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Single-exposure profilometry using partitioned aperture wavefront imaging

arXiv:1307.5267 · doi:10.1364/OL.38.003961

Abstract

We demonstrate a technique for instantaneous measurements of surface topography based on the combination of a partitioned aperture wavefront imager with a standard lamp-based reflection microscope. The technique can operate at video rate over large fields of view, and provides nanometer axial resolution and sub-micron lateral resolution. We discuss performance characteristics of this technique, which we experimentally compare with scanning white light interferometry.

4 pages