Alignment device and lithographic apparatus provided with such a device
    1.
    发明授权
    Alignment device and lithographic apparatus provided with such a device 失效
    具有这种装置的对准装置和光刻设备

    公开(公告)号:US5917604A

    公开(公告)日:1999-06-29

    申请号:US818143

    申请日:1997-03-13

    摘要: A device is described for aligning a first object provided with a first alignment mark (P) with respect to a second object provided with a second alignment mark (M), which marks have a periodical structure and are imaged onto each other. By selecting beam portions from the radiation from the first alignment mark (P) with the aid of an order diaphragm (55'), which beam portions are deflected through larger angles, the sensitivity of the device to errors can be decreased. Such a device may be used to great advantage in a lithographic apparatus.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种装置,用于使提供有第一对准标记(P)的第一物体相对于具有第二对准标记(M)的第二物体对准,该标记具有周期性结构并彼此成像。 通过借助于定子光阑(55')从第一对准标记(P)的辐射中选择光束部分,这些光束部分通过较大的角度被偏转,可以减小器件对误差的灵敏度。 这样的器件可以在光刻设备中被用于很大的优点。

    Radiation-source unit for generating a beam having two directions of
polarisation and two frequencies
    3.
    发明授权
    Radiation-source unit for generating a beam having two directions of polarisation and two frequencies 失效
    用于产生具有两个偏振方向和两个频率的光束的辐射源单元

    公开(公告)号:US5485272A

    公开(公告)日:1996-01-16

    申请号:US247933

    申请日:1994-05-24

    CPC分类号: G03F9/7049 G02F1/33

    摘要: A radiation-source unit is described which produces a radiation beam (30) with two components (9, 10) which are polarized perpendicularly relative to one another and which have different frequencies. The unit comprises a radiation source, a beam splitter (4), an acousto-optical modulation system (13, 18) for generating the frequency difference, and a beam combiner (25). Since the beam splitter and the beam combiner are transmission elements and their connecting line extends through the center of the modulation system the unit is compact and no alignment problems occur. Moreover, the frequency difference is adjustable over a wide range.

    摘要翻译: 描述了辐射源单元,其产生具有彼此垂直偏振且具有不同频率的两个分量(9,10)的辐射束(30)。 该单元包括辐射源,分束器(4),用于产生频率差的声光调制系统(13,18)和光束组合器(25)。 由于分束器和光束组合器是传输元件,并且其连接线延伸穿过调制系统的中心,所以该单元是紧凑的,并且不会发生对准问题。 此外,频率差可在宽范围内调节。