Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 13, 1305003(2023)

Design and Simulation of Illumination Uniformity Unit in Lithography Illumination Systems

Gang Wang1,2, Zhongliang Li1,2、*, Chunxiao Yuan1, and Fang Zhang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Laboratory of Information Optics and Opto-Electronics Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Beam transmission and control

    Received: Nov. 21, 2022

    Accepted: Feb. 25, 2023

    Published Online: Jun. 6, 2023

    The Author Email: Li Zhongliang (lizhongliang@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL221435

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