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DE GROOT PETER

US69 patents
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ZYGO CORP

44 patents
US6313918B1Nov 6, 2001

Single-pass and multi-pass interferometery systems having a dynamic beam-steering assembly for measuring distance, angle, and dispersion

ZYGO CORP130 citations99
US6249351B1Jun 19, 2001

Grazing incidence interferometer and method

ZYGO CORP150 citations99
US6195168B1Feb 27, 2001

Infrared scanning interferometry apparatus and method

ZYGO CORP180 citations99
US5398113AMar 14, 1995

Method and apparatus for surface topography measurement by spatial-frequency analysis of interferograms

ZYGO CORP321 citations99
US7428057B2Sep 23, 2008

Interferometer for determining characteristics of an object surface, including processing and calibration

ZYGO CORP75 citations98
US6252667B1Jun 26, 2001

Interferometer having a dynamic beam steering assembly

ZYGO CORP101 citations98
US6219144B1Apr 17, 2001

Apparatus and method for measuring the refractive index and optical path length effects of air using multiple-pass interferometry

ZYGO CORP86 citations98
US5671050ASep 23, 1997

Method and apparatus for profiling surfaces using diffracative optics

ZYGO CORP99 citations98
US5663793ASep 2, 1997

Homodyne interferometric receiver and calibration method having improved accuracy and functionality

ZYGO CORP113 citations98
US7616323B2Nov 10, 2009

Interferometer with multiple modes of operation for determining characteristics of an object surface

ZYGO CORP37 citations96
US7446882B2Nov 4, 2008

Interferometer for determining characteristics of an object surface

ZYGO CORP45 citations96
US7324214B2Jan 29, 2008

Interferometer and method for measuring characteristics of optically unresolved surface features

ZYGO CORP102 citations96
US6822745B2Nov 23, 2004

Optical systems for measuring form and geometric dimensions of precision engineered parts

ZYGO CORP97 citations96
US6529279B2Mar 4, 2003

Interferometer and method for measuring the refractive index and optical path length effects of air

ZYGO CORP43 citations96
US6525825B2Feb 25, 2003

Interferometer and method for measuring the refractive index and optical path length effects of air

ZYGO CORP47 citations96
US6327039B1Dec 4, 2001

Interferometer and method for measuring the refractive index and optical path length effects of air

ZYGO CORP73 citations96
US6236507B1May 22, 2001

Apparatus to transform two nonparallel propagating optical beam components into two orthogonally polarized beam components

ZYGO CORP80 citations96
US5838485ANov 17, 1998

Superheterodyne interferometer and method for compensating the refractive index of air using electronic frequency multiplication

ZYGO CORP74 citations96
US5644562AJul 1, 1997

Method and apparatus for measuring and compensating birefringence in rotating disks

ZYGO CORP76 citations96
US5488477AJan 30, 1996

Methods and apparatus for profiling surfaces of transparent objects

ZYGO CORP81 citations96
US5473434ADec 5, 1995

Phase shifting interferometer and method for surface topography measurement

ZYGO CORP80 citations96
US7948637B2May 24, 2011

Error compensation in phase shifting interferometry

ZYGO CORP22 citations93
US7884947B2Feb 8, 2011

Interferometry for determining characteristics of an object surface, with spatially coherent illumination

ZYGO CORP26 citations93
US7869057B2Jan 11, 2011

Multiple-angle multiple-wavelength interferometer using high-NA imaging and spectral analysis

ZYGO CORP36 citations93
US7636168B2Dec 22, 2009

Interferometry method and system including spectral decomposition

ZYGO CORP20 citations93
US7321431B2Jan 22, 2008

Method and system for analyzing low-coherence interferometry signals for information about thin film structures

ZYGO CORP28 citations93
US6631004B1Oct 7, 2003

Single-pass and multi-pass interferometry systems having a dynamic beam-steering assembly for measuring distance, angle, and dispersion

ZYGO CORP31 citations93
US6011624AJan 4, 2000

Geometrically-Desensitized interferometer with adjustable range of measurement depths

ZYGO CORP45 citations93
US5999263ADec 7, 1999

Method and apparatus for performing interferometric measurements with reduced sensitivity to vibration

ZYGO CORP30 citations93
US5995224ANov 30, 1999

Full-field geometrically-desensitized interferometer employing diffractive and conventional optics

ZYGO CORP35 citations93
US5953125ASep 14, 1999

Optical gap measuring apparatus and method

ZYGO CORP49 citations93
US5751427AMay 12, 1998

Optical gap measuring apparatus and method

ZYGO CORP45 citations93
US5600441AFeb 4, 1997

Interferometer and method for measuring the distance of an object surface with respect to the surface of a rotating disk

ZYGO CORP28 citations93
US5598265AJan 28, 1997

Method for profiling an object surface using a large equivalent wavelength and system therefor

ZYGO CORP48 citations93
US5557399ASep 17, 1996

Optical gap measuring apparatus and method

ZYGO CORP34 citations93
US8379218B2Feb 19, 2013

Fiber-based interferometer system for monitoring an imaging interferometer

ZYGO CORP20 citations92
US7978338B2Jul 12, 2011

Compound reference interferometer

ZYGO CORP14 citations92
US7948636B2May 24, 2011

Interferometer and method for measuring characteristics of optically unresolved surface features

ZYGO CORP17 citations92
US7924435B2Apr 12, 2011

Apparatus and method for measuring characteristics of surface features

ZYGO CORP28 citations92
US7684049B2Mar 23, 2010

Interferometer and method for measuring characteristics of optically unresolved surface features

ZYGO CORP18 citations92
US6525826B2Feb 25, 2003

Interferometer and method for measuring the refractive index and optical path length effects of air

ZYGO CORP22 citations92
US6407816B1Jun 18, 2002

Interferometer and method for measuring the refractive index and optical path length effects of air

ZYGO CORP32 citations92
US7636166B2Dec 22, 2009

Interferometer system for monitoring an object

ZYGO CORP14 citations90
US8004688B2Aug 23, 2011

Scan error correction in low coherence scanning interferometry

ZYGO CORP9 citations84

DE GROOT PETER

3 patents

HUGHES DANBURY OPTICAL SYST

1 patent

PERKIN ELMER CORP

1 patent

SECO PACKING

1 patent

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