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公开(公告)号:US20050083983A1
公开(公告)日:2005-04-21
申请号:US10956784
申请日:2004-10-01
申请人: Richard Sandstrom , William Partlo , Daniel Brown , Thomas Yager , Alexander Ershov , Robert Rafac , German Rylov
发明人: Richard Sandstrom , William Partlo , Daniel Brown , Thomas Yager , Alexander Ershov , Robert Rafac , German Rylov
IPC分类号: B23K26/06 , B23K26/40 , G01J1/42 , G01J9/02 , G02B26/00 , G02B26/08 , G03F7/20 , H01S20060101 , H01S3/00 , H01S3/1055 , H01S3/22 , H01S3/225
CPC分类号: G01J1/429 , B23K26/0622 , B23K2101/40 , G01J9/02 , G02B26/002 , G02B26/0875 , G03F7/70041 , G03F7/70575 , H01S3/005 , H01S3/0057 , H01S3/1055 , H01S3/225
摘要: An apparatus and method are disclosed for operating a narrow band short pulse duration gas discharge laser output light pulse beam producing system, producing a beam comprising laser output light pulses at a selected pulse repetition rate, which may comprise: a dispersive center wavelength selection optic selecting at least one center wavelength for each pulse determined at least in part by the angle of incidence of the laser light pulse beam containing the respective pulse on the dispersive wavelength selection optic; a tuning mechanism operative to select at least one angle of incidence of a first spatially defined portion of the laser light pulse beam containing the respective pulse upon the dispersive center wavelength selection optic; and, the tuning mechanism comprising a variably refractive optical element defining a plurality of refractive angular displacements of the first spatially defined portion of the laser light pulse beam passing through the variably refractive optical element at one of a plurality of positions of incidence of the laser light pulse beam on the variably refractive optical element. The variably refractive optical element may comprise: a first generally flat face defining a surface of incidence for the laser light pulse beam; and, a second multifaceted or curved face defining a plurality of generally flat surfaces of exit or a continuously varying surface of exit for the laser light beam. Other aspects of pulse parameter metrology and pulse modulation control, including in response to signals from the utilization tool are disclosed, e.g., relating to proper dose control with differing center wavelength spectra.
摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于操作窄带短脉冲持续时间气体放电激光输出光脉冲束产生系统的装置和方法,产生包括选定脉冲重复频率的激光输出光脉冲的光束,其可以包括:色散中心波长选择光学选择 用于每个脉冲的至少一个中心波长至少部分地由分散波长选择光学器件上包含相应脉冲的激光束的入射角确定; 调谐机构,用于在色散中心波长选择光学器件上选择包含相应脉冲的激光束脉冲光束的第一空间限定部分的至少一个入射角; 并且所述调谐机构包括可变折射光学元件,所述可变折射光学元件限定所述激光束的所述第一空间限定部分的多个折射角位移通过所述可变折射光学元件在所述激光的入射的多个位置中的一个位置 脉冲光束在可变折射光学元件上。 可变折射光学元件可以包括:限定用于激光束脉冲束的入射面的第一大致平坦的面; 以及限定用于激光束的出口的多个大致平坦的表面或出口的连续变化的表面的第二多面或弯曲面。 脉冲参数测量和脉冲调制控制的其它方面包括响应来自利用工具的信号,例如涉及具有不同中心波长光谱的适当剂量控制。
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公开(公告)号:US20060114957A1
公开(公告)日:2006-06-01
申请号:US11000684
申请日:2004-11-30
申请人: J. Martin Algots , Robert Bergstedt , Walter Gillespie , Vladimir Kulgeyko , William Partlo , German Rylov , Richard Sandstrom , Brian Strate , Timothy Dyer
发明人: J. Martin Algots , Robert Bergstedt , Walter Gillespie , Vladimir Kulgeyko , William Partlo , German Rylov , Richard Sandstrom , Brian Strate , Timothy Dyer
IPC分类号: H01S3/22
CPC分类号: H01S3/1055 , G03F7/70025 , G03F7/70041 , H01S3/005 , H01S3/036 , H01S3/08 , H01S3/08004 , H01S3/08059 , H01S3/097 , H01S3/106 , H01S3/2251
