A reticle stage is provided, including an electrostatic chuck and an acoustic wave transducer. The electrostatic chuck includes multiple chucking electrodes embedded in a dielectric body and configured to secure a reticle to a chuck surface of the dielectric body by electrostatic attraction. The acoustic wave transducer is disposed on the chuck surface and configured to impart a surface acoustic wave to the chuck surface to vibrate the chuck surface, thereby removing the reticle from the reticle stage.