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    Gas discharge laser chamber improvements
    1.
    发明授权
    Gas discharge laser chamber improvements 有权

    公开(公告)号：US07522650B2

    公开(公告)日：2009-04-21

    申请号：US10815387

    申请日：2004-03-31

    申请人： William N. Partlo ,  Yoshiho Amada ,  James A. Carmichael ,  Timothy S. Dyer ,  Walter D. Gillespie ,  Bryan G. Moosman ,  Richard G. Morton ,  Curtis L. Rettig ,  Brian D. Strate ,  Thomas D. Steiger ,  Fedor Trintchouk ,  Richard C. Ujazdowski

    发明人： William N. Partlo ,  Yoshiho Amada ,  James A. Carmichael ,  Timothy S. Dyer ,  Walter D. Gillespie ,  Bryan G. Moosman ,  Richard G. Morton ,  Curtis L. Rettig ,  Brian D. Strate ,  Thomas D. Steiger ,  Fedor Trintchouk ,  Richard C. Ujazdowski

    IPC分类号： H01S3/22

    CPC分类号： H01S3/036 ,  H01S3/0384 ,  H01S3/041 ,  H01S3/0971 ,  H01S3/225

    摘要： A method and apparatus if disclosed which may comprise a high power high repetition rate gas discharge laser UV light source which may comprise: a gas discharge chamber comprising an interior wall comprising a vertical wall and an adjacent bottom wall; a gas circulation fan creating a gas flow path adjacent the interior vertical wall and the adjacent bottom wall; an in-chamber dust trap positioned a region of low gas flow, which may be along an interior wall and may comprise at least one meshed screen, e.g., a plurality of meshed screens, which may comprise at least two different gauge meshed screens. The dust trap may extend along the bottom interior wall of the chamber and/or a vertical portion of the interior wall. The dust trap may comprise a first meshed screen having a first gauge; a second meshed screen having a second gauge smaller than the first gauge; and the second meshed screen intermediate the first meshed screen and the interior wall. The chamber may comprise a plurality of dust collecting recesses in at least one of the vertical interior wall and the bottom wall of the chamber which may be selected from a group comprising a one-part recess and a multi-part recess, which may comprise two sections angled with respect to each other. The dust trap may comprise a pressure trap positioned between a portion of a main insulator and an interior wall of the chamber. The chamber may comprise a gas circulating fan comprising a cross-flow fan with a fan cutoff that may comprise a vortex control pocket. The chamber may comprise a preionization mechanism comprising a preionization tub containing a ground rod within an elongated opening in the preionization tube that may comprise a compliant member, an automatic preionization shut-off mechanism, a preionization onset control mechanism and/or a focusing element. The chamber may comprise an elongated baffle plate that may comprise a plurality of pyramidal structures including varying numbers of generally pyramidal elements and oriented in groups of varying numbers of generally pyramidal elements and oriented along and transverse to the longitudinal axis. Acoustic resonances within the chamber may also be reduced by introducing an artificial jitter into the timing of the laser discharges varying the inter-pulse period randomly or in a repeating pattern from pulse to pulse within a burst.

    Halogen gas discharge laser electrodes
    2.
    发明授权
    Halogen gas discharge laser electrodes 有权
    卤素气体放电激光电极

    公开(公告)号：US07301980B2

    公开(公告)日：2007-11-27

    申请号：US10877737

    申请日：2004-06-25

    申请人： Thomas D. Steiger ,  Richard C. Ujazdowski ,  Timothy S. Dyer ,  Thomas P. Duffey ,  Walter D. Gillespie ,  Bryan G. Moosman ,  Richard G. Morton ,  Brian D. Strate

    发明人： Thomas D. Steiger ,  Richard C. Ujazdowski ,  Timothy S. Dyer ,  Thomas P. Duffey ,  Walter D. Gillespie ,  Bryan G. Moosman ,  Richard G. Morton ,  Brian D. Strate

    IPC分类号： H01S3/097

    CPC分类号： H01S3/225 ,  H01S3/0381 ,  H01S3/0385 ,  H01S3/0388 ,  H01S3/0971 ,  H01S3/09713

    摘要： A gas discharge laser includes a laser chamber containing a halogen laser gas, two electrode elements defining a cathode and an anode, each having a discharge receiving region defining two longitudinal edges and having a region width defining a width of an electric discharge between the electrode elements in the laser gas. The anode comprising a first anode portion comprising a first anode material defining a first anode material erosion rate, located entirely within the discharge receiving region, a pair of second anode portions comprising a second anode material defining a second anode material erosion rate, respectively located on each side of the first anode portion and at least partially within the discharge receiving region; an electrode center base portion integral with the first anode portion; and wherein each of the respective pair of second anode portions is mechanically bonded to the center base portion.

