Chromatic Sensor CWL IR - Infrared Film-Thickness Sensor
The FRT CWL IR bases on the spectral analysis of the interference of beams reflected at the boundaries of a transparent film on a substrate. The intensity of the reflected radiation shows a periodical waviness pattern that is dependent on the thickness of the film. From the intensity pattern and with the known refractive index of the film material the film thickness is calculated.

This method is also used in the FRT CWL FT sensor, which, however can only be used for films up to 250 µm thickness, because of its white light source. The CWL IR has been developed especially for samples which are opaque in the VIS but are transparent in the near IR, like many semiconductor materials. The CWL IR comes with a narrow band source with 1300 nm center wavelength.


Infrared Film-Thickness Sensor 



Measuring Principle
   
  • non-destructive, non-contact measurement
  • measurement of semiconductors with infrared light
  • high measuring range
  • high local resolution


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Typical Applications
 
  • measurement of materials, that are opaque in visible light but are transparent in the near infrared
  • measurement of film-thickness of objects on opaque carrier materials
  • local measurement of film-thickness in the semiconductor industry
  • film-thickness mapping with MicroProf® and MicroGlider® systems


Technical Specifications
   
  light source SLD 1300 nm
 measuring range
40 µm- 3500 µm 1,2
 resolution film-thickness
200 nm 2
 resolution x, y
6.5 µm
 working distance 
23.5 mm
 measuring angle:
90° ± 5°
 interfaces
USB, RS232, analog

1 20 µm - 1750 µm also available.
2
At refractive index of n=1.

Technical specifications and content are subject to change.