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A new method for the measurement of anisotropic stress in thin films based on 2-D fast Fourier transform (FFT) is presented. A modified Twyman-Green interferometer was used for surface topography measurement. A fringe normalization technique was also used to improve the phase extraction technique efficiently. The measurement of anisotropic stress in obliquely deposited MgF(2) thin film was demonstrated.

A measuring apparatus based on a phase shifting interferometry technique to determine the mechanical properties of metal oxide films was presented. Thin films were prepared by ion-beam sputter deposition at low substrate temperature. Quantitative determination of the mechanical properties such as the internal stress, biaxial elastic modulus, and thermal expansion coefficient of metal oxide films were investigated. A phase shifting Twyman-Green interferometer with the phase reduction algorithm was setup to measure the temperature-dependent stress in thin films. Two types of circular glass plates, with known Young's moduli, Poisson's ratios, and thermal expansion coefficients, were used as coating substrate. The temperature-dependent stress behavior of the metal oxide films was obtained by heating samples in the range from room temperature to 70 °C. The stresses of thin films deposited on two different substrates were plotted against the stress measurement temperature, showing a linear dependence. Four oxide films were reported for their film stresses and thermal expansion coefficients. © 2001 American Institute of Physics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new technique for determining the stress of thin films is described. This technique combines digital phase shifting interferometry with image-processing software. A circular disc polished on one side is used as the coated substrate during film deposition. The average stress in thin films can be derived by comparing the deflection of the substrate before and after film deposition. The deflection of the substrate by the deposited film is obtained by the phase map. Using the Zernike polynomial fitting algorithm, a three dimensional contour map is generated from the polynomial coefficients to visualize the deformation of the thin film and to examine the tensile or compressive stress after film deposition. Four oxide films prepared by ionbeam sputter deposition are investigated for their film stresses. The experimental results show that the stress values are concordant with measurements using other methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper reports on the application of a phase shifting interferometry technique for the concurrent measurement of the thermal expansion coefficient αand the elastic modulus E/1-υof Ta[sub 2] O[sub 5] thin film. The Ta[sub 2] O[sub 5] films were prepared by ion beam sputter deposition. The stresses in the thin films were measured with the phase shifting interferometry technique using two types of circular discs with known thermal expansion coefficients, Young's moduli and Poisson's ratios. The temperature-dependent stress behaviour of Ta[sub 2] O[sub 5] films was obtained by heating samples in the range from room temperature to 70°C. The internal stresses of Ta[sub 2] O[sub 5] thin films deposited on the BK-7 and Pyrex glass substrates were plotted against the stress measurement temperature, showing a linear dependence. From the slopes of the two lines in the stress versus temperature plot, the thermal expansion coefficient and the elastic modulus of Ta[sub 2] O[sub 5] thin film are then calculated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]