Patents
US 10338362 B1: Beam focusing and reflecting optics with enhanced detector system
- Granted
- 2019-07-02
- Filed
- 2018-07-03 application 15998118
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
In ellipsometer and polarimeter systems, reflective optics including both convex and a concave mirrors that have beam reflecting surfaces, as well as aperture control of beam size to optimize operation with respect to aberration and diffraction effects while achieve the focusing of a beam of electromagnetic radiation with minimized effects on a polarization state of an input beam state of polarization that results from adjustment of angles of incidence and reflections from the various mirrors involved, and further including detectors of electromagnetic radiation that enable optimization of the operation thereof for application over various specific wavelength ranges, involving functional combinations of gratings and/or combination dichroic beam splitter-prisms, which themselves can be optimized as regards wavelength dispersion characteristics.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190702.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.A. WOOLLAM CO., INC. 108 patents | US company or organization | Lincoln, NE | J.A. WOOLLAM CO., INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin M. Liphardt | Lincoln, NE | 78 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeffrey S. Hale | Lincoln, NE | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ping He | Lincoln, NE | 84 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Galen L. Pfeiffer | Roca, NE | 29 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Duane E. Meyer | Lincoln, NE | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G02B | Optical elements, systems or apparatus | G02B17/004 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01J | Measurement of intensity, velocity, spectral content, polarisation, phase or pulse characteristics of infrared, visible or ultraviolet light; colorimetry; radiation pyrometry | G01J1/0411 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N21/211 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
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