Optical apparatus, method for setting a target deformation, and lithography system
AssigneeCarl Zeiss SMT GmbH
InventorsKlaus Gwosch, Pascal Heller, Matthias Manger, Andreas Koeniger
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AssigneeCarl Zeiss SMT GmbH
InventorsKlaus Gwosch, Pascal Heller, Matthias Manger, Andreas Koeniger
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An optical apparatus for a lithography system has at least one optical element comprising an optical surface. The optical apparatus also has one or more actuators for deforming the optical surface. The optical element comprises a strain gauge device for determining the deformation of the optical surface. The gauge device comprises: a) at least one path length device for generating a measurement spectrum of a measurement radiation, wherein the path length device comprises a grating device for the measurement radiation and/or a resonator device for the measurement radiation; and/or b) at least one waveguide, wherein the at least one waveguide and/or the at least one grating device and/or the at least one resonator device are formed by the substrate element.
An optical apparatus, comprising:
A method for setting a target deformation of an optical surface of a mirror for a lithography system via one or more actuators, the method comprising:
A production method for a mirror of a lithography system, the mirror comprising a substrate element and an optical surface that is supported by the substrate element, the optical surface being deformable via an actuator, the mirror comprising a strain gauge device configured to determine a deformation of the optical surface, the strain gauge device comprising a path length device configured to generate a measurement spectrum of a measurement radiation, the strain gauge device further comprising a waveguide configured to guide the measurement radiation to the path length device, the path length device comprising a grating device for the measurement radiation and/or a resonator device for the measurement radiation, the method comprising:
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