Title :
Experimental study on 3-D analysis of contact surfaces with a digital scanning laser microscope
Author :
Hasegawa, Makoto ; Makimoto, Jiro ; Sawa, Koichiro
Author_Institution :
Chitose Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Hokkaido, Japan
Abstract :
The authors have been interested in a scanning laser microscope (SLM) and applied it to studies of contact phenomena. In particular, a digital SLM is currently in use, and is confirmed to be a successful tool for investigating the contact phenomena. In this paper, the theory and mechanism of a digital SLM are briefly explained, and some actual data obtained with the digital SLM are presented for demonstrating its usefulness for studies of contact phenomena
Keywords :
electrical contacts; electrodes; optical microscopes; optical microscopy; surface topography measurement; wear; 3D analysis; SLM; contact phenomena; contact surfaces; digital SLM; digital SLM data; digital SLM mechanism; digital SLM theory; digital scanning laser microscope; scanning laser microscope; Atomic force microscopy; Conducting materials; Contacts; Current measurement; Electric variables measurement; Electrodes; Laser theory; Optical interferometry; Probes; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Contacts, 2001. Proceedings of the Forty-Seventh IEEE Holm Conference on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6667-0
DOI :
10.1109/HOLM.2001.953193
