Metals
  • New York
  • Optics
  • Patent Applications
  • Reflectance
  • Reflection
  • Refractive Index
  • Specular Reflection

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics