Difference between revisions of "Profilometer"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Cmditradmin (talk | contribs) m (→Overview) |
Cmditradmin (talk | contribs) m |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
A profilometer is an instrument that measures a surface's profile or roughness at the nanometer level. A contact profilometer has a diamond stylus that physically touches the surface. It is not sensitive to surface color or reflectance. Optical or non-contact profilometers scan the surface with light. | A profilometer is an instrument that measures a surface's profile or roughness at the nanometer level. A contact profilometer has a diamond stylus that physically touches the surface. It is not sensitive to surface color or reflectance. Optical or non-contact profilometers scan the surface with light. | ||
<swf width="500" height="400">images/3/35/Profilometer.swf</swf> | <swf width="500" height="400">images/3/35/Profilometer.swf</swf> | ||
=== Significance === | |||
=== Technique === | === Technique === | ||
'''A contact style profilometer''' | '''A contact style profilometer''' | ||
| Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
Video instructions for the [http://grover.mirc.gatech.edu/training/viewVideo.php?video=wyko-high&size=0 Wycko Profilometer at GT Microelectronics Research Center] | Video instructions for the [http://grover.mirc.gatech.edu/training/viewVideo.php?video=wyko-high&size=0 Wycko Profilometer at GT Microelectronics Research Center] | ||
=== | === Links === | ||
see [[wikipedia:Profilometer Profilometer]] | |||
Revision as of 08:52, 27 October 2010
| Return to Research Tool Menu |
Overview
A profilometer is an instrument that measures a surface's profile or roughness at the nanometer level. A contact profilometer has a diamond stylus that physically touches the surface. It is not sensitive to surface color or reflectance. Optical or non-contact profilometers scan the surface with light.
<swf width="500" height="400">images/3/35/Profilometer.swf</swf>
Significance
Technique
A contact style profilometer
A non-contact profilometer
Video instructions for the Wycko Profilometer at GT Microelectronics Research Center