设计了一套迈克耳孙白光干涉仪系统用于测量光学薄膜的反射相位,并由此反推单层薄膜的物理厚度。为补偿传统算法获取相位所存在的误差,提出一种新算法,以线性拟合结果作为初始猜想,采用多变量优化拟合总光程差曲线得到光学薄膜的相位。通过数值模拟的方式论证了理论上的可行性和高计算精度。采用多变量优化的手段进行处理实际测试的一组单层TiO2薄膜,所得物理厚度值与传统的光度法测试反演结果非常吻合。该测试系统和处理算法为快速精确测量光学薄膜厚度提供了一种新的解决方案。

A dispersive white-light spectral interferometer for precise measurements of the phase properties of multilayer thin film structures is built. A novel wavelet-based differentiation approach that considerably resists measurement error of group delay (GD) and group delay dispersion (GDD) is introduced. Versatile applications beyond phase measurement of the apparatus are demonstrated, including piezoelectric coefficient determination and physical thickness retrieval. With the increase of demand for thin film structures with specific phase properties, this white-light spectral interferometer can play an important role in future thin film industry.