title: Localized measurement of the optical thickness of a transparent window: application to the study of the photosensitivity of organic polymers.
abstract: The development of an optical setup that permits us to carry out high-resolution mappings of the absolute optical thickness of plane-parallel transparent windows is described. This measurement is based on the recording and processing of the spectral transmission of the wafer between 1,520 and 1,570 nm and has a relative precision better than 10(-6). Hence it is used for the characterization of the photosensitivity of two organic photopolymers (cationic ring opening polymer and poly(methylmethacrylate)). The refractive index change dynamics for both materials and the spontaneous evolution of the optical thickness are demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Institut FRESNEL-UMR CNRS 6133, Université Paul Cézanne, EGIM, Université de Provence, Domaine Universitaire de Saint-Jérôme, 13397 Marseille Cedex 20, France. jlumeau@creol.ucf.edu
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lumeau
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lequime