Discussion on the technique of relative optical interference intensity for the measurement of lubricant film thickness

Tribology Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-245

  Ma, Liran ^a   Zhang, Chenhui ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Film thickness; ROII method; Thin film lubrication

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION ERROR; COATING PARAMETERS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; LUBRICANT FILM THICKNESS; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; MULTIPLE BEAM; OPTICAL INTERFERENCE; ROII METHOD; THIN FILM LUBRICATION; THIN LUBRICANT FILMS; TWO-BEAM INTERFERENCE;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LUBRICATION; MAGNETIC FILMS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS;

FILM THICKNESS;

EID: 72449156181     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-009-9479-6     Document Type: Article

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