Time domain multiplexed defect scanner

Abstract

An optical scanning system includes a first radiating source capable of outputting a first source light beam, a second radiating source capable of outputting a second source light beam, a first time-varying beam reflector configured to direct the first source light beam and the second source light beam toward the sample, a scan lens configured to focus the first source light beam and the second source light beam reflected by the first time-varying beam reflector onto the sample, and a compound ellipsoidal collector configured to direct light scattered from the sample toward a scattered radiation detector. The optical scanning system causes one of the first or second source light beams to be directed towards a sample at an incident angle. The first light beam has a first wavelength, the second light beam has a second wavelength, and the first wavelength and the second wavelength are not the same.

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