EP2351170A4 - Procédé et appareil pour commande laser dans un laser à décharge de gaz à deux chambres - Google Patents
Procédé et appareil pour commande laser dans un laser à décharge de gaz à deux chambresInfo
- Publication number
- EP2351170A4 EP2351170A4 EP09822307.6A EP09822307A EP2351170A4 EP 2351170 A4 EP2351170 A4 EP 2351170A4 EP 09822307 A EP09822307 A EP 09822307A EP 2351170 A4 EP2351170 A4 EP 2351170A4
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- laser
- gas discharge
- chamber gas
- control
- laser control
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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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
- H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
- H01S3/13—Stabilisation of laser output parameters, e.g. frequency or amplitude
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- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
- G03F7/00—Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
- G03F7/70—Microphotolithographic exposure; Apparatus therefor
- G03F7/70008—Production of exposure light, i.e. light sources
- G03F7/70025—Production of exposure light, i.e. light sources by lasers
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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
- H01S3/005—Optical devices external to the laser cavity, specially adapted for lasers, e.g. for homogenisation of the beam or for manipulating laser pulses, e.g. pulse shaping
- H01S3/0057—Temporal shaping, e.g. pulse compression, frequency chirping
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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
- H01S3/10—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating
- H01S3/102—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling the active medium, e.g. by controlling the processes or apparatus for excitation
- H01S3/104—Controlling the intensity, frequency, phase, polarisation or direction of the emitted radiation, e.g. switching, gating, modulating or demodulating by controlling the active medium, e.g. by controlling the processes or apparatus for excitation in gas lasers
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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
- H01S3/23—Arrangements of two or more lasers not provided for in groups H01S3/02 - H01S3/22, e.g. tandem arrangements of separate active media
- H01S3/2308—Amplifier arrangements, e.g. MOPA
- H01S3/2325—Multi-pass amplifiers, e.g. regenerative amplifiers
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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
- H01S3/02—Constructional details
- H01S3/03—Constructional details of gas laser discharge tubes
- H01S3/034—Optical devices within, or forming part of, the tube, e.g. windows, mirrors
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US12/255,367 US7720120B2 (en) | 2008-10-21 | 2008-10-21 | Method and apparatus for laser control in a two chamber gas discharge laser |
US12/255,347 US7756171B2 (en) | 2008-10-21 | 2008-10-21 | Method and apparatus for laser control in a two chamber gas discharge laser |
US12/255,385 US7751453B2 (en) | 2008-10-21 | 2008-10-21 | Method and apparatus for laser control in a two chamber gas discharge laser |
PCT/US2009/005694 WO2010047771A1 (fr) | 2008-10-21 | 2009-10-20 | Procédé et appareil pour commande laser dans un laser à décharge de gaz à deux chambres |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP2351170A1 EP2351170A1 (fr) | 2011-08-03 |
EP2351170A4 true EP2351170A4 (fr) | 2013-04-10 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP09822307.6A Withdrawn EP2351170A4 (fr) | 2008-10-21 | 2009-10-20 | Procédé et appareil pour commande laser dans un laser à décharge de gaz à deux chambres |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP2351170A4 (fr) |
JP (2) | JP2012506634A (fr) |
KR (1) | KR101742715B1 (fr) |
TW (1) | TWI389409B (fr) |
WO (1) | WO2010047771A1 (fr) |
Families Citing this family (6)
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KR101742715B1 (ko) * | 2008-10-21 | 2017-06-01 | 사이머 엘엘씨 | 2 챔버 가스 방전 레이저의 레이저 제어 방법 및 장치 |
US10816905B2 (en) * | 2015-04-08 | 2020-10-27 | Cymer, Llc | Wavelength stabilization for an optical source |
US11081852B2 (en) * | 2017-04-24 | 2021-08-03 | Cymer, Llc | Laser light energy and dose control using repetition rate based gain estimators |
US10096969B1 (en) * | 2017-09-14 | 2018-10-09 | Cymer, Llc | Method for dither free adaptive and robust dose control for photolithography |
CN115224581B (zh) * | 2021-04-15 | 2024-04-05 | 北京科益虹源光电技术有限公司 | 激光器的能量补偿方法及装置 |
CN113783100B (zh) * | 2021-05-31 | 2023-04-11 | 北京科益虹源光电技术有限公司 | 激光器的能量补偿方法及装置 |
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US20020141470A1 (en) * | 2001-03-21 | 2002-10-03 | Kiyoharu Nakao | Injection locking type or MOPA type of laser device |
US20030234854A1 (en) * | 2002-06-19 | 2003-12-25 | Nikon Corporation | Laser beam source control method and unit, exposure method and apparatus, and device manufacturing method |
WO2004012308A2 (fr) * | 2002-07-31 | 2004-02-05 | Cymer, Inc. | Systeme de commande pour laser a gaz a deux chambres |
US20050226300A1 (en) * | 2004-03-31 | 2005-10-13 | Steiger Thomas D | Very high repetition rate narrow band gas discharge laser system |
US20060146900A1 (en) * | 2001-08-29 | 2006-07-06 | Cymer, Inc. | Multi-chamber gas discharge laser bandwidth control through discharge timing |
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- 2009-10-20 KR KR1020117010145A patent/KR101742715B1/ko active IP Right Grant
- 2009-10-20 WO PCT/US2009/005694 patent/WO2010047771A1/fr active Application Filing
- 2009-10-20 EP EP09822307.6A patent/EP2351170A4/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 2009-10-20 JP JP2011533167A patent/JP2012506634A/ja active Pending
- 2009-10-20 TW TW098135413A patent/TWI389409B/zh active
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- 2015-02-06 JP JP2015022469A patent/JP2015111718A/ja active Pending
Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US20020141470A1 (en) * | 2001-03-21 | 2002-10-03 | Kiyoharu Nakao | Injection locking type or MOPA type of laser device |
US20060146900A1 (en) * | 2001-08-29 | 2006-07-06 | Cymer, Inc. | Multi-chamber gas discharge laser bandwidth control through discharge timing |
US20030234854A1 (en) * | 2002-06-19 | 2003-12-25 | Nikon Corporation | Laser beam source control method and unit, exposure method and apparatus, and device manufacturing method |
WO2004012308A2 (fr) * | 2002-07-31 | 2004-02-05 | Cymer, Inc. | Systeme de commande pour laser a gaz a deux chambres |
US20050226300A1 (en) * | 2004-03-31 | 2005-10-13 | Steiger Thomas D | Very high repetition rate narrow band gas discharge laser system |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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KR101742715B1 (ko) | 2017-06-01 |
EP2351170A1 (fr) | 2011-08-03 |
WO2010047771A1 (fr) | 2010-04-29 |
TW201023462A (en) | 2010-06-16 |
JP2012506634A (ja) | 2012-03-15 |
KR20110086020A (ko) | 2011-07-27 |
TWI389409B (zh) | 2013-03-11 |
JP2015111718A (ja) | 2015-06-18 |
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