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Compensation for geometric effects of beam misalignments in plane mirror interferometers

  • US 20030223077A1
  • Filed: 05/13/2003
  • Published: 12/04/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • using an interferometer in an interferometry system to produce an output beam comprising a phase related to an optical path difference between two beam paths, at least one of which contacts a measurement object in the interferometry system;

    providing precalibrated information that accounts for contributions to the optical path difference caused by a deviation of at least one of the beam paths from a nominal beam path due to an imperfection in the interferometry system; and

    determining a position of the measurement object with respect to at least one degree of freedom based on information derived from the output beam and the precalibrated information.

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