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ArticleJournal of visualized experiments : JoVE2016

Compact Lens-less Digital Holographic Microscope for MEMS Inspection and Characterization.

Thomas Bourgade, Sun Jianfei, Zhaomin Wang, Rosmin Elsa, Anand Asundi

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Article in Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Thomas BourgadeSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Center of Laser and Optical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University; thomas.bourgade@gmail.com.
Sun JianfeiSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Center of Laser and Optical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University.
Zhaomin WangSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Center of Laser and Optical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University.
Rosmin Elsad'Optron Pte Ltd.
Anand AsundiSchool of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Center of Laser and Optical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University; d'Optron Pte Ltd.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) is a widely used component in many industries, including energy, biotechnology, medical, communications, and automotive. However, effective inspection and characterization metrology systems are needed to ensure the functional reliability of MEMS. This study presents a system based on digital holography as a tool for MEMS metrology. Digital holography has gained increasing attention in the past 20 years. With the fast development and decreasing cost of sensor arrays, resolution of such systems has increased broadening potential applications. Thus, it has attracted attention from both research and industry sides as a potential reliable tool for industrial metrology. Indeed, by recording the interference pattern between an object beam (which contains sample height information) and a reference beam on a CCD camera, one can retrieve the quantitative phase information of an object. However, most of digital holographic systems are bulky and thus not easy to implement on industry production lines. The novelty of the system presented is that it is lens-less and thus very compact. In this study, it is shown that the Compact Digital Holographic Microscope (CDHM) can be used to evaluate several characteristics typically consider as criteria in MEMS inspections. The surface profiles of MEMS in both static and dynamic conditions are presented. Comparison with AFM is investigated to validate the accuracy of the CDHM.

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Micro-Electrical-Mechanical SystemsHolographyLensesMicroscopyReproducibility of Results

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PMID27404277
PMCPMC4993326

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