Illumination optical system for microlithography and illumination system and projection exposure system with an illumination optical system of this type
AssigneeCarl Zeiss SMT GmbH
InventorMarkus Deguenther
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AssigneeCarl Zeiss SMT GmbH
InventorMarkus Deguenther
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An illumination optical system for microlithography is used to guide an illumination light bundle from a radiation source to an object field in an object plane. A field facet mirror has a plurality of field facets to predetermine defined illumination conditions in the object field. A following optical system is arranged downstream of the field facet mirror to transfer the illumination light into the object field. The following optical system has a pupil facet mirror with a plurality of pupil facets. Some of the field facets are divided into individual mirrors, which predetermine individual mirror illumination channels. The latter illuminate object field portions, which are smaller than the object field. At least some of the individual mirrors are configured as individual correction mirrors. The latter can be tilted between at least two tilting positions, a central region illumination taking place in a basic tilting position and a surrounding region illumination of the object field taking place in a correction tilting position. An illumination optical system is the result, with which a correction of undesired variations of illumination parameters, in particular an illumination intensity distribution over the object field, is possible without loss of light.
An illumination optical system for microlithography for guiding an illumination light bundle from a radiation source to an object field in an object plane, the illumination optical system comprising:
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