    摘要翻译： 气体放电激光器包括含有卤素激光气体的激光室，限定阴极和阳极的两个电极元件，每个具有限定两个纵向边缘的放电接收区域，并且具有限定电极元件之间的放电宽度的区域宽度 在激光气体中。 阳极包括第一阳极部分，其包括限定第一阳极材料侵蚀速率的第一阳极材料，其完全位于放电接收区域内;一对第二阳极部分，包括限定第二阳极材料侵蚀速率的第二阳极材料，分别位于 所述第一阳极部分的每一侧并且至少部分地在所述放电接收区域内; 与所述第一阳极部分成一体的电极中心基部; 并且其中相应的一对第二阳极部分中的每一个机械地结合到中心基部。

    High pulse repetition rate gas discharge laser
    5.
    发明申请
    High pulse repetition rate gas discharge laser 审中-公开
    高脉冲重复率气体放电激光器

    公开(公告)号：US20100054295A1

    公开(公告)日：2010-03-04

    申请号：US12590307

    申请日：2009-11-05

    申请人： Walter D. Gillespie ,  Thomas D. Steiger ,  Richard C. Ujazdowski ,  William N. Partlo

    发明人： Walter D. Gillespie ,  Thomas D. Steiger ,  Richard C. Ujazdowski ,  William N. Partlo

    IPC分类号： H01S3/22

    CPC分类号： H01S3/036 ,  H01S3/0384

    摘要： A pulsed gas discharge laser operating at an output laser pulse repetition rate of greater than 4 kHz and a method of operating same is disclosed which may comprise a high voltage electrode having a longitudinal extent; a main insulator electrically insulating the high voltage electrode from a grounded gas discharge chamber; a preionizer longitudinally extending along at least a portion of the longitudinal extent of the high voltage electrode; a preionization shim integral with the electrode extending toward the preionizer. The preionizer may be formed integrally with the main insulator. The preionization shim may substantially cover the gap between the electrode and the preionizer. The apparatus and method may comprise an aerodynamic fairing attached to the high voltage electrode to present an aerodynamically smooth surface to the gas flow.

    摘要翻译： 公开了以大于4kHz的输出激光脉冲重复率操作的脉冲气体放电激光器及其操作方法，其可以包括具有纵向范围的高压电极; 将高电压电极与接地气体放电室电绝缘的主绝缘体; 前置电离器，其沿所述高压电极的所述纵向延伸部分的至少一部分纵向延伸; 与电极一体的预电离垫片朝向前置电离器延伸。 前置电离器可以与主绝缘体一体地形成。 预电离垫片可以基本上覆盖电极和前置离子机之间的间隙。 该装置和方法可以包括附接到高压电极的空气动力学整流罩，以向气流呈现空气动力学平滑的表面。

    High pulse repetition rate gas discharge laser
    6.
    发明授权
    High pulse repetition rate gas discharge laser 有权

    公开(公告)号：US09620920B2

    公开(公告)日：2017-04-11

    申请号：US12590307

    申请日：2009-11-05

    申请人： Walter D. Gillespie ,  Thomas D. Steiger ,  Richard C. Ujazdowski ,  William N. Partlo

    发明人： Walter D. Gillespie ,  Thomas D. Steiger ,  Richard C. Ujazdowski ,  William N. Partlo

    IPC分类号： H01S3/22 ,  H01S3/036 ,  H01S3/038

    CPC分类号： H01S3/036 ,  H01S3/0384

    摘要： A pulsed gas discharge laser operating at an output laser pulse repetition rate of greater than 4 kHz and a method of operating same is disclosed which may comprise a high voltage electrode having a longitudinal extent; a main insulator electrically insulating the high voltage electrode from a grounded gas discharge chamber; a preionizer longitudinally extending along at least a portion of the longitudinal extent of the high voltage electrode; a preionization shim integral with the electrode extending toward the preionizer. The preionizer may be formed integrally with the main insulator. The preionization shim may substantially cover the gap between the electrode and the preionizer. The apparatus and method may comprise an aerodynamic fairing attached to the high voltage electrode to present an aerodynamically smooth surface to the gas flow.

    High pulse repetition rate gas discharge laser
    7.
    发明授权
    High pulse repetition rate gas discharge laser 有权
    高脉冲重复率气体放电激光器

    公开(公告)号：US07633989B2

    公开(公告)日：2009-12-15

    申请号：US11169203

    申请日：2005-06-27

    申请人： Walter D. Gillespie ,  Thomas D. Steiger ,  Richard C. Ujazdowski ,  William N. Partlo

    发明人： Walter D. Gillespie ,  Thomas D. Steiger ,  Richard C. Ujazdowski ,  William N. Partlo

