Interference microscopy of sub-λ structures: A rigorous computation method and measurements

Abstract The topometrical images of sub-wavelength structures as obtained in interferometrical microscopy with partially coherent illumination are computed and compared with measurements. The developed numerical model consists of: (i) a moment method calculation of the electromagnetic near-field of small (width

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