Projection optical system
First Claim
1. A projection optical system for imaging a first object into a region of a second object, the projection optical system comprising:
- a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis of the projection optical system;
wherein the plurality of lenses is dividable into a plurality of non-overlapping groups of lenses, such that a total refractive power of each group of lenses is one of a negative refractive power and a positive refractive power;
wherein a first group of lenses has a negative refractive power;
wherein a lens closest to the first object of the plurality of lenses is included in the first group of lenses;
wherein a refractive power of each lens of the first group of lenses is a negative refractive power;
wherein a second group disposed directly adjacent to the first group has a positive refractive power;
wherein a third group disposed directly adjacent to the second group has a negative refractive power;
wherein a fourth group disposed directly adjacent to the third group has a positive refractive power;
wherein the fourth group of lenses is that group of lenses among all groups of lenses that is disposed closest to the second object;
wherein a refractive power of each lens of the fourth group of lenses is equal to or greater than 0,wherein a lens of the third group of lenses which is disposed directly adjacent to a lens of the fourth group of lenses has a concave surface facing towards the second object, andwherein the fourth group of lenses further comprises an aperture stop.
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Abstract
A projection optical system comprises a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis of the projection optical system; wherein the plurality of lenses is dividable into four non-overlapping groups of lenses, such that a total refractive power of each group of lenses is one of a negative refractive power and a positive refractive power; and wherein a refractive power of each lens of the fourth group of lenses is equal to or greater than 0. A lens of the third group of lenses which is disposed directly adjacent to a lens of the fourth group of lenses may have a concave surface facing towards the second object.
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77 Claims
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1. A projection optical system for imaging a first object into a region of a second object, the projection optical system comprising:
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a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis of the projection optical system; wherein the plurality of lenses is dividable into a plurality of non-overlapping groups of lenses, such that a total refractive power of each group of lenses is one of a negative refractive power and a positive refractive power; wherein a first group of lenses has a negative refractive power; wherein a lens closest to the first object of the plurality of lenses is included in the first group of lenses; wherein a refractive power of each lens of the first group of lenses is a negative refractive power; wherein a second group disposed directly adjacent to the first group has a positive refractive power; wherein a third group disposed directly adjacent to the second group has a negative refractive power; wherein a fourth group disposed directly adjacent to the third group has a positive refractive power; wherein the fourth group of lenses is that group of lenses among all groups of lenses that is disposed closest to the second object; wherein a refractive power of each lens of the fourth group of lenses is equal to or greater than 0, wherein a lens of the third group of lenses which is disposed directly adjacent to a lens of the fourth group of lenses has a concave surface facing towards the second object, and wherein the fourth group of lenses further comprises an aperture stop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A projection optical system for imaging a first object into a region of a second object, the projection optical system comprising:
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a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis of the projection optical system; wherein the plurality of lenses is dividable into a plurality of non-overlapping groups of lenses, such that a total refractive power of each group of lenses is one of a negative refractive power and a positive refractive power; wherein a first group of lenses has a negative refractive power; wherein a lens closest to the first object of the plurality of lenses is included in the first group of lenses; wherein a refractive power of each lens of the first group of lenses is a negative refractive power; wherein a second group disposed directly adjacent to the first group has a positive refractive power; wherein a third group disposed directly adjacent to the second group has a negative refractive power; wherein a fourth group disposed directly adjacent to the third group has a positive refractive power; wherein the fourth group of lenses is that group of lenses among all groups of lenses that is disposed closest to the second object; wherein a refractive power of each lens of the fourth group of lenses is equal to or greater than 0, wherein a diameter of a bundle of imaging rays imaging a first location on the optical axis disposed in a region of the first object into a second location on the optical axis disposed in a region of the second object has a minimum cross section at a third location on the optical axis disposed within the third lens group, and wherein only one pair of lenses disposed between the third location and the second location have opposite refractive powers such that a refractive power of a first lens of the pair of lenses and a refractive power of a second lens of the pair of lenses have opposite signs. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A projection optical system for imaging a first object into a region of a second object, the projection optical system comprising:
