Monitoring of vapor uptake by refractive index and thickness measurements in thin films

作者:Chen Weijian; Saunders John E; Barnes Jack A; Yam Scott S H; Loock Hans Peter*
来源:Optics Letters, 2013, 38(3): 365-367.
DOI:10.1364/OL.38.000365

摘要

We report a method for real-time monitoring of vapor uptake by simultaneous detection of the refractive index, n, and thickness, d, of thin transparent films with a precision of delta n = 10(-4) and delta d %26lt; 100 nm. The setup combines total internal reflection (Abbe) refractometry with an interferometric imaging method. A fast Fourier transform and phase fitting method is applied for accurate and independent determination of refractive indices and thicknesses. While the uptake of acetone vapor by polydimethylsiloxane is investigated, the system is also suited for characterization of other solid and liquid films.

  • 出版日期2013-2-1