KEYWORDS: 3D metrology, 3D image processing, Field programmable gate arrays, Microscopy, Image processing, Cameras, Imaging systems, High speed cameras, Digital signal processing, Modulation
White light scanning interference microscopy is used for measuring the surface morphology of materials and devices
more and more widely in many areas of research and industry. However, a limiting requirement is that the surface to be
analysed be kept static during measurement, which can typically take from several seconds to several minutes. As
industries such as MEMS manufacturing mature and create more complex dynamic devices, it becomes increasingly
important to be able to characterize structures that undergo periodic or transitory motion.
In this paper we present the architecture of a 4D (3D + time) interference microscopy system that is being developed
based on continuous fringe scanning over the depth of the sample. The simulation of results using real time detection of
the peak fringe intensity (PFSM, Peak Fringe Scanning Microscopy) or the maximum of the fringe visibility (FSA, Five
Sample Adaptative non linear algorithm) is discussed.
During scanning, a high speed CMOS camera provides images at a rate of 500 i/s (1280x1024 pixels) that are processed
using a FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) to extract the 4D measurements. At a bit stream rate of 625
Mbyte/second, it is reasonable to expect a measurement rate of nearly 1 i/s at full frame size over a 20 &mgr;m depth and 9 i/s
over a depth of 2 &mgr;m. By reducing the image size to 128x128 pixels, the rate is increased to 16 i/s over a 20 &mgr;m depth
and 600 i/s over 2 &mgr;m. These values could be increased further using under sampling or by means of higher speed reference mirror scanning.
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