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a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis of the projection optical system; wherein the plurality of lenses is dividable into two non-overlapping groups of lenses, wherein a first main group of lenses of the two non-overlapping groups of lenses comprises a lens closest to the first object; wherein a second main group of lenses of the two non-overlapping groups of lenses comprises a lens closest to the second object; wherein the plurality of lenses is divided into the first and second main groups of lenses such that a refractive power of the first main group of lenses has a maximum negative value; wherein lens surfaces of the first and second main groups of lenses include a plurality of aspherical lens surfaces, and wherein a first aspherical lens surface of the plurality of aspherical lens surfaces is configured such that an axial distance between the aspherical lens surface and a best fitting sphere thereof is more than about 1.0 mm. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A projection optical system for imaging a first object into a region of a second object, the projection optical system comprising:
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a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis of the projection optical system; wherein the plurality of lenses is dividable into two non-overlapping groups of lenses, wherein a first main group of lenses of the two non-overlapping groups of lenses comprises a lens closest to the first object; wherein a second main group of lenses of the two non-overlapping groups of lenses comprises a lens closest to the second object; wherein the plurality of lenses is divided into the first and second main groups of lenses such that a refractive power of the first main group of lenses has a maximum negative value; and wherein lens surfaces of the first and second main groups of lenses include a plurality of aspherical lens surfaces, and wherein a first aspherical lens surface of the plurality of aspherical lens surfaces has a central portion traversed by an optical axis of the projection optical system and a ring portion disposed outside of the central portion, and wherein a local refractive power of the lens experienced by a light beam traversing the central portion and a local refractive power of the lens experienced by a light beam traversing the ring portion have opposite signs. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58)
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59. A projection optical system configured to image a first object into a region of a second object, the projection optical system comprising:
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a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis of the projection optical system; wherein; the plurality of lenses is dividable into a plurality of non-overlapping groups of lenses, such that a total refractive power of each group of lenses is one of a negative refractive power and a positive refractive power; the groups are selected such that a sum of absolute values of the total refractive powers of the groups is a maximum value; a first group of lenses has a negative refractive power; a lens closest to the first object of the plurality of lenses is included in the first group of lenses; a refractive power of each lens of the first group of lenses is a negative refractive power; a second group disposed directly adjacent to the first group has a positive refractive power; a third group disposed directly adjacent to the second group has a negative refractive power; a fourth group disposed directly adjacent to the third group has a positive refractive power; the fourth group of lenses is that group of lenses among all groups of lenses that is disposed closest to the second object; a refractive power of each lens of the fourth group of lenses is equal to or greater than 0, and a lens of the third group of lenses which is disposed directly adjacent to a lens of the fourth group of lenses has a concave surface facing towards the second object. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A projection optical system for imaging a first object into a region of a second object, the projection optical system comprising:
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a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis of the projection optical system; wherein the plurality of lenses is dividable into two non-overlapping groups of lenses, wherein a first main group of lenses of the two non-overlapping groups of lenses comprises a lens closest to the first object; wherein a second main group of lenses of the two non-overlapping groups of lenses comprises a lens closest to the second object; wherein the plurality of lenses is divided into the first and second main groups of lenses such that a refractive power of the first main group of lenses has a maximum negative value; wherein a refractive power of each lens of the second main group of lenses is equal to or greater than 0, wherein the projection optical system has a region extending from the first object along the optical axis towards the second object, in which region the following condition is fulfilled;
|hau/hfc|<
1.2,wherein hau is a distance between the optical axis and a field ray that originates from a point of the first object having a maximum distance from the optical axis, wherein the field ray originates from that point in a direction parallel to the optical axis, wherein hfc is a distance between the optical axis and an angular ray originating from an axial point of the first object, the angular ray forming a largest possible angle with the optical axis such that the ray contributes to imaging of the first object into the region of the second object, wherein hau and hfc are measured at the same location on the optical axis; and wherein said region extends over a distance of at least one third of an overall distance between the first and the second object.
