ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"> <head> <title>Measuring Principle - LaserAge Ltd</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="files/laserage_stylesheet.css"> </head> <body> <div id="jumpcontent"><a href="#content">Jump to content</a></div> <div id="container"> <div id="headcontainer"> <div id="header"> <img src="images/laserage_logo.png" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0; border: 0;" alt="LaserAge logo" /> <span id="slogan">Using Lasers as Cost Effective Solutions</span> </div> <div class="topnav"> <ul><li><a href="Services.html" class="selected">Laser Services</a></li><li><a href="Home_Page.html">Home Page</a></li><li><a href="About_Us.html">About Us</a></li><li><a href="Technology_Development.html">Development</a></li><li><a href="Contact.html">Contact</a></li><li><a href="Events.html">Events</a></li><li><a href="wordpress">Blog</a></li><li><a href="Links.html">Links</a></li><li><a href="Site_Map.html">Site Map</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="subnav topnav"> <ul><li><a href="Laser_Equipment_Accessories.html">Laser Accessories</a></li><li><a href="Laser_Cleaning.html">Laser Cleaning</a></li><li><a href="Laser_Cladding.html">Laser Cladding</a></li><li><a href="Laser_Hardening.html">Laser Hardening</a></li><li><a href="Micro_Machining.html">Rapid Tooling</a></li><li><a href="Measurement.html" class="selected">Measurement</a></li></ul> </div> </div> <div id="bodycontainer"> <div id="breadcrumbs"> <strong>You are here:</strong> <a href="Services.html">Laser Services</a> &gt; <a href="Measurement.html">Measurement</a> &gt; <a href="Measuring_Principle.html">Measuring Principle</a> </div> <div id="navleft"> <ul><li><a href="Introduction.html">Introduction</a></li><li><a href="Optical_Sensors.html">Optical Sensors</a></li><li><a href="Measuring_Systems.html">Measuring Systems</a></li><li><a href="Applications.html">Applications & Articles</a></li><li><a href="Articles_1.html">New Sensor Products</a></li><li><a href="Videos.html">Videos</a></li><li><a href="Examples_of_3D_Surface_Profiling.html">Examples of 3D Surface Profiling</a></li><li><a href="Measuring_Principle.html" class="selected">Measuring Principle</a></li></ul>&nbsp; </div> <div id="content" > <h3><span style="font-size: large; color: #000080; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Measuring Principle</span></h3> <hr /> <p> <table style="height: 340px;" border="0" width="544" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <h4>Chromatic Coded Princple</h4> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The chromatic coded principal utilises the chromatic length aberration of specialized lens to measure distance and thickness.&nbsp; Due to the independence of surface properties all materials can be measured by the sensor.&nbsp; The coaxial set-up enables measurement on structures with high aspect ratio in spite of shading. </span></td> <td> <p><img title="images/OP0002_chromatic_confocal_operating_principleV2.JPG" src="images/OP0002_chromatic_confocal_operating_principleV2.JPG" alt="images/OP0002_chromatic_confocal_operating_principleV2.JPG" width="220" height="168" /></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The measurement range of the sensor stretches from &micro;m to mm with corresponding resolution.</span></td> <td> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="color: #0000ff;">&nbsp;</span><a href="files/06 MEASURE/M0010_Article_The Spectral Colours of Nanometer.pdf"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Chromatic&nbsp; Confocal&nbsp; &nbsp;Operating&nbsp; Principle</span></a></span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: justify;" colspan="2"> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Typical applications of the sensor are stand-alone topographic measurement systems or integraged into online production processes.&nbsp; The optical probe is connected via an optical fiber to the control unit.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This ensures non-interference of the operating system in problematic or hazardous environments such as strong electromagnetic fields, vacuum, radioactivity or explosive areas.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <h4>White Light Interferometer</h4> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Beside the chromatic coded principle the sensor also works as a white light interferometer. It is possible to measure transparent film thickness between 2 &micro;m and 250 &micro;m and optical thickness of single and multiple layers, i.e., varnish or adhesive foils.</span></td> <td> <p><img title="images/OP0001_Interferometric_Measurement_Operating_PrincipleV2.JPG" src="images/OP0001_Interferometric_Measurement_Operating_PrincipleV2.JPG" alt="images/OP0001_Interferometric_Measurement_Operating_PrincipleV2.JPG" width="220" height="136" /></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="files/06 MEASURE/M0012_Article_Photonik 2000.pdf"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Interferometric Thickness Operating Principle</span></a></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p> </div> <div id="footer"> ÿÿ Copyright 2010 - LaserAge Ltd | <strong>tel:</strong> +353 87 608 0919 | <strong>e:</strong> <a href="mailto:info@laserage.ie">info@laserage.ie</a> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>