Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 13, 1305003(2023)
Design and Simulation of Illumination Uniformity Unit in Lithography Illumination Systems
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Gang Wang, Zhongliang Li, Chunxiao Yuan, Fang Zhang. Design and Simulation of Illumination Uniformity Unit in Lithography Illumination Systems[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(13): 1305003
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)