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71. A projection optical system for imaging a first object into a region of a second object, the projection optical system comprising:
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a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis of the projection optical system;
wherein the plurality of lenses is dividable into two non-overlapping groups of lenses,wherein a first main group of lenses of the two non-overlapping groups of lenses comprises a lens closest to the first object; wherein a second main group of lenses of the two non-overlapping groups of lenses comprises a lens closest to the second object; wherein the plurality of lenses is divided into the first and second main groups of lenses such that a refractive power of the first main group of lenses has a maximum negative value; wherein a refractive power of each lens of the second main group of lenses is equal to or greater than 0, and wherein at least two lenses of the second main group of lenses are made of a crystalline material having an intrinsic birefringence. - View Dependent Claims (72)
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73. A projection optical system for imaging a first object into a region of a second object, the projection optical system comprising:
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a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis of the projection optical system;
wherein the plurality of lenses is dividable into two non-overlapping groups of lenses,wherein a first main group of lenses of the two non- overlapping groups of lenses comprises a lens closest to the first object; wherein a second main group of lenses of the two non-overlapping groups of lenses comprises a lens closest to the second object; wherein the plurality of lenses is divided into the first and second main groups of lenses such that a refractive power of the first main lens group has a maximum negative value; wherein the plurality of lenses comprises one largest lens having a surface having a largest effective diameter out of all surface of lenses of the plurality of lenses, the one largest lens being contained in either the first or second main group of lenses, wherein each of the plurality of lenses which is a meniscus lens and which has a surface having an effective diameter that is at least 50% of the largest effective diameter and which is comprised in the either first or second main group of lenses containing the largest lens fulfils the following requirement;
|r1|≧
220 mm and |r2|≧
220 mm, andwherein r1 is a radius of curvature of a first optical surface of the meniscus lens, and r2 is a radius of curvature of a second optical surface of the meniscus lens. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75)
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76. A projection optical system for imaging a first object into a region of a second object, the projection optical system comprising:
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a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis of the projection optical system;
wherein the plurality of lenses is dividable into two non-overlapping groups of lenses,wherein a first main group of lenses of the two non-overlapping groups of lenses comprises a lens closest to the first object; wherein a second main group of lenses of the two non-overlapping groups of lenses comprises a lens closest to the second object; wherein the plurality of lenses is divided into the first and second main groups of lenses such that a refractive power of the first main lens group has a maximum negative value; wherein the plurality of lenses comprises one largest lens having a surface having a largest effective diameter out of all surface of lenses of the plurality of lenses, the one largest lens being contained in either the first or second main group of lenses, wherein each of the plurality of lenses which is a meniscus lens and which has a surface having an effective diameter that is at least 50% of the largest effective diameter and which is comprised in the either first or second main group of lenses containing the largest lens fulfils the following requirement;
|r1|≧
140 mm and |r2|≧
140 mm,wherein r1 is a radius of curvature of a first optical surface of the meniscus lens, and r2 is a radius of curvature of a second optical surface of the meniscus lens,wherein each meniscus lens comprised in the either first or second main group of lenses further fulfils the following requirement;
|r1/r2>
1.5; andwherein r1 indicates the radius of curvature of the concave surface of the meniscus lens.
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77. A projection optical system for imaging a first object into a region of a second object, the projection optical system comprising:
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a plurality of lenses disposed along an optical axis of the projection optical system;
wherein the plurality of lenses is dividable into two non-overlapping groups of lenses,wherein a first main group of lenses of the two non-overlapping groups of lenses comprises a lens closest to the first object; wherein a second main group of lenses of the two non-overlapping groups of lenses comprises a lens closest to the second object; wherein the plurality of lenses is divided into the first and second main groups of lenses such that a refractive power of the first main lens group has a maximum negative value; wherein the plurality of lenses comprises one largest lens having a surface having a largest effective diameter out of all surface of