Patents by Inventor Mikhail Sluch

Mikhail Sluch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9846122
    Abstract: An optical metrology device is capable of detection of any combination of photoluminescence light, specular reflection of broadband light, and scattered light from a line across the width of a sample. The metrology device includes a first light source that produces a first illumination line on the sample. A scanning system may be used to scan an illumination spot across the sample to form the illumination line. A detector collects the photoluminescence light emitted along the illumination line. Additionally, a broadband illumination source may be used to produce a second illumination line on the sample, where the detector collects the broadband illumination reflected along the second illumination line. A signal collecting optic may collect the photoluminescence light and broadband light and focus it into a line, which is received by an optical conduit. The output end of the optical conduit has a shape that matches the entrance of the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Nanometrics Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrzej Buczkowski, Mikhail Sluch
  • Publication number: 20160290927
    Abstract: An optical metrology device is capable of detection of any combination of photoluminescence light, specular reflection of broadband light, and scattered light from a line across the width of a sample. The metrology device includes a first light source that produces a first illumination line on the sample. A scanning system may be used to scan an illumination spot across the sample to form the illumination line. A detector collects the photoluminescence light emitted along the illumination line. Additionally, a broadband illumination source may be used to produce a second illumination line on the sample, where the detector collects the broadband illumination reflected along the second illumination line. A signal collecting optic may collect the photoluminescence light and broadband light and focus it into a line, which is received by an optical conduit. The output end of the optical conduit has a shape that matches the entrance of the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Andrzej Buczkowski, Mikhail Sluch