摘要: A line narrowing method and module for a narrow band DUV high power high repetition rate gas discharge laser producing output laser light pulse beam pulses in bursts of pulses, the module having a nominal optical path are disclosed which may comprise: a dispersive center wavelength selection optic moveably mounted within an optical path of the line narrowing module, selecting at least one center wavelength for each pulse determined at least in part by the angle of incidence of the laser light pulse beam containing the respective pulse on the dispersive wavelength selection optic; a first tuning mechanism operative in part to select the angle of incidence of the laser light pulse beam containing the respective pulse upon the dispersive center wavelength selection optic, by selecting an angle of transmission of the laser light pulse beam containing the pulse toward the dispersive center wavelength selection optic; a second tuning mechanism operative in part to select the angle of incidence of the laser light pulse beam containing the respective pulse by changing the position of the dispersive center wavelength selection optic relative to the nominal optical path of the line narrowing module; wherein the second tuning mechanism coarsely selects a value for the center wavelength and the first tuning mechanism more finely selects the value for the center wavelength. The apparatus and method may further comprise at least one beam expanding and redirecting prism in the optical path of the line narrowing module; the first tuning mechanism selecting an angle of incidence of the at least a first spatially defined portion of the laser light pulse beam by changing the position of the at least one beam expanding prism relative to the nominal optical path of the line narrowing module. The first and second tuning mechanisms may be controlled by a center wavelength controller during a burst based upon feedback from a center wavelength detector detecting the center wavelength of at least one other pulse in the burst of pulses and the controller providing the feedback based upon an algorithm employing the detected center wavelength for the at least one other pulse in the burst. The first tuning mechanism may comprise an electro-mechanical course positioning mechanism and a fine positioning mechanism comprising an actuatable material that changes position or shape when actuated.
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公开(公告)号:US20090080476A1
公开(公告)日:2009-03-26
申请号:US11973671
申请日:2007-10-10
申请人: William N. Partlo , Alexander I. Ershov , German Rylov , Igor V. Fomenkov , Daniel J.W. Brown , Christian J. Wittak , Rajasekhar M. Rao , Robert A. Bergstedt , John Fitzgerald , Richard L. Sandstrom , Vladimir B. Fleurov , Robert N. Jacques , Ed Danielewicz , Robin Swain , Edward Arriola , Mike Wyatt , Walter Crosby
发明人: William N. Partlo , Alexander I. Ershov , German Rylov , Igor V. Fomenkov , Daniel J.W. Brown , Christian J. Wittak , Rajasekhar M. Rao , Robert A. Bergstedt , John Fitzgerald , Richard L. Sandstrom , Vladimir B. Fleurov , Robert N. Jacques , Ed Danielewicz , Robin Swain , Edward Arriola , Mike Wyatt , Walter Crosby
CPC分类号: H01S3/0057 , G03F7/70341 , G03F7/70583
摘要: An apparatus and method which may comprise a pulsed gas discharge laser which may comprise a seed laser portion; an amplifier portion receiving the seed laser output and amplifying the optical intensity of each seed pulse; a pulse stretcher which may comprise: a first beam splitter operatively connected with the first delay path and a second pulse stretcher operatively connected with the second delay path; a first optical delay path tower containing the first beam splitter; a second optical delay path tower containing the second beam splitter; one of the first and second optical delay paths may comprise: a plurality of mirrors defining the respective optical delay path including mirrors located in the first tower and in the second tower; the other of the first and second optical delay paths may comprise: a plurality of mirrors defining the respective optical delay path including mirrors only in one of the first tower and the second tower.
