Non contact thickness measurement
STIL chromatic confocal sensors are destinated to measure thicknesses without contact, by transparence or step height difference, in every environment such as in-line industries or in labs.
The principle consists in measuring the position of a diopter, ie the interface between 2 surfaces with a different refractive index, and simultaneously the position of another diopter. The difference between the 2 distance measurements indicates the optical thickness measurement, from which the mechanical thickness is deduced.
Measuring samples comprising several layers is possible using the same method: The multilayer software measurements is available on some STIL MARPOSS controllers.
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High Axial resolution : From nanometer scale (nm)
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High Lateral resolution : From micrometer scale (µm)
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Optical Heads only composed of passive components
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High signal to noise ratio
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Works on all types of samples
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Wide choice of measuring ranges
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Steep slope compatibility thanks to Maximum Numerical Aperture (NA)
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Coaxial (no « shadowing »)
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« Speckle » free
STIL MARPOSS Sensors are composed of several references, from 1 measurement point to multiple measurement points distributed along a line or within a field.
The ChromaPoint Optical Heads are interchangeable to warranty flexibility, reliability and adaptability in any kind of applications and on every surface reflectivity : transparent, opaque, diffusing, shiny.
For transparent sample as glass, the minimum thickness measurement is indicated within datasheet and specification in taking into account the path through a surface with refractive index n=1.5.
Similarly, the maximum thickness of transparent sample as glass is function of the refractive index.