Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 15, 1522002(2023)
Research and Progress on Optical Design of Exposure Systems in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography
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Yanqiu Li, Yanbei Nan, Yuqing Chen, Xu Yan, Xinyi Zhang, Lihui Liu. Research and Progress on Optical Design of Exposure Systems in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(15): 1522002
Category: Optical Design and Fabrication
Received: Mar. 29, 2023
Accepted: May. 19, 2023
Published Online: Aug. 15, 2023
The Author Email: Li Yanqiu (liyanqiu@bit.edu.cn), Liu Lihui (liulihui@bit.edu.cn)