METHODS OF REDUCING SURFACE ROUGHNESS OF REFLECTANCE COATINGS FOR DUV MIRRORS

    公开(公告)号:US20180017719A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-18

    申请号:US15649736

    申请日:2017-07-14

    CPC classification number: G02B5/0833 G02B1/14 G02B5/0891

    Abstract: A method of reducing surface roughness of DUV reflectance coatings for a DUV mirror to improve the reflectance of the DUV mirror includes: forming the reflectance coating on a substrate, the reflectance coating including a film stack comprising multiple dielectric layers, including an uppermost layer. The method also includes adding to the uppermost layer a cap layer comprising SiO2 and having an upper surface with an initial RMS amount of surface roughness. The method further includes adding a sacrificial layer to the upper surface of the cap layer, wherein the sacrificial layer comprises SiO2. The method also includes etching the sacrificial layer down to the cap layer so that the upper surface of the cap layer has a final RMS amount of surface roughness that is less than the initial amount of surface roughness.

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