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Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (VASE) for the Study of Ion-Beam and Growth-Modified Solids*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

John A. Woollam ,
Paul G. Snyder  and
M. C. Rost
John A. Woollam
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE 68588-0511
Paul G. Snyder
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE 68588-0511
M. C. Rost
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE 68588-0511
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In the most commonly used form of ellipsometry, a monochromatic collimated linearly polarized light beam is directed at an angle φ to the normal of a sample under study. The specularly reflected beam is, in general, elliptically polarized, and the state of polarization is analyzed using a second polarizer and photodetector.1 Figure 1 shows a schematic of the rotating analyzer automated spectroscopic ellipsometer used at the University of Nebraska. The angle of incidence can be set over a wide range of angles, with a precision and repeatability of ±0.01 angular degrees. A computer controls the monochromator, the azimuth of a stepper motor driven polarizer, a shutter, and the digitization of the detector signal. There are several other schemes used for acquiring ellipsometric data, and these are discussed in several sources.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 93: Symposium C – Materials Modification and Growth Using Ion Beams , 1987 , 203
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1987

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Research supported by NASA Lewis Grant NAG-3-95.

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