Curvature measurement apparatus and method

US2015276388A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2015276388-A1
Application numberUS-201514670897-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateMar 27, 2015
Priority dateMar 27, 2014
Publication dateOct 1, 2015
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A curvature measurement apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a laser beam emitting portion emitting a laser beam; a first polarization beam splitter separating the emitted laser beam into first and second laser beams in different polarization directions and in different travel directions; a mirror reflecting the first laser beam so that the first and second laser beams travel side by side to a substrate; a second polarization beam splitter transmitting the second laser beam mirror-reflected from the substrate and reflecting the first laser beam, mirror-reflected from the substrate, in a direction different from a travel direction of the second laser beam; a one-dimensional first position detection device detecting an incident position of the reflected first laser beam on the first position detection device; and a one-dimensional second position detection device detecting an incident position of the transmitted second laser beam on the second position detection device.

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What is claimed is: 1 . A curvature measurement apparatus, comprising: a light emitting portion configured to emit a laser beam; a first polarization beam splitter configured to separate the laser beam emitted from the light emitting portion into a first laser beam and a second laser beam which are in different polarization directions and in different travel directions; a reflection portion configured to reflect any one of the first and second laser beams so that the first a…

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What does patent US2015276388A1 cover?
A curvature measurement apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a laser beam emitting portion emitting a laser beam; a first polarization beam splitter separating the emitted laser beam into first and second laser beams in different polarization directions and in different travel directions; a mirror reflecting the first laser beam so that the first and second laser beams travel side by …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nuflare Technology Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01B11/24. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Oct 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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