摘要翻译: 一种可包括可包括种子激光器部分的脉冲气体放电激光器的装置和方法; 接收种子激光输出并放大每个种子脉冲的光强度的放大器部分; 脉冲展开器,其可以包括:与第一延迟路径可操作地连接的第一分束器和与第二延迟路径可操作地连接的第二脉冲展开器; 包含第一分束器的第一光学延迟路径塔; 包含第二分束器的第二光学延迟路径塔; 第一和第二光学延迟路径中的一个可以包括:多个反射镜,其限定相应的光学延迟路径,包括位于第一塔架和第二塔架中的反射镜; 第一和第二光学延迟路径中的另一个可以包括:多个反射镜限定相应的光学延迟路径,其仅包括在第一塔架和第二塔架之一中的镜子。
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公开(公告)号:US20100074295A1
公开(公告)日:2010-03-25
申请号:US12592228
申请日:2009-11-20
申请人: William N. Partlo , Alexander I. Ershov , German Rylov , Igor V. Fomenkov , Daniel J.W. Brown , Christian J. Wittak , Rajasekhar M. Rao , Robert A. Bergstedt , John Fitzgerald , Richard L. Sandstrom , Vladimir B. Fleurov , Robert N. Jacques , Ed Danielewicz , Robin Swain , Edmond Arriola , Mike Wyatt , Walter Crosby
发明人: William N. Partlo , Alexander I. Ershov , German Rylov , Igor V. Fomenkov , Daniel J.W. Brown , Christian J. Wittak , Rajasekhar M. Rao , Robert A. Bergstedt , John Fitzgerald , Richard L. Sandstrom , Vladimir B. Fleurov , Robert N. Jacques , Ed Danielewicz , Robin Swain , Edmond Arriola , Mike Wyatt , Walter Crosby
IPC分类号: H01S3/22
CPC分类号: H01S3/0057 , G03F7/70341 , G03F7/70583
摘要: An apparatus and method are disclosed which may comprise a pulsed gas discharge laser lithography light source which may comprise a seed laser portion providing a seed laser output light beam of seed pulses; an amplifier portion receiving the seed laser output light beam and amplifying the optical intensity of each seed pulse to provide a high power laser system output light beam of output pulses; the amplifier portion may comprise a ring power amplifier comprising amplifier portion injection optics comprising at least one beam expanding prism, a beam reverser and an input/output coupler; the beam expansion optics and the output coupler may be mounted on an optics assembly with the beam expansion optics rigidly mounted with respect to the optics assembly and the input/output coupler mounted for relative movement with respect to the optics assembly for optical alignment purposes.
摘要翻译: 公开了一种可以包括脉冲气体放电激光光刻光源的装置和方法,脉冲气体放电激光光刻光源可以包括提供种子脉冲的种子激光输出光束的种子激光部分; 接收种子激光输出光束并放大每个种子脉冲的光强度的放大器部分,以提供输出脉冲的大功率激光系统输出光束; 放大器部分可以包括环形功率放大器,其包括放大器部分注入光学器件,其包括至少一个光束扩展棱镜,光束反向器和输入/输出耦合器; 光束扩展光学器件和输出耦合器可以安装在光学组件上,其中光束扩展光学器件相对于光学组件刚性地安装,并且输入/输出耦合器被安装成相对于用于光学对准目的的光学组件的相对运动。
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公开(公告)号:US07643528B2
公开(公告)日:2010-01-05
申请号:US11973671
申请日:2007-10-10
申请人: William N. Partlo , Alexander I. Ershov , German Rylov , Igor V. Fomenkov , Daniel J. W. Brown , Christian J. Wittak , Rajasekhar M. Rao , Robert A. Bergstedt , John Fitzgerald , Richard L. Sandstrom , Vladimir B. Fleurov , Robert N. Jacques , Ed Danielewicz , Robin Swain , Edward Arriola , Michael Wyatt , Walter Crosby
发明人: William N. Partlo , Alexander I. Ershov , German Rylov , Igor V. Fomenkov , Daniel J. W. Brown , Christian J. Wittak , Rajasekhar M. Rao , Robert A. Bergstedt , John Fitzgerald , Richard L. Sandstrom , Vladimir B. Fleurov , Robert N. Jacques , Ed Danielewicz , Robin Swain , Edward Arriola , Michael Wyatt , Walter Crosby
