Foreman, M R; Giusca, C L; Coupland, J M*; Török, P*; Leach, R K (2013) Determination of the transfer function for optical surface topography measuring instruments - a review. Meas. Sci. Technol., 24 (5). 052001

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Abstract

A significant number of areal surface topography measuring instruments, largely based on optical techniques, are commercially available. However, implementation of optical instrumentation into production is problematic due to the lack of understanding of the complex interaction between the light and the component surface. Studying the optical transfer function of the instrument can help address this issue. Here a review is given on techniques for the measurement of optical transfer functions. Starting from the basis of a spatially coherent, monochromatic confocal scanning imaging system, the theory of optical transfer functions in three dimensional (3D) imaging is presented. Further generalisations are reviewed allowing extension of the theory to the description of conventional and interferometric 3D imaging systems, over a range of spatial coherence. Polychromatic transfer functions and surface topography measurements are also discussed. Following presentation of theoretical results, experimental methods to measure the optical transfer function of each class of system are presented, with a focus on suitable methods for establishment of calibration standards in 3D imaging and surface topography measurements.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	surface texture, optical transfer function, metrology
Subjects:	Engineering Measurements Engineering Measurements > Dimensional
Identification number/DOI:	10.1088/0957-0233/24/5/052001
Last Modified:	02 Feb 2018 13:14
URI:	http://eprintspublications.npl.co.uk/id/eprint/5746

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