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  • noun an instrument that uses polarized light to investigate the surface layers of semiconductor wafers etc. Used in ellipsometry.

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  • Even in our rather crude lab setup, our fiber ellipsometer was nearly as accurate as commercial hardware.

    Ars Technica Chris Lee 2012

  • This ellipsometer makes SE measurements fast and simple.

    physicsworld.com: all content 2010

  • The affordable, compact, easy-to-use, bench-top SpecEl spectroscopic ellipsometer is ideal for single or multi-layer, semi-transparent samples such as wafers or glass plates.

    optics.org all content 2009

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