Catadioptric imaging systems for digital scanner
First Claim
1. A projection optical system configured to form an image on an image plane, comprising:
- a first optical system having a concave mirror, said first optical system configured to form an intermediate optical image;
a second optical system configured as a dioptric optical system disposed to form an image of the intermediate image on the image plane;
said first and second optical systems aggregately configured to satisfy a condition of
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Abstract
Projection optical system for forming an image on a substrate and including an illumination relay lens and a projection lens each of which is a catadioptric system. The projection lens may include two portions in optical communication with one another, the first of which is dioptric and the second of which is catadioptric. In a specific case, the projection optical system satisfies
where βI and βT are magnifications of the first portion and the overall projection lens. Optionally, the projection lens may be structured to additionally satisfy
where βII is a magnification of the second portion. A digital scanner including such projection optical system and operating with UV light having a spectral bandwidth on the order of 1 picometer. Method for forming an image with such projection optical system.
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22 Claims
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1. A projection optical system configured to form an image on an image plane, comprising:
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a first optical system having a concave mirror, said first optical system configured to form an intermediate optical image; a second optical system configured as a dioptric optical system disposed to form an image of the intermediate image on the image plane; said first and second optical systems aggregately configured to satisfy a condition of - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An exposure apparatus configured to expose a substrate to light delivered thereto through liquid from an object, said exposure apparatus comprising:
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a stage configured to support a substrate defining an image plane; and a projection optical system comprising; a first optical system having a concave mirror, said first optical system configured to form an intermediate optical image; a second optical system configured as a dioptric optical system disposed to form an image of the intermediate image on the image plane; said first and second optical systems aggregately configured to satisfy a condition of - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method for manufacturing a device, the method comprising:
exposing a substrate with light delivered thereto from an object through liquid with the use of the projection optical system that comprises a first optical system having a concave mirror, said first optical system configured to form an intermediate optical image; a second optical system configured as a dioptric optical system disposed to form an image of the intermediate image on the image plane; wherein said first and second optical systems are aggregately configured to satisfy a condition of
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18. A projection optical system configured to form an image on an image plane, the projection optical system comprising:
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a first optical system including a concave mirror positioned to form an intermediate optical image; a second optical system configured as a dioptric optical system and disposed to form an image of the intermediate image on the image plane; said first and second optical systems aggregately configured to satisfy a condition of - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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