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Optical Metrology

Head of the Department: Dr. Christoph von Kopylow

Phone +49(0)421 - 218 5016

Main Working Areas in the Optical Metrology

  • Fundamentals
    Development of new methods including combinative and virtual measuring technologies, method development, method combination, construction of a virtual lab
  • Design of measuring systems
    Development of methods (methodology of the active measuring technology), components and systems design
  • Combinative metrology
    Combination of different methods for enhancemanet of the resolution, integration in processes for process and quality assurance
  • Non-destructive testing
    Investigation of new sensor principles (Integrated optics, Fiber optical sensors, surface structures etc.)

Applications

  • Form and deformation measurement
  • Vibration measurement
  • Flow measurement, Particle detection and analysis
  • Tension and strain analysis
  • Non destructive testing - NDT
  • Bumps, crack and material defect
  • Material long time behavior
  • Quality assurance, documentation
  • Metrology production and process control
  • Reengineering
  • Coal mining measurement
  • Means of transportation

Measuring Methods

  • Coherent methods
    • Digital Holography
    • Holografic Interferometry
    • Comparative Holografic Interferometry
    • Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry(ESPI)
    • Shearography
    • Holographic metrology with short (ps, fs) Pulse
    • Grating-Holography
  • Incoherent methods
  • Software
    • Virtual metrology
    • Simulation technologies/modeling (CAE)
      • Simulation and finite element computation
      • Numerical reconstruction of digitally recorded holograms
      • Computer generated holograms for quality of optical fields
    • Image processing (Fringe Processor)
  • Hybrid methods
    • Laser ultrasound
    • Scaleable topometry
    • Speckle-Photography
    • Combination of coherent-optical measuring methods with simulation and finite element computation