Description

This module addresses the role of optics and lasers in the field of optoelectronics.

Upon completion of this module, the student should be able to do the following:
• Explain the methods of operation of an AFM
• Explain how interferometry is used in atomic force microscopy
• Explain how a photodiode is used in atomic force microscopy
• Explain how an optical grating is used in atomic force microscopy
• Explain the modes of operation of an AFM
• List several applications in nanotechnology of an AFM
• Replace the probe and cantilever of an AFM
• Align the laser to the probe in an AFM
• Prepare a sample for inspection in an AFM
• Operate a Topometrix AFM and produce a surface image from a selected sample