Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 47, Issue 12, 1204003(2020)

Effects of Mid-Spatial Frequency Surface Errors on the Illumination Field Uniformity of Off-Axis Illumination

Gong Shuang1,2, Yang Baoxi1,2、*, and Huang Huijie1,2
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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    Figures & Tables(17)
    Diagrams of illumination modes. (a) Circular; (b) annular; (c) dipole; (d) quadrupole
    Far field intensity distribution of DOE
    Wavefront in the exit pupil and its PSF. (a) Wavefront in the exit pupil under circular mode; (b) wavefront in the exit pupil under dipole mode; (c)PSF with MSF errors under circular mode; (d) PSF with MSF errors under dipole mode
    Distribution of LSF under dipole mode
    Encircled energy for the LSF. (a) σ=0.2; (b) σ=0.8
    Illustration of the effects of MSF surface errors on illumination field
    Uniformity of illumination field versus PV value under different coherence factors
    Penumbra width versus PV value under different coherence factors
    Structure of relay lens group in photolithography illumination
    Uniformity of illumination field created by simulation. (a) Ideal illumination field; (b) illumination field under the effects of MSF surface errors
    Uniformity of illumination field versus PV value under different coherence factors
    Diagram of the effects of MSF surface errors on penumbra width
    Penumbra width versus PV value under different coherence factors
    Structure of surface errors. (a) Actually manufactured surface errors; (b) low-spatial frequency surface errors; (c) mid-spatial frequency surface errors
    • Table 1. Uniformity of illumination field under different PV values and coherence factors unit: %

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      Table 1. Uniformity of illumination field under different PV values and coherence factors unit: %

      PV valueλ/30λ/20λ/15λ/10
      Uniformity atσ=0.499.977599.977399.973799.9609
      Uniformity atσ=0.699.975099.966799.945999.9015
      Uniformity atσ=0.899.973099.958299.914799.8227
    • Table 2. Penumbra width under different PV and coherence factorsunit: mm

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      Table 2. Penumbra width under different PV and coherence factorsunit: mm

      PV valueλ/30λ/20λ/15λ/10
      Penumbra width atσ=0.40.01100.01100.02200.0980
      Penumbra width atσ=0.60.04400.05500.07700.1870
      Penumbra width atσ=0.80.11000.14300.16500.3301
    • Table 3. Uniformity of illumination field and penumbra width under different PV values and coherence factors

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      Table 3. Uniformity of illumination field and penumbra width under different PV values and coherence factors

      Coherence factor σ0.40.60.8
      Illumination fielduniformity /%99.817999.786399.6414
      Penumbra width /mm0.110.150.28
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    Gong Shuang, Yang Baoxi, Huang Huijie. Effects of Mid-Spatial Frequency Surface Errors on the Illumination Field Uniformity of Off-Axis Illumination[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2020, 47(12): 1204003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Measurement and metrology

    Received: Jun. 11, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 31, 2020

    The Author Email: Yang Baoxi (yangbx@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202047.1204003

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