ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPE USING AN OPTICAL-FIBER HETERODYNE INTERFEROMETER FREE FROM EXTERNAL DISTURBANCES

被引:6
作者
OSHIO, T [1 ]
NAKATANI, N [1 ]
SAKAI, Y [1 ]
SUZUKI, N [1 ]
机构
[1] OSAKA ELECTROCOMMUN UNIV,NEYAGAWA,OSAKA 572,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 6B期
关键词
ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE; FIBER HETERODYNE INTERFEROMETER; MEASUREMENT ON NANOMETER SCALE;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.32.2994
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
This paper describes an atomic force microscope (AFM) using an optical fiber heterodyne interferometer free from external disturbances in the optical paths of two fibers used for measuring the small displacements of a cantilever. For the elimination of disturbances, the phases of beat signals for two points are differentiated. A special plano-convex lens with double optical axes is used for obtaining two beams at two points. The noise level of this interferometer is 4.5 x 10(-3) nm/square-root Hz and is limited by the phase noise of the phase meter used. It is confirmed, by measuring the electric force between the tip and the sample, that the interferometer can be used for measuring the displacement of the cantilever. By inspecting the surface of an echellete grating, it is demonstrated that this AFM is a powerful tool for measurement of the surface on the nanometer order.
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页码:2994 / 2998
页数:5
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