Illumination optical apparatus and projection exposure apparatus
First Claim
1. A projection exposure apparatus for projecting a pattern image on a first object on a second object, the projection exposure apparatus comprising:
- a projection optical system for projecting the image of pattern on the first object on the second object; and
an illumination optical system for illuminating a first object with illumination light from a light source, and comprising at least two birefringent members arranged along a traveling direction of the illumination light, wherein a direction of a fast axis of at least one birefringent member out of the birefringent members is different from a direction of a fast axis of the other birefringent member, and wherein a specific illumination beam incident in a specific incidence angle range to the first object among the illumination light generated in a substantially single polarization state from the light source is light in a polarization state consisting primarily of S-polarization.
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Abstract
An illumination optical apparatus and projection exposure apparatus capable of reducing a light quantity loss when a mask is illuminated with a polarized illumination light. An illumination optical system for illuminating a reticle with an illumination light and a projection optical system for projecting the pattern image of the reticle onto a wafer are provided. An illumination light emitted from an exposure light source in a linearly polarized state in the illumination optical system passes through first and second birefringent members having different fast axis directions and is converted into a polarized state that is substantially linearly polarized in a circumferential direction with the optical axis as the center in an almost specific annular area, and them illuminates the reticle under an annular illuminating condition after passing through a fly-eye lens.
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76 Claims
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1. A projection exposure apparatus for projecting a pattern image on a first object on a second object, the projection exposure apparatus comprising:
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a projection optical system for projecting the image of pattern on the first object on the second object; and
an illumination optical system for illuminating a first object with illumination light from a light source, and comprising at least two birefringent members arranged along a traveling direction of the illumination light, wherein a direction of a fast axis of at least one birefringent member out of the birefringent members is different from a direction of a fast axis of the other birefringent member, and wherein a specific illumination beam incident in a specific incidence angle range to the first object among the illumination light generated in a substantially single polarization state from the light source is light in a polarization state consisting primarily of S-polarization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A projection exposure apparatus for projecting an image of a pattern on a first object onto a second object, comprising:
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a projection optical system for projecting the image of the pattern on the first object onto the second object; and
an illumination optical system for illuminating the first object with light supplied from an outside light source, the illumination optical system comprising a diffractive optical element and a birefringent member arranged in order along a traveling direction of the light. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. An illumination optical apparatus for illuminating a first object with illumination light from a light source, comprising:
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at least two birefringent members arranged along a traveling direction of the illumination light, wherein a direction of a fast axis of at least one birefringent member out of the birefringent members is different from a direction of a fast axis of the other birefringent member, and wherein a specific illumination beam incident in a specific incidence angle range onto the first object among the light in a substantially single polarization state supplied from the light source is light in a polarization state consisting primarily of S-polarization. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. An illumination optical apparatus for illuminating a first object with light supplied from an outside light source, comprising:
a diffractive optical element and a birefringent member arranged in order along a traveling direction of the light. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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