Method and apparatus for determining the degree of oxidation of an oxide coating

摘要

A method and apparatus determines the thickness of a copper oxide coating of an object by measuring the quantity of light reflected from the object in at least two wavelength zones, and then determining a value for a relationship between those quantities, for example, the ratio or difference of those quantities. The value is then compared to a predetermined, regular correspondence between such values and copper oxide thicknesses to determine the object's copper oxide thickness.