Birefringence Measurement Systems
- Technology
- Birefringence and polarimetry systems
- Partner
- Hinds Instruments
Birefringence is measured as the difference of indices of the refraction of the components within the material. Hinds Instruments birefringence measurement technology measures birefringence and characterises stress birefringence in materials with unsurpassed accuracy, resolution, and repeatability.
Hinds Instruments systems are robust, dynamic, and scalable to fit the demanding requirements of your technical application. Hinds Instruments technology provides measurement systems across the light spectrum (DUV, VIS and NIR) and can measure virtually all optical materials such as:
- Flat panel display glass
- Silicon boules and ingots
- Biological materials
- Displays (automotive, entertainment)
- Injection moulded plastics
- Fibre optics
- Liquid crystals and more
Range features
A high level overview of what this range offers
- Excellent resolution: up to 0.001 nm
- Retardation range: from 0.005 nm to 4000 nm
- Sample shape: flat, curved round
- Substrates: glass, silicon ingots, plastics, films, polymer, blanks, polymer, biological samples
- Sample dimension: from µm to 3 meters
- Service provision possible
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What’s in this range?
All the variants in the range and a comparison of what they offer
| Model | Sample Shape | Substrate | Dimensions | Retardation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GEN 5 | flat | Glass & films | Up to 1150mm x 1350nm | 0.005 to 300 nm |
GEN 6 | flat | Glass & films | Up to 1550mm x 1850mm | 0.005 to 300 nm |
GEN 9 | flat | Glass & films | Up to 2500mm x 3000mm | 0.005 to 300 nm |
OIA | Curved | Lenses | Up to 400mm diameter | 0.005 to 300+nm for VIS 0.005 to 90+nm for DUV |
PV-Si | Flat | Silicon, ingots | Up to 500mm x 150mm for rectangular ingots, or 500mm x 210mm for as-grown ingots | 0.1 to 775nm |
Excicor 500AT | Flat | Glass, film, plastics, polymer etc. | Up to 500m x 500mm | 0.005 to 300nm |
Excicor 450AT | Flat | Glass, film, plastics, polymer etc. | Up to 450m x 450mm | 0.005 to 300nm |
Excicor 300AT | Flat | Glass, film, plastics, polymer etc. | Up to 300m x 300mm | 0.005 to 300nm |
Excicor 250AT | Flat | Glass, film, plastics, polymer etc. | Up to 250m x 250mm | 0.005 to 300nm |
Excicor 150AT | Flat | Glass, film, plastics, polymer etc. | Up to 150m x 150mm | 0.005 to 300nm |
Exicor DUV | Flat | CaF2 blanks – lithography | Up to 400mm x 400mm | 0.005 to 4000nm |
Exicor microImager | Flat | Biological samples, small optics, glass, diamond. | Biggest field of view is 5.6mm x 5.6mm | 1 to 3500nm |
