20090039240 | Optical light reflection method - The invention provides an optical light reflection method for measuring the actual thickness of a transparent oxide layer having a general thickness of less than 33 nm which layer is applied onto a glass container, in which method use is made of a light source for emitting UV-light to the glass container, means to collect directly reflected light and scattered reflected light from the glass container, and means to determine the thickness of the layer on the basis of the information provided by the reflected light. The invention further relates to an apparatus for carrying out the present invention. | 02-12-2009 |