SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET LAMP ASSISTED IGNITION OF OXYGEN-CONTAINING LASER SUSTAINED PLASMA SOURCES

    公开(公告)号:US20240138048A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-25

    申请号:US18535840

    申请日:2023-12-11

    申请人: KLA Corporation

    摘要: An illumination system includes a gas containment vessel configured to contain a gas. The illumination system also includes one or more pump sources configured to generate one or more pump beams. The illumination system includes an ozone generation unit including one or more illumination sources. The one or more illumination sources are configured to generate a beam of illumination of an energy sufficient for converting a portion of diatomic oxygen (O2) contained within the gas containment vessel to triatomic oxygen (O3). One or more energy sources are configured to ignite the plasma within the gas contained within the gas containment vessel via absorption of energy of the one or more energy sources by a portion of the triatomic oxygen, wherein the plasma emits broadband radiation.

    LASER-SUSTAINED PLASMA LAMPS WITH GRADED CONCENTRATION OF HYDROXYL RADICAL

    公开(公告)号:US20230046314A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-16

    申请号:US17880472

    申请日:2022-08-03

    申请人: KLA Corporation

    IPC分类号: H01J61/30 H01J61/02

    摘要: A plasma lamp is disclosed. The plasma lamp includes a gas containment structure configured to contain a gas and generate a plasma within the gas containment structure. The gas containment structure is formed from a glass material transparent to illumination from a pump laser and the broadband radiation emitted by the plasma. The gas containment structure includes a glass wall and the glass within the glass wall includes an OH concentration distribution that varies across a thickness of the glass wall.

    SWIRLER FOR LASER-SUSTAINED PLASMA LIGHT SOURCE WITH REVERSE VORTEX FLOW

    公开(公告)号:US20230053035A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-16

    申请号:US17880455

    申请日:2022-08-03

    申请人: KLA Corporation

    摘要: A plasma lamp for use in a laser-sustained plasma (LSP) light source is disclosed. The plasma lamp includes a gas containment structure for containing a gas, a gas seal positioned at a base of the gas containment structure, a gas inlet, and a gas outlet. The plasma lamp includes a gas swirler including a set of nozzles configured to generate a vortex gas flow and a swirler shaft including an inlet channel for delivering the gas from the gas inlet to the nozzles and an outlet channel for delivering the gas from the gas containment structure to the gas outlet. The plasma lamp includes a distributor including one or more plenums to distribute the gas from the gas inlet into the swirler. The plasma lamp may also include a deflector fluidically coupled to the swirler shaft and extending above the set of nozzles and configured to direct gas flow around the swirler.

    VUV LASER-SUSTAINED PLASMA LIGHT SOURCE WITH LONG-PASS FILTERING

    公开(公告)号:US20240276625A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-15

    申请号:US18438165

    申请日:2024-02-09

    申请人: KLA Corporation

    IPC分类号: H05G2/00

    CPC分类号: H05G2/008

    摘要: A laser-sustained broadband light source is disclosed. The light source may include a gas containment structure containing a mixture of a first noble gas and a second noble gas. The light source may include a laser pump source to generate an optical pump to sustain a plasma within the gas containment structure. The first noble gas absorbs broadband light within a first wavelength band and a second wavelength band. The light source may include a filter positioned within the gas containment structure and configured to absorb the broadband light emitted by the plasma having a wavelength below a selected wavelength threshold. The absorption of broadband light by the first noble gas and the filter provide long-pass filtering of broadband light below the selected wavelength to protect one or more downstream optical elements from damage.

    System and method for vacuum ultraviolet lamp assisted ignition of oxygen-containing laser sustained plasma sources

    公开(公告)号:US11844172B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-12

    申请号:US16654230

    申请日:2019-10-16

    申请人: KLA Corporation

    摘要: An illumination system includes a gas containment vessel configured to contain a gas. The illumination system also includes one or more pump sources configured to generate one or more pump beams. The illumination system includes an ozone generation unit including one or more illumination sources. The one or more illumination sources are configured to generate a beam of illumination of an energy sufficient for converting a portion of diatomic oxygen (O2) contained within the gas containment vessel to triatomic oxygen (O3). One or more energy sources are configured to ignite the plasma within the gas contained within the gas containment vessel via absorption of energy of the one or more energy sources by a portion of the triatomic oxygen, wherein the plasma emits broadband radiation.