Autofocus method and autofocus device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9310598
APP PUB NO 20120038979A1
SERIAL NO

13255827

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The invention is based on an autofocus method in which light from a light source (12) is focused at a measurement light focus (52) in a sample (6) and is reflected from there and the reflected light is guided through an optical system (22) in two light paths (48, 50) onto at least two detector elements (72, 74). In order to achieve fast and accurate automatic focusing on the sample, it is proposed that the measurement light focus (52) is moved in layers of the sample (6) which reflect light to different extents, and the detector elements (72, 74) are arranged in such a way that, in this case, profiles of a radiation property registered by the detector elements (72, 74) are different and a focus position is set in a manner dependent on the profiles.

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SAKURA FINETEK U S A INC1750 WEST 214TH STREET TORRANCE CA 90501

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hensler, Sven Gaienhofen, DE 4 116
Hing, Paul Owingen-Billafingen, DE 9 142

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