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Coherence scanning interferometry (CSI) is any of a class of optical surface measurement methods wherein the localization of interference fringes during a scan of optical path length provides a means to determine surface characteristics such as topography, transparent film structure, and optical properties. CSI is currently the most common 
The technique encompasses but is not limited to instruments that use spectrally broadband, visible sources ( white light) to achieve interference fringe localization. CSI uses either fringe localization alone or in combination with
interference microscopy Interference microscopy involving measurements of differences in the path between two beams of light that have been split.
Types include:
* Classical interference microscopy
* Differential interference contrast microscopy
* Fluorescence interferenc ...
technique for areal surface topography
Surface finish, also known as surface texture or surface topography, is the nature of a surface as defined by the three characteristics of lay, surface roughness, and waviness.. It comprises the small, local deviations of a surface from the per ...
measurement. The term "CSI" was adopted by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO
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The technique encompasses but is not limited to instruments that use spectrally broadband, visible sources ( white light) to achieve interference fringe localization. CSI uses either fringe localization alone or in combination with interference fringe
In physics, interference is a phenomenon in which two waves combine by adding their displacement together at every single point in space and time, to form a resultant wave of greater, lower, or the same amplitude. Constructive and destructive ...
phase, depending on the surface type, desired surface topography repeatability and software capabilities. The table below compiles alternative terms that conform at least in part to the above definition.
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