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本出願は、2013年9月10日出願の米国特許仮出願第61/876,201号、表題「CW DUV Laser With Improved Stability」の優先権を主張する。
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- 深紫外線(DUV)連続波(CW)光を発生させるためのレーザーであって、
基本波波長を有する光を、第2高調波波長を有する光に変換するための第2高調波発生器と、
前記第2高調波波長を有する前記光を、第4高調波波長を有する光に変換するための第4高調波発生器と、を備え、前記第4高調波発生器が、
複数の鏡と、
前記第4高調波波長を有する前記光を発生させるための第1の非線形光学(NLO)結晶であって、前記複数の鏡と動作関係にある、第1の非線形光学(NLO)結晶と、
第2のNLO結晶であって、前記第2高調波波長を有する前記光が、前記第1のNLO結晶及び前記第2のNLO結晶の両方を通過するように、前記第1のNLO結晶と動作関係にあり、前記第2のNLO結晶の第2の光軸が、前記第2のNLO結晶内の前記第2高調波波長を有する前記光の伝播方向を中心に、前記第1のNLO結晶の第1の光軸に対して約90度回転し、前記第2のNLO結晶が、波長変換を提供しない、第2のNLO結晶と、を含む、レーザー。 - 前記第1のNLO結晶及び前記第2のNLO結晶の各々が、水素アニール処理される、請求項1に記載のレーザー。
- 前記第1のNLO結晶及び前記第2のNLO結晶の各々が、水素アニール処理されたCLBO(セシウムリチウムボレート)結晶を含む、請求項1に記載のレーザー。
- 前記第2高調波を有する前記光が、前記第1のNLO結晶中またはその近傍の実質的に楕円形のビームウエストに集束され、楕円の長軸が第1のe軸に実質的に平行である、請求項1に記載のレーザー。
- 前記第1のNLO結晶及び前記第2のNLO結晶が、中に集束されたビームによって前記第1のNLO結晶中に作り出される非点収差を低減するように温度制御される、請求項1に記載のレーザー。
- 少なくとも前記第1のNLO結晶が、中に集束されたビームによって前記第1のNLO結晶中に作り出される非点収差を低減するように温度制御される、請求項1に記載のレーザー。
- 制御温度が約50℃以下である、請求項6に記載のレーザー。
- 前記第4高調波発生器が、平行な表面を持つ一対の薄板を更に含み、前記一対の薄板が、非点収差を補償しながら、光ビームのあらゆる変位を最小限に抑えるように、実質的に等しい対角で傾けられる、請求項1に記載のレーザー。
- 前記第4高調波発生器が、前記第1のNLO結晶によって導入された非点収差を実質的に取り消すように非点収差補償を自動的に調整するフィードバック制御ループを更に含む、請求項1に記載のレーザー。
- ウエハ、レチクル、またはフォトマスクを検査するためのシステムであって、
深紫外線(DUV)連続波(CW)レーザーであって、
基本波波長を有する光を、第2高調波波長を有する光に変換するための第2高調波発生器と、
前記第2高調波波長を有する前記光を、第4高調波波長を有する光に変換するための第4高調波発生器と、を含む、レーザーを備え、前記第4高調波発生器が、
複数の鏡と、
前記第4高調波波長を有する前記光を発生させるための第1の非線形光学(NLO)結晶であって、前記複数の鏡と動作関係にある、第1の非線形光学(NLO)結晶と、
第2のNLO結晶であって、前記第2高調波波長を有する前記光が、前記第1のNLO結晶及び前記第2のNLO結晶の両方を通過するように、前記第1のNLO結晶と動作関係にあり、前記第2のNLO結晶の第2の光軸が、前記第2のNLO結晶内の前記第2高調波波長を有する前記光の伝播方向を中心に、前記第1のNLO結晶の第1の光軸に対して約90度回転し、前記第2のNLO結晶が、波長変換を提供しない、第2のNLO結晶と、を含む、システム。 - 前記第1のNLO結晶及び前記第2のNLO結晶の各々が、水素アニール処理される、請求項10に記載のシステム。
- 前記第1のNLO結晶及び前記第2のNLO結晶の各々が、水素アニール処理されたCLBO(セシウムリチウムボレート)結晶を含む、請求項10に記載のシステム。
- 前記第2高調波を有する光が、前記第1のNLO結晶中またはその近傍の実質的に楕円形のビームウエストに集束され、楕円の長軸が第1のe軸と実質的に平行である、請求項10に記載のシステム。
- 前記第1のNLO結晶及び前記第2のNLO結晶が、中に集束されたビームによって前記第1のNLO結晶中に作り出される非点収差を低減するように温度制御される、請求項10に記載のシステム。
- 少なくとも前記第1のNLO結晶が、中に集束されたビームによって前記第1のNLO結晶中に作り出される非点収差を低減するように温度制御される、請求項10に記載のシステム。
- 制御温度が約50℃以下である、請求項15に記載のシステム。
- 前記第4高調波発生器が、平行な表面を持つ一対の薄板を更に含み、前記一対の薄板が、非点収差を補償しながら、光ビームのあらゆる変位を最小限に抑えるように、実質的に等しい対角で傾けられる、請求項10に記載のシステム。
- 前記第4高調波発生器が、前記第1のNLO結晶によって導入された非点収差を実質的に取り消すように非点収差補償を自動的に調整するフィードバック制御ループを更に含む、請求項10に記載のシステム。
- レーザー内で深紫外線(DUV)連続波(CW)光を発生させる方法であって、
基本波波長を有する光を、第2高調波波長を有する光に変換することと、
第1の非線形光学(NLO)結晶及び第2のNLO結晶を使用して、前記第2高調波波長を有する前記光を、第4高調波波長を有する光に変換することと、を含み、前記第2高調波波長を有する前記光を、前記第4高調波波長を有する前記光に変換することが、
前記第2のNLO結晶を前記第1のNLO結晶と動作関係に置いて、第2高調波波長を有する前記光がこれら両方のNLO結晶を通過するようにすることと、
前記第2のNLO結晶の第2の光軸を、前記第2のNLO結晶内の前記第2高調波波長を有する前記光の伝播方向を中心に、前記第1のNLO結晶の第1の光軸に対して約90度回転させることであって、前記第1のNLO結晶のみが、前記第4高調波波長を有する前記光の波長変換を提供する、回転させることと、を含む、方法。
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