DURIP Penn State - Digital Measuring Microscope
Abstract
The Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory, through its Electro-Optics Center Division, is dedicated to the research and development of electro-optical technologies to support the U.S. defense industry. The position, as a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) and Navy ManTech Center of Excellence for Electro-Optics, put its personnel in a unique place, with exposure among a variety of technical areas and differing stages of research, from basic concepts on to mature stages of manufacturing. A constant factor in our research is the need to generate images and to perform visual measurements on small devices, materials, and features. We consistently attempt to perform challenging measurements on microscopic features using Scanning Electron Microscopes, Transmission Electron Microscopes, Optical Surface Analyzers, or Stylus-based Profilometers. Use of these specialized equipment types often requires special environments such as vacuum chambers, or preparation techniques such as conductive coatings or polishing. We can now meet some of these imaging needs economically by using an optical microscope. We have assessed some high performance optical microscopes that incorporate both advanced optics and sophisticated image processing algorithms. The proposed instrumentation is a Digital Measuring Microscope from Keyence Incorporated. This equipment is composed of a microscope with a variable objective capable of imaging to 2,000X, a flexible sample mount, multiple methods of illumination, and a versatile collection of image processing algorithms. This type of microscope is suitable for a large subset of our measurement applications.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 20, 2019
- Source ID
- N000141912562
Entities
People
- John Mazurowski
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- Pennsylvania State University
- United States Navy