LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide systems and methods for providing the use of a two- or three-plate Alvarez lens located in a focal plane of a projection lens of a lithographic apparatus.SOLUTION: The Alvarez lens can be used to modify the shape of the focal plane to match a previously determined su...

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Hauptverfasser: THOMAS IVO ADAM JOHANNES, SIEBE LANDHEER
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Zusammenfassung:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide systems and methods for providing the use of a two- or three-plate Alvarez lens located in a focal plane of a projection lens of a lithographic apparatus.SOLUTION: The Alvarez lens can be used to modify the shape of the focal plane to match a previously determined surface topography, while at the same time the Alvarez lens can be designed to include a built-in correction for astigmatism and other residual Zernike errors that would otherwise be introduced.