Interferometer System acquires data in as little as 1 msec.
Press Release Summary:
PhaseCam(TM) 4010 dynamic Tywaman Green interferometer system acquires all information to compute phase in one exposure. Vibration-insensitive system includes one camera and optical phase sensor that eliminates need for phase shifters. Featuring Camera Link(TM) interface and single mode, HeNe laser that eliminates mode hoping, system measures moving parts and investigates their dynamic modal behavior. It also comes with Pentium 4 computer and 4Sight(TM) software.
Original Press Release:
4D Technology Introduces a New Dynamic Interferometer System with Twice the Spatial Sampling
TUCSON, AZ - March 15, 2005 - The new PhaseCamTM 4010 is a high performance, dynamic Tywaman Green interferometer system that offers twice the spatial sampling of the original PhaseCam from 4D. Unlike old style phase-shifting interferometers, the PhaseCam(TM) works by acquiring all of the information to compute phase in a single exposure and is vibration insensitive. The PhaseCam 4010 includes an innovative single camera and a high-speed optical phase sensor that eliminates the need for slow, bulky phase shifters and has the ability to acquire data in as little as 1msec.That is over 10,000 times faster than conventional temporal phase shifting interferometers. This new system still has all of the features and benefits of the original PhaseCam such as enabling precision measurements without the need of an isolation table, a simple standard Camera LinkTM interface and a single mode, HeNe laser that eliminates mode hoping, and allows short exposure, and long life.
The PhaseCam 4010's insensitivity to vibration and air turbulence make if ideally suited for production floor quality control, optical metrology of large optical elements, astronomical optics and aerospace systems, clean room applications typically hampered by air flow turbulence, the use in vacuum and environmental chambers, and precise metrology on automated manufacturing machines such as polishers and diamond turning machines. Additionally, measurements of moving parts such as scanner mirrors, spinning disks, or vibrating membranes can all be performed easily with the PhaseCam 4010 and their dynamic modal behavior investigated. Major markets include aerospace, astronomy, optical fabrication, and adaptive optics.
This turn-key instrument includes the interferometer mainframe, a fast Pentium IV computer system and 4SightTM software. Powered by a simple, intuitive user interface, this advanced wavefront analysis software from 4D Technology features an easy to use suite of options for measurement set-up, data analysis and graphical display of results. 4D also offers a wide variety of precision accessory optics for the PhaseCam, modal analysis software and has provided vacuum compatible, mutli-wavelength or ESPI system configurations.
About 4D Technology Corporation
4D Technology Corporation is a technology company developing optical metrology opportunities for a wide variety of industries. 4D Technology combines its expertise in optical and mechanical design, metrology, and software development, with strong manufacturing capabilities to develop, engineer and commercialize innovative products for the aerospace, astronomy, data storage optical fabrication, adaptive optics, and semiconductor industries. For more information about 4D and its capabilities, visit our website at www.4DTechnology.com
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