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Number: 356/494
Name: Optics: measuring and testing > By light interference (e.g., interferometer) > Having polarization > For dimensional measurement > Displacement or distance > Having wavefront division (e.g., by diffraction)
Description: Displacement or distance wherein the beams to be combined are obtained by dividing the wavefront of an input beam.


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7471397 Position-measuring device Dec. 30, 2008
7443518 Measuring instrument, in particular for transmission measurement in vacuum system Oct. 28, 2008
7428059 Measurement method and apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method Sep. 23, 2008
7375820 Interference measuring apparatus for detecting a plurality of stable phase difference signals May. 20, 2008
7349101 Lithographic apparatus, overlay detector, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured thereby Mar. 25, 2008
7336367 Light-receiving/emitting composite unit, method for manufacturing the same, and displacement detection device Feb. 26, 2008
7304749 Point diffraction interferometer and exposure apparatus and method using the same Dec. 4, 2007
7286245 Method and apparatus for determining the influencing of the state of polarization by an optical system; and an analyser Oct. 23, 2007
7277182 Apparatus for polarization-specific examination, optical imaging system, and calibration method Oct. 2, 2007
7187449 Light-receiving/emitting composite unit, method for manufacturing the same, and displacement detection device Mar. 6, 2007
7061624 Grating interference type optical encoder Jun. 13, 2006
7034947 Compact interference measuring apparatus for detecting the magnitude and direction of positional deviation Apr. 25, 2006
7019842 Position measuring device Mar. 28, 2006
6956654 Displacement measuring device with interference grating Oct. 18, 2005
6806962 Tilted interferometer Oct. 19, 2004
6775008 Opto-electronic scale reading apparatus Aug. 10, 2004
6771377 Optical displacement sensing device with reduced sensitivity to misalignment Aug. 3, 2004
6679609 Laser beam irradiation device Jan. 20, 2004
6639683 Interferometric sensor and method to detect optical fields Oct. 28, 2003
6631047 Interference device, position detecting device, positioning device and information recording apparatus using the same Oct. 7, 2003
6618218 Displacement detecting apparatus and information recording apparatus Sep. 9, 2003
6570660 Measuring instrument May. 27, 2003
6469793 Multi-channel grating interference alignment sensor Oct. 22, 2002
6399940 Optical rotary position encoder Jun. 4, 2002
6204926 Methods and system for optically correlating ultrashort optical waveforms Mar. 20, 2001
6111646 Null test fourier domain alignment technique for phase-shifting point diffraction interferometer Aug. 29, 2000
5973786 Method for absolutely measuring the diffraction grating spacing and apparatus thereof Oct. 26, 1999
5956140 Displacement detection apparatus and drive control apparatus using the same constructed to prevent collision between gratings Sep. 21, 1999
5926276 Apparatus having an afocal lens system used in optical measurement of displacement Jul. 20, 1999
5812320 Optical encoder having high resolution Sep. 22, 1998
5760903 Light measuring apparatus Jun. 2, 1998
5751426 Positional deviation measuring device and method for measuring the positional deviation between a plurality of diffraction gratings formed on the same object May. 12, 1998
5541729 Measuring apparatus utilizing diffraction of reflected and transmitted light Jul. 30, 1996
5532819 Rotary detector having an optical system for guiding two diffracted lights Jul. 2, 1996
5517307 Probe measurement apparatus using a curved grating displacement interferometer May. 14, 1996
5499096 Optical instrument and measurement for measuring displacement of scale using different order diffraction of a diffraction grating Mar. 12, 1996
5424829 Apparatus wherein diffracted light does not return to the source Jun. 13, 1995
5347355 Signal processing apparatus and method, and displacement detecting apparatus using the same Sep. 13, 1994
5333048 Polarizing interferometric displacement measuring arrangement Jul. 26, 1994
5235406 Object displacement detection Aug. 10, 1993
5198873 Encoder utilizing interference using multi-mode semiconductor laser Mar. 30, 1993
5164791 Minute displacement detector using optical interferometry Nov. 17, 1992
5155553 Multiple-color null lens employing refractive and diffractive optical elements Oct. 13, 1992
5146085 Encoder with high resolving power and accuracy Sep. 8, 1992
5126562 Encoder for setting optical path lengths of related beams Jun. 30, 1992
5104225 Position detector and method of measuring position Apr. 14, 1992
5101102 Rotary encoder having a plurality of beams emitted by a diffraction grating Mar. 31, 1992
5067813 Optical apparatus for measuring displacement of an object Nov. 26, 1991
5066130 Displacement measuring apparatus Nov. 19, 1991
5038032 Encoder incorporating a displaceable diffraction grating Aug. 6, 1991

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