Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Catadioptric reduction lens
A catadioptric projection lens configured for imaging a pattern arranged in an object plane (2) onto an image plane (4) while creating a single, real, intermediate image (3) has a catadioptric first section (5) having a concave mirror (6) and a beam-deflection device (7), and a dioptric second section (8) that commences after the beam-deflection device. The system is configured such that the intermediate image follows the first lens (17) of the dioptric section (8) and is preferably readily accessible. Arranging the intermediate image both between a pair of lenses (17, 21) of the dioptric section and at a large distance behind the final reflective surface of the beam-deflection device helps to avoid imaging aberrations.
Carl Zeiss Semiconductor Manufacturing Technologies AG
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Alexander Helmut
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