    IPC分类号： H01S3/22

    CPC分类号： H01S3/036 ,  H01S3/0384

    摘要： A pulsed gas discharge laser operating at an output laser pulse repetition rate of greater than 4 kHz and a method of operating same is disclosed which may comprise a high voltage electrode having a longitudinal extent; a main insulator electrically insulating the high voltage electrode from a grounded gas discharge chamber; a preionizer longitudinally extending along at least a portion of the longitudinal extent of the high voltage electrode; a preionization shim integral with the electrode extending toward the preionizer. The preionizer may be formed integrally with the main insulator. The preionization shim may substantially cover the gap between the electrode and the preionizer. The apparatus and method may comprise the high voltage electrode being disposed in an electrode receiving pocket in the main insulator and formed to present an elongated discharge receiving area facing another electrode within the gas discharge chamber, an aerodynamic fairing attached to the high voltage electrode and substantially closing the gas flow disturbance pocket and presenting an aerodynamically smooth surface to the gas flow.

    摘要翻译： 公开了以大于4kHz的输出激光脉冲重复率操作的脉冲气体放电激光器及其操作方法，其可以包括具有纵向范围的高压电极; 将高电压电极与接地气体放电室电绝缘的主绝缘体; 前置电离器，其沿所述高压电极的所述纵向延伸部分的至少一部分纵向延伸; 与电极一体的预电离垫片朝向前置电离器延伸。 前置电离器可以与主绝缘体一体地形成。 预电离垫片可以基本上覆盖电极和前置离子机之间的间隙。 所述装置和方法可以包括高压电极设置在主绝缘体中的电极接收凹槽中并且形成为呈现面对气体放电室内的另一电极的细长放电接收区域，附接到高压电极的空气动力学整流罩，并且基本上 关闭气体流动扰动袋并向气体流动呈空气动力学平滑的表面。

    Anodes for fluorine gas discharge lasers
    8.
    发明授权
    Anodes for fluorine gas discharge lasers 有权
    氟气放电激光器阳极

    公开(公告)号：US07230965B2

    公开(公告)日：2007-06-12

    申请号：US10672722

    申请日：2003-09-26

    申请人： Timothy S. Dyer ,  Richard G. Morton ,  Walter D. Gillespie ,  Thomas D. Steiger

    发明人： Timothy S. Dyer ,  Richard G. Morton ,  Walter D. Gillespie ,  Thomas D. Steiger

    IPC分类号： H01S3/22 ,  H01S3/03 ,  H01S3/097

    CPC分类号： H01S3/038 ,  H01S3/036 ,  H01S3/0381 ,  H01S3/0382 ,  H01S3/0385 ,  H01S3/0388 ,  H01S3/097 ,  H01S3/09702 ,  H01S3/09713 ,  H01S3/225 ,  H01S3/2251 ,  H01S3/2256

    摘要： Electrodes for a fluorine gas discharge laser are disclosed which may comprise a crown straddling the centerline axis between the pair of side walls and the pair of end walls, comprising a first material, forming at least a portion of the discharge region of the electrode; the crown in traverse cross section having the shape of the upper half of a canted ellipse rotated in the preionizer direction, such that a tangent to the short centerline axis of the ellipse forms an angle with the horizontal. Another embodiment may comprise an anode blade having a top portion and a first and second sidewall portion each intersecting the top portion; the anode blade being formed with the shape in cross section of the top portion being curvilinear and intersecting the generally straight potions of each of first and second sidewall portions along a radius of curvature and with the top portion beveled away from an asymmetric discharge side of the anode.

    摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于氟气体放电激光器的电极，其可以包括跨越所述一对侧壁和所述一对端壁之间的中心线轴线的冠，包括形成电极的放电区域的至少一部分的第一材料; 横截面的冠部具有以预旋转方向旋转的倾斜椭圆的上半部的形状，使得与椭圆形的短中心线轴线的切线与水平方向成一角度。 另一实施例可以包括具有顶部部分和分别与顶部部分相交的第一和第二侧壁部分的阳极刀片; 阳极叶片形成为顶部部分的横截面形状为曲线形状，并且沿着曲率半径与第一和第二侧壁部分的每一个的大体上直的部分相交，并且顶部部分斜切远离第一和第二侧壁部分的不对称排出侧 阳极。

    Line narrowing module
    10.
    发明授权
    Line narrowing module 有权

    公开(公告)号：US07366219B2

    公开(公告)日：2008-04-29

    申请号：US11000684

    申请日：2004-11-30

    申请人： J. Martin Algots ,  Robert A. Bergstedt ,  Walter D. Gillespie ,  Vladimir A. Kulgeyko ,  William N. Partlo ,  German E. Rylov ,  Richard L. Sandstrom ,  Brian Strate ,  Timothy S. Dyer

    发明人： J. Martin Algots ,  Robert A. Bergstedt ,  Walter D. Gillespie ,  Vladimir A. Kulgeyko ,  William N. Partlo ,  German E. Rylov ,  Richard L. Sandstrom ,  Brian Strate ,  Timothy S. 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.