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13 June 2005 Confocal micro-optical distance sensor: principle and design
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Abstract
Increasing demands for the monitoring of tolerances of small mechanical and optical precision components require improved measurement techniques. In this paper the basic concept and different optical designs of a confocal microoptical distance-sensor are presented. The sensors use the chromatic-confocal measurement principle which does not require a mechanical depth scan. Therefore, a chromatic-confocal point sensor can be designed without any moving parts. This fact is used to design a miniaturized sensor head with an outer diameter smaller than two millimetres. A special feature of the sensor head is its capability to measure sideways. This enables e.g. to measure surfaces in small drilling holes.
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Aiko K. Ruprecht, Christof Pruss, Hans J. Tiziani, Wolfgang Osten, Peter Lucke, Arndt Last, Jurgen Mohr, and Peter Lehmann "Confocal micro-optical distance sensor: principle and design", Proc. SPIE 5856, Optical Measurement Systems for Industrial Inspection IV, (13 June 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.612008
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KEYWORDS
Sensors

Confocal microscopy

Colorimetry

Head

Ray tracing

Optical components

Optical design

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