SELF-REFERENCING INTERFEROMETER AND DUAL SELF-REFERENCING INTERFEROMETER DEVICES

A self-referencing interferometer (SRI) system for an alignment sensor apparatus includes a first prism and a second prism. The first prism has an input surface for an incident beam. The second prism is coupled to the first prism and has an output surface for a recombined beam. The recombined beam i...

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1. Verfasser: CAPPELLI, Douglas C
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Zusammenfassung:A self-referencing interferometer (SRI) system for an alignment sensor apparatus includes a first prism and a second prism. The first prism has an input surface for an incident beam. The second prism is coupled to the first prism and has an output surface for a recombined beam. The recombined beam includes a first image and a second image rotated by 180 degrees with respect to the first image. The first and second prisms are identical in shape. A dual self-referencing interferometer (DSRI) system for an alignment sensor apparatus includes a first prism assembly having an input surface for a first incident beam and a second incident beam, and a second prism assembly coupled to the first prism assembly and having an output surface for a first recombined beam and a second recombined beam. The first and second prism assemblies are identical in shape.