摘要:
A method and apparatus for measuring bandwidth of light emitted from a laser (12) is disclosed which may comprise: a first (30) and second (34) wavelength sensitive optical bandwidth etalon detectors providing, respectively, an output (32, 36) representative of a first parameter indicative of the bandwidth of the emitted light as measured respectively by the first anal second bandwidth detectors, and an actual bandwidth calculation apparatus (40) adapted to utilize these two outputs as part of a multivariable linear equation employing predetermined calibration variables specific to either the first or the second bandwidth detector, to calculate a first actual bandwidth parameter (FWXM) or a second actual bandwidth parameter (EX).
摘要:
A method and apparatus for producing with a gas discharge laser an output laser beam comprising output laser light pulses, for delivery as a light source to a utilizing tool is disclosed which may comprise a beam path ( 80 ) and a beam homogenizer ( 60 ) in the beam path.
摘要:
An apparatus (10) and method for controlling a laser System (12) is disclosed with a spectrometer (24, 30) having an optical bandwidth measuring unit (24) such as an etalon. The optical bandwidth measuring unit (24) outputs a measured parameter (32) and a reported parameter (36) is calculated by: Reported Parameter ('RP') = A * (Measured Parameter ('MP')) + C where A and C are determined based upon calibration of the optical bandwidth measuring unit (24) MP response for light of known valued of RP
摘要:
A laser includes a regenerative ring resonator that includes a discharge chamber having electrodes and a gain medium between the electrodes for producing a laser beam; a partially-reflective optical coupler, and a beam modification optical system in the path of the laser beam, The beam modification optical system transversely expands a profile of the laser beam such that the near field laser beam profile uniformly fills each aperture within the laser and such that the regenerative ring resonator remains either conditionally stable or marginally unstable when operating the laser at powers that induce thermal lenses In optical elements Inside the regenerative ring resonator.
摘要:
A method of controlling a spectral property of a light beam includes directing a light beam to a lithography exposure apparatus configured to create a pattern on a wafer; receiving information representative of a spectral property of the light beam; receiving information representative of an optical imaging condition of the lithography exposure apparatus; estimating a characteristic value of the light beam based on the received spectral property information and the received optical imaging condition information; determining whether the estimated light beam characteristic value matches a target light beam characteristic value; and if it is determined that the estimated light beam characteristic value does not match the target light beam characteristic value, adjusting the spectral property of the light beam.
摘要:
A method and apparatus is disclosed which may comprise detecting the bandwidth of laser output light pulses of a pulsed laser utilizing an array of light detecting elements by the steps which may comprise passing a portion of the laser output light produced by the pulsed laser to the array of light detecting elements in a manner that shifts the portion of the laser beam across the array of light detecting elements to avoid aliasing artifacts in output of the light detecting array. The portion of the image formed by the laser output light may be under-sampled, e.g., in the spatial or time domains. The relevant feature size of an image of an output of a fringe pattern generating element being sampled may comprise a size that is small with respect to the size of individual light detecting elements in the array of light detecting elements.
摘要:
A bandwidth meter method and apparatus for measuring the bandwidth of a spectrum of light emitted from a laser input to the bandwidth meter which provides a first and second output representing, respectively, a first and second parameter indicative of the bandwidth The wavelength calculation utilizes the first and second parameters as part of a multivariate equation employing predetermined calibration variables specific to the optical bandwidth monitor