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Coherence Scanning Interferometry

Surface topography measurement method wherein the localization of interference fringes during ascan of optical path length provides a means to determine a surface topography map.

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 061 Firearms and Toolmarks 3D Measurement Systems and Measurement Quality Control. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2021. Source link