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- 平準化されていない入力強度を有する光ビームのエネルギをパルス間で平準化するシステムであって、
3次の非線形特性を有する光学デバイスを含む一群の光学デバイスを備え、
前記一群の光学デバイスを通過する未平準化光ビームの透過特性が、該光学デバイスからの出力光ビームの出力強度が平準化されるように変化し、
前記一群の光学デバイスは、ビームステアリングシステムを構成する第1のプリズム及び第2のプリズムを少なくとも備え、該第1及び第2のプリズムはそれぞれ3次の非線形特性を有し、入射した未平準化光ビームが第1のプリズムにより処理され、処理された光ビームは第2のプリズムに入射して第2のプリズムにより処理されることを特徴とするシステム。 - 前記一群の光学デバイスは、
第2のプリズムの下流に設けられた開口をさらに備え、該開口は、第2のプリズムで処理された光ビームを受光して、平準化された出力強度を有する出力光ビームとして通過させることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のシステム。 - 前記開口は、ハードアパーチャであることを特徴とする請求項2に記載のシステム。
- 第1のプリズム及び第2のプリズムのそれぞれの実効屈折率は入射ビームの入射強度レベルに基づくことを特徴とする請求項1から3のいずれかに記載のシステム。
- 前記一群の光学デバイスに未平準化光ビームを与える光源と、
前記出力光ビームを受光してドーズ量制御をする可変光減衰器と、をさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項1から4のいずれかに記載のシステム。 - 前記出力光ビームを処理する照明系と、
処理された光ビームにパターンを付与するパターニングデバイスと、をさらに備える請求項1から5のいずれかに記載のシステム。 - 前記一群の光学デバイスと前記照明系との間で光ビームの方向を変更するビーム搬送系をさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項6に記載のシステム。
- 放射ビームを発する放射源と、
放射ビームを処理する照明系と、
処理された放射ビームにパターンを付与するパターニングデバイスと、
パターンが付与された放射ビームを基板の目標部分に投影する投影系と、
前記放射源の下流に配置され、3次の非線形特性を有する光学デバイスを含む一群の光学デバイスを備えるパルス間エネルギ平準化部と、を備え、
前記一群の光学デバイスを放射ビームが通過する際に放射ビームの実効的な透過特性が変化して、前記一群の光学デバイスを放射ビームが出るときには放射ビームの出力強度が平準化され、
前記一群の光学デバイスは、ビームステアリングシステムを構成する第1のプリズム及び第2のプリズムを少なくとも備え、該第1及び第2のプリズムはそれぞれ3次の非線形特性を有し、入射した未平準化光ビームが第1のプリズムにより処理され、処理された光ビームは第2のプリズムに入射して第2のプリズムにより処理されることを特徴とするリソグラフィシステム。 - 光ビームのエネルギをパルス間で平準化する方法であって、
光ビームの透過特性を、3次の非線形特性を有する光学材料を通過させることで変化させることと、
該光ビームを処理することと、を含み、
それによって該光ビームのパルス間のエネルギ変動が安定化される方法であって、
前記透過特性を変化させることは、前記光ビームの入射強度レベルに基づく実効屈折率に基づいて該光ビームの方向を変えることを含むことを特徴とする方法。 - 前記光ビームを処理することは、前記光ビームに開口を通過させることを含むことを特徴とする請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記透過特性を変化させることは、前記実効屈折率をn=n0+n2Iで定めることを含み、nは実効屈折率であり、n0は実効屈折率の線形部分であり、n2は実効屈折率の非線形部分であり、Iは光ビームの入射強度レベルであることを特徴とする請求項9または10に記載の方法。
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