IPC分类号: H01S3/22
CPC分类号: H01S3/0057 , G03F7/70341 , G03F7/70583
摘要: An apparatus and method which may comprise a pulsed gas discharge laser which may comprise a seed laser portion; an amplifier portion receiving the seed laser output and amplifying the optical intensity of each seed pulse; a pulse stretcher which may comprise: a first beam splitter operatively connected with the first delay path and a second pulse stretcher operatively connected with the second delay path; a first optical delay path tower containing the first beam splitter; a second optical delay path tower containing the second beam splitter; one of the first and second optical delay paths may comprise: a plurality of mirrors defining the respective optical delay path including mirrors located in the first tower and in the second tower; the other of the first and second optical delay paths may comprise: a plurality of mirrors defining the respective optical delay path including mirrors only in one of the first tower and the second tower.
摘要翻译: 一种可包括可包括种子激光器部分的脉冲气体放电激光器的装置和方法; 接收种子激光输出并放大每个种子脉冲的光强度的放大器部分; 脉冲展开器,其可以包括:与第一延迟路径可操作地连接的第一分束器和与第二延迟路径可操作地连接的第二脉冲展开器; 包含第一分束器的第一光学延迟路径塔; 包含第二分束器的第二光学延迟路径塔; 第一和第二光学延迟路径中的一个可以包括:多个反射镜,其限定相应的光学延迟路径,包括位于第一塔架和第二塔架中的反射镜; 第一和第二光学延迟路径中的另一个可以包括:多个反射镜限定相应的光学延迟路径,其仅包括在第一塔架和第二塔架之一中的镜子。
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公开(公告)号:US20070001127A1
公开(公告)日:2007-01-04
申请号:US11173988
申请日:2005-06-30
申请人: Daniel Reiley , German Rylov , Robert Bergstedt
发明人: Daniel Reiley , German Rylov , Robert Bergstedt
IPC分类号: A61N5/00
CPC分类号: G03F7/70575 , G03F7/70025 , H01S3/005 , H01S3/08036 , H01S3/106 , H01S3/137 , H01S3/225
摘要: In a first aspect, a lithography apparatus may comprise a mask designed using optical proximity correction (OPC), a pulsed laser source, and an active bandwidth control system configured to increase the bandwidth of a subsequent pulse in response to a measured pulse bandwidth that is below a predetermined bandwidth range and increase a bandwidth of a subsequent pulse in response to a measured pulse bandwidth that is above the predetermined bandwidth range. In another aspect an active bandwidth control system may include an optic for altering a wavefront of a laser beam in a laser cavity of the laser source to selectively adjust an output laser bandwidth in response to the control signal. In yet another aspect, the bandwidth of a laser having a wavelength variation across an aperture may be actively controlled by an aperture blocking element that is moveable to adjust a size of the aperture.
摘要翻译: 在第一方面,光刻设备可以包括使用光学邻近校正(OPC),脉冲激光源和有源带宽控制系统设计的掩模,该有源带宽控制系统被配置为响应于测量的脉冲带宽来增加后续脉冲的带宽, 低于预定带宽范围,并且响应于高于预定带宽范围的测量脉冲带宽增加随后脉冲的带宽。 在另一方面,有源带宽控制系统可以包括用于改变激光源的激光腔中的激光束的波前的光学器件,用于响应于控制信号选择性地调节输出激光器带宽。 在另一方面,具有穿过孔的波长变化的激光器的带宽可以由可移动以调节孔径的孔径阻挡元件主动地控制。
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