DE69434100D1 - Verfahren und gerät zum wiederauffüllen von excimer-lasern mit gas - Google Patents

Verfahren und gerät zum wiederauffüllen von excimer-lasern mit gas

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DE69434100D1
DE69434100D1 DE69434100T DE69434100T DE69434100D1 DE 69434100 D1 DE69434100 D1 DE 69434100D1 DE 69434100 T DE69434100 T DE 69434100T DE 69434100 T DE69434100 T DE 69434100T DE 69434100 D1 DE69434100 D1 DE 69434100D1
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refilling
gas
excimer lasers
excimer
lasers
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DE69434100T2 (de
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L Sandstrom
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Cymer Inc
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Cymer Inc
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Priority claimed from PCT/US1994/009836 external-priority patent/WO1996007225A1/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/14—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range characterised by the material used as the active medium
    • H01S3/22—Gases
    • H01S3/223—Gases the active gas being polyatomic, i.e. containing two or more atoms
    • H01S3/225—Gases the active gas being polyatomic, i.e. containing two or more atoms comprising an excimer or exciplex
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/14—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range characterised by the material used as the active medium
    • H01S3/22—Gases
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/02—Constructional details
    • H01S3/03—Constructional details of gas laser discharge tubes
    • H01S3/036—Means for obtaining or maintaining the desired gas pressure within the tube, e.g. by gettering, replenishing; Means for circulating the gas, e.g. for equalising the pressure within the tube
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/14—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range characterised by the material used as the active medium
    • H01S3/22—Gases
    • H01S3/223—Gases the active gas being polyatomic, i.e. containing two or more atoms
    • H01S3/225—Gases the active gas being polyatomic, i.e. containing two or more atoms comprising an excimer or exciplex
    • H01S3/2256—KrF, i.e. krypton fluoride is comprised for lasing around 248 nm

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
DE69434100T 1994-08-31 1994-08-31 Verfahren und gerät zum wiederauffüllen von excimer-lasern mit gas Expired - Lifetime DE69434100T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US1994/009836 WO1996007225A1 (en) 1993-07-16 1994-08-31 Gas replenishment method and apparatus for excimer lasers

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DE69434100D1 true DE69434100D1 (de) 2004-12-02
DE69434100T2 DE69434100T2 (de) 2006-02-02

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EP (1) EP0783779B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH10505949A (de)
KR (1) KR100250394B1 (de)
CA (1) CA2198715C (de)
DE (1) DE69434100T2 (de)

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KR100290882B1 (ko) * 1998-04-17 2001-07-12 김영환 반도체 소자 및 그의 제조방법
US8681832B2 (en) * 2011-09-30 2014-03-25 Cymer, Inc. System and method for high accuracy gas inject in a two chamber gas discharge laser system
US9819136B2 (en) * 2016-01-08 2017-11-14 Cymer, Llc Gas mixture control in a gas discharge light source

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4977573A (en) 1989-03-09 1990-12-11 Questek, Inc. Excimer laser output control device
GB8927209D0 (en) 1989-12-01 1990-01-31 British Aerospace Apparatus for controlling the composition of a laser gas or gas mixture
JPH04334079A (ja) 1991-05-09 1992-11-20 Mitsubishi Electric Corp エキシマレーザ装置のガス供給方法
US5440578B1 (en) * 1993-07-16 2000-10-24 Cymer Inc Gas replenishment method ad apparatus for excimer lasers

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EP0783779A4 (de) 1997-05-13
DE69434100T2 (de) 2006-02-02
EP0783779A1 (de) 1997-07-16
KR970705858A (ko) 1997-10-09
EP0783779B1 (de) 2004-10-27
CA2198715C (en) 2004-03-09
CA2198715A1 (en) 1996-03-07
JPH10505949A (ja) 1998-06-09
KR100250394B1 (ko) 2000-05-01

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