JP6916937B2 - 光維持プラズマ形成によって広帯域光を生成する光学システム - Google Patents
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- 光維持プラズマ形成によって広帯域光を生成する光学システムであって、
液相のプラズマ形成材料の流れを生成するように構成された液流アセンブリと、
連続波ポンプ光を生成するように構成された光源と、
前記プラズマ形成材料の体積内に前記連続波ポンプ光を集束して、前記プラズマ形成材料を励起することによってプラズマを生成するように構成され、前記プラズマの断面長は、前記プラズマ形成材料の流れの断面長よりも大きい、集束光学部品一式と、
前記プラズマから放出された広帯域放射線を受け取るように構成された集光光学系一式と、
を含む光学システム。 - 前記プラズマ形成材料は、ニッケル、銅、又はベリリウムの少なくとも一つを含む、請求項1に記載の光学システム。
- 前記プラズマ形成材料は、プラズマ形成要素の水溶液を含む、請求項1に記載の光学システム。
- 前記プラズマ形成要素は塩形態である、請求項3に記載の光学システム。
- 前記液流アセンブリはノズルを含む、請求項1に記載の光学システム。
- 前記プラズマは、前記プラズマ形成材料の体積内で気孔に囲まれる、請求項1に記載の光学システム。
- 前記気孔は、前記プラズマから移流される気体を含む、請求項6に記載の光学システム。
- 前記プラズマ形成材料は、超臨界気体であり、前記プラズマは、前記超臨界気体によって囲まれる、請求項1に記載の光学システム。
- 前記集光光学部品一式によって収集された前記広帯域放射線はサンプルに送られる、請求項1に記載の光学システム。
- 前記集光光学部品一式によって収集された前記広帯域放射線は、検査器具、計測器具、又は半導体装置製造ライン器具の少なくとも一つによって利用される、請求項1に記載の光学システム。
- 光維持プラズマ形成によって広帯域光を生成する光学システムであって、
液相のプラズマ形成材料の流れを生成するように構成された液流アセンブリと、
連続波ポンプ光を生成するように構成された光源と、
前記プラズマ形成材料の体積内に前記連続波ポンプ光を集束して、前記プラズマ形成材料を励起することによってプラズマを生成するように構成され、前記プラズマ形成材料は超臨界気体であり、前記プラズマは前記超臨界気体によって囲まれる、集束光学部品一式と、
前記プラズマから放出された広帯域放射線を受け取るように構成された集光光学系一式と、
を含む光学システム。 - 前記液流アセンブリはノズルを含む、請求項11に記載の光学システム。
- 前記プラズマは、前記プラズマ形成材料の体積内で気孔に囲まれる、請求項11に記載の光学システム。
- 前記気孔は、前記プラズマから移流される気体を含む、請求項13に記載の光学システム。
- 前記プラズマの断面長は、前記プラズマ形成材料の流れの断面長よりも大きい、請求項11に記載の光学システム。
- 前記集光光学部品一式によって収集された前記広帯域放射線はサンプルに送られる、請求項11に記載の光学システム。
- 前記集光光学部品一式によって収集された前記広帯域放射線は、検査器具、計測器具、又は半導体装置製造ライン器具の少なくとも一つによって利用される、請求項11に記載の光学システム。
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