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Number: 356/365
Name: Optics: measuring and testing > By polarized light examination > With birefringent element
Description: Subject matter including a doubly refractive or birefringent element, that is, an element having the property of dividing a ray of light into two polarized rays (known as the ordinary and extraordinary rays) the directions of polarization being at right angles to each other.


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7612880 Advanced polarization imaging method, apparatus, and computer program product for retinal imaging, liquid crystal testing, active remote sensing, and other applications Nov. 3, 2009
7541600 Lithographic and measurement techniques using the optical properties of biaxial crystals Jun. 2, 2009
7525657 System and method for active optical target detection with polarized receiver Apr. 28, 2009
7486897 Polarization duobinary optical transmitter Feb. 3, 2009
7477389 Deformable photoelastic device Jan. 13, 2009
7477386 Polariscope toy and ornament with accompanying photoelastic and/or photoplastic devices Jan. 13, 2009
7471394 Optical detection system with polarizing beamsplitter Dec. 30, 2008
7463174 Compressive sampling and signal inference Dec. 9, 2008
7460230 Deviation angle self compensating substantially achromatic retarder Dec. 2, 2008
7450231 Deviation angle self compensating substantially achromatic retarder Nov. 11, 2008
7443504 Arbitrary and endless polarization controller and polarization-mode dispersion compensator using the same and arbitrary and endless polarization controlling method Oct. 28, 2008
7427932 Compressive sampling and signal inference Sep. 23, 2008
7411677 Driverless ellipsometer and ellipsometry Aug. 12, 2008
7385698 System and method of selectively monitoring sample front and backside reflections in ellipsometer and the like systems Jun. 10, 2008
7385696 Birefringence measurement of polymeric films and the like Jun. 10, 2008
7336360 Imaging polarimetry Feb. 26, 2008
7330259 Optical measurements of patterned articles Feb. 12, 2008
7327455 Process monitoring system, process monitoring method, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device Feb. 5, 2008
7317528 Ellipsometer, measurement device and method, and lithographic apparatus and method Jan. 8, 2008
7312869 Out-of-plane birefringence measurement Dec. 25, 2007
7310145 Apparatus and method for determining optical retardation and birefringence Dec. 18, 2007
7307722 Polarization stabilization Dec. 11, 2007
7301974 Wavelength monitoring apparatus Nov. 27, 2007
7292389 Circular extinction contrast imaging microscope Nov. 6, 2007
7287855 Method and system for removing the effects of corneal birefringence from a polarimetric image of the retina Oct. 30, 2007
7283231 Compressive sampling and signal inference Oct. 16, 2007
7283234 Use of ellipsometry and surface plasmon resonance in monitoring thin film deposition or removal from a substrate surface Oct. 16, 2007
7274440 Systems and methods for measuring stress in a specimen Sep. 25, 2007
7265835 System for implementing variable retarder capability in ellipsometer, polarimeter or the like systems Sep. 4, 2007
7239392 Polarization modulation photoreflectance characterization of semiconductor electronic interfaces Jul. 3, 2007
7233395 Performing retardation measurements Jun. 19, 2007
7221509 Method and apparatus for optical pickup capable of performing an effective polarization split May. 22, 2007
7113279 Variable polarization independent optical power splitter Sep. 26, 2006
7052762 Low Tg multilayer optical films May. 30, 2006
7030981 Method and apparatus for measuring birefringent particles Apr. 18, 2006
7025501 Tracking temperature change in birefringent materials Apr. 11, 2006
7016039 Purging light beam paths in optical equipment Mar. 21, 2006
7008103 Method and apparatus for temperature sensing utilizing optical fiber Mar. 7, 2006
6992758 Birefringence measurement of large-format samples Jan. 31, 2006
6985227 Birefringence measurement at deep-ultraviolet wavelengths Jan. 10, 2006
6975765 Optically variable form birefringent structure and method and system and method for reading same Dec. 13, 2005
6972842 Monitoring alignment between pulse carvers and phase modulators in optical systems Dec. 6, 2005
6947140 Birefringence measurement apparatus and method Sep. 20, 2005
6947137 System and method for measuring birefringence in an optical material Sep. 20, 2005
6917427 Highly accurate calibration of polarimeters Jul. 12, 2005
6910803 Method and apparatus for temperature sensing utilizing Brillouin scattering in polarization maintaining optical fiber Jun. 28, 2005
6897665 In-situ electron beam induced current detection May. 24, 2005
6891616 Polarization analyzer using a plurality of Faraday rotators May. 10, 2005
6867863 Integrated diagnostic for photoelastic modulator Mar. 15, 2005
6859276 Extracted polarization intensity differential scattering for particle characterization Feb. 22, 2005

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