Projection objective of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus
    3.
    发明授权
    Projection objective of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus 有权
    微光刻投影曝光装置的投影目标

    公开(公告)号:US08325426B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-04

    申请号:US13156819

    申请日:2011-06-09

    IPC分类号: G02B15/14

    摘要: A projection objective of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus has a high index refractive optical element with an index of refraction greater than 1.6. This element has a volume and a material related optical property which varies over the volume. Variations of this optical property cause an aberration of the objective. In one embodiment at least 4 optical surfaces are provided that are arranged in at least one volume which is optically conjugate with the volume of the refractive optical element. Each optical surface comprises at least one correction means, for example a surface deformation or a birefringent layer with locally varying properties, which at least partially corrects the aberration caused by the variation of the optical property.

    摘要翻译: 微光刻投影曝光装置的投影物镜具有折射率大于1.6的高折射率折射光学元件。 该元件具有在体积上变化的体积和材料相关的光学性质。 该光学特性的变化导致物镜的像差。 在一个实施例中,提供至少4个光学表面,其布置在与折射光学元件的体积光学共轭的至少一个体积中。 每个光学表面包括至少一个校正装置,例如具有局部变化特性的表面变形或双折射层,其至少部分地校正由光学性质的变化引起的像差。

    Projection objective of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus
    5.
    发明授权
    Projection objective of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus 有权
    微光刻投影曝光装置的投影目标

    公开(公告)号:US07982969B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-19

    申请号:US12330980

    申请日:2008-12-09

    IPC分类号: G02B15/14

    摘要: A projection objective of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus has a high index refractive optical element with an index of refraction greater than 1.6. This element has a volume and a material related optical property which varies over the volume. Variations of this optical property cause an aberration of the objective. In one embodiment at least 4 optical surfaces are provided that are arranged in at least one volume which is optically conjugate with the volume of the refractive optical element. Each optical surface comprises at least one correction means, for example a surface deformation or a birefringent layer with locally varying properties, which at least partially corrects the aberration caused by the variation of the optical property.

    摘要翻译: 微光刻投影曝光装置的投影物镜具有折射率大于1.6的高折射率折射光学元件。 该元件具有在体积上变化的体积和材料相关的光学性质。 该光学特性的变化导致物镜的像差。 在一个实施例中,提供至少4个光学表面,其布置在与折射光学元件的体积光学共轭的至少一个体积中。 每个光学表面包括至少一个校正装置,例如具有局部变化特性的表面变形或双折射层,其至少部分地校正由光学性质的变化引起的像差。

    Illumination system or projection lens of a microlithographic exposure system
    6.
    发明授权
    Illumination system or projection lens of a microlithographic exposure system 有权
    微光曝光系统的照明系统或投影透镜

    公开(公告)号:US08031326B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-04

    申请号:US12042621

    申请日:2008-03-05

    IPC分类号: G03B27/54 G03B27/72

    摘要: In some embodiments, the disclosure provides an optical system, in particular an illumination system or a projection lens of a microlithographic exposure system, having an optical system axis and at least one element group including three birefringent elements each of which includes optically uniaxial material and having an aspheric surface, wherein a first birefringent element of the group has a first orientation of its optical crystal axis, a second birefringent element of the group has a second orientation of its optical crystal axis, wherein the second orientation can be described as emerging from a rotation of the first orientation, the rotation not corresponding to a rotation around the optical system axis by an angle of 90° or an integer multiple thereof, and a third birefringent element of the group has a third orientation of its optical crystal axis, wherein the third orientation can be described as emerging from a rotation of the second orientation, the rotation not corresponding to a rotation around the optical system axis by an angle of 90° or an integer multiple thereof.

    摘要翻译: 在一些实施例中,本公开提供了一种光学系统,特别是微光刻曝光系统的照明系统或投影透镜,其具有光学系统轴线和包括三个双折射元件的至少一个元件组,每个元件组包括光学单轴材料并具有 非球面表面,其中该组的第一双折射元件具有其光学晶体轴的第一取向,该组的第二双折射元件具有其光学晶轴的第二取向,其中第二取向可被描述为从 第一取向的旋转,旋转不对应于围绕光学系统轴的旋转90°的角度或其整数倍,并且该组的第三双折射元件具有其光学晶轴的第三取向,其中, 可以将第三取向描述为从第二取向旋转而出现,旋转不对准 以围绕光学系统轴旋转90°的角度或其整数倍。

    PROJECTION LENS OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE SYSTEM
    7.
    发明申请
    PROJECTION LENS OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE SYSTEM 审中-公开
    微波曝光系统的投影镜头

    公开(公告)号:US20090021830A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-22

    申请号:US12132796

    申请日:2008-06-04

    IPC分类号: G02B17/08 G02B27/28 G02B27/18

    摘要: In some embodiments, the disclosure provides a projection lens configured to configured to image radiation from an object plane of the projection lens to an image plane of the projection lens. The projection lens can, for example, be used in a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus. The projection lens includes a last lens on the image plane side. The last lens includes at least one intrinsically birefringent material. The material can be, for example, magnesium oxide, a garnet, lithium barium fluoride and/or a spinel. The last lens can have a thickness d which satisfies the condition 0.8*y0, max

    摘要翻译: 在一些实施例中,本公开提供一种投影透镜,其被配置为被配置为将来自投影透镜的物平面的辐射成像到投影透镜的像平面。 投影透镜例如可以用在微光刻投影曝光装置中。 投影透镜在图像平面侧包括最后一个透镜。 最后一个透镜包括至少一个本质上双折射材料。 该材料可以是例如氧化镁,石榴石,氟化锂钡和/或尖晶石。 最后一个透镜可以具有满足条件0.8 * y0,max

    ILLUMINATION SYSTEM OR PROJECTION LENS OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE SYSTEM
    8.
    发明申请
    ILLUMINATION SYSTEM OR PROJECTION LENS OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE SYSTEM 有权
    微观曝光系统的照明系统或投影镜头

    公开(公告)号:US20080204877A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-28

    申请号:US12042621

    申请日:2008-03-05

    IPC分类号: G02B27/28

    摘要: In some embodiments, the disclosure provides an optical system, in particular an illumination system or a projection lens of a microlithographic exposure system, having an optical system axis and at least one element group including three birefringent elements each of which includes optically uniaxial material and having an aspheric surface, wherein a first birefringent element of the group has a first orientation of its optical crystal axis, a second birefringent element of the group has a second orientation of its optical crystal axis, wherein the second orientation can be described as emerging from a rotation of the first orientation, the rotation not corresponding to a rotation around the optical system axis by an angle of 90° or an integer multiple thereof, and a third birefringent element of the group has a third orientation of its optical crystal axis, wherein the third orientation can be described as emerging from a rotation of the second orientation, the rotation not corresponding to a rotation around the optical system axis by an angle of 90° or an integer multiple thereof.

    摘要翻译: 在一些实施例中,本公开提供了一种光学系统,特别是微光刻曝光系统的照明系统或投影透镜,其具有光学系统轴线和包括三个双折射元件的至少一个元件组,每个元件组包括光学单轴材料并具有 非球面表面,其中该组的第一双折射元件具有其光学晶体轴的第一取向,该组的第二双折射元件具有其光学晶轴的第二取向,其中第二取向可被描述为从 第一取向的旋转,旋转不对应于围绕光学系统轴的旋转90°的角度或其整数倍,并且该组的第三双折射元件具有其光学晶轴的第三取向,其中, 可以将第三取向描述为从第二取向旋转而出现,旋转不对准 以围绕光学系统轴旋转90°的角度或其整数倍。

    Projection objective of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus
    9.
    发明授权
    Projection objective of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus 失效
    微光刻投影曝光装置的投影目标

    公开(公告)号:US07710640B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-04

    申请号:US12138851

    申请日:2008-06-13

    IPC分类号: G02B13/14

    摘要: A projection objective for a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus. The projection objective can project an image of a mask that can be set in position in an object plane onto a light-sensitive coating layer that can be set in position in an image plane. The projection objective can be designed to operate in an immersion mode, and it can produce at least one intermediate image. The projection objective can include an optical subsystem on the image-plane side which projects the intermediate image into the image plane with an image-plane-side projection ratio having an absolute value of at least 0.3.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于微光刻投影曝光装置的投影物镜。 投影物镜可以将可以在物平面中的位置设置的掩模的图像投影到能够被设置在图像平面中的位置的感光涂层上。 投影物镜可以被设计为以浸没模式操作,并且可以产生至少一个中间图像。 投影物镜可以包括图像平面侧的光学子系统,其中间图像以绝对值至少为0.3的像平面侧投影比率投射到像平面中。

    SYMMETRICAL OBJECTIVE HAVING FOUR LENS GROUPS FOR MICROLITHOGRAPHY
    10.
    发明申请
    SYMMETRICAL OBJECTIVE HAVING FOUR LENS GROUPS FOR MICROLITHOGRAPHY 有权
    具有四个用于微结构的镜片组的对称目标

    公开(公告)号:US20090080086A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-26

    申请号:US12257156

    申请日:2008-10-23

    IPC分类号: G02B27/18 G02B11/28 G02B11/04

    摘要: The invention features a system for microlithography that includes a mercury light source configured to emit radiation at multiple mercury emission lines, a projection objective positioned to receive radiation emitted by the mercury light source, and a stage configured to position a wafer relative to the projection objective. During operation, the projection objective directs radiation from the light source to the wafer, where the radiation at the wafer includes energy from more than one of the emission lines. Optical lens systems for use in said projection objective comprise four lens groups, each having two lenses comprising silica, the first and second lens groups on one hand and the third and fourth lens groups on the other hand are positioned symmetrically with respect to a plane perpendicular to the optical axis of said lens system.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的特征在于一种用于微光刻的系统,其包括配置成在多个汞发射线处发射辐射的水银光源,设置成接收由水银光源发射的辐射的投影物镜,以及被配置为相对于投影物镜定位晶片的台 。 在操作期间,投影物镜将来自光源的辐射引导到晶片,其中晶片处的辐射包括来自多于一个发射线的能量。 用于所述投影物镜的光学透镜系统包括四个透镜组,每个透镜组具有包括二氧化硅的两个透镜,另一方面,第一和第二透镜组以及第三透镜组和第四透镜组相对于垂直的平面对称地定位 到所述透镜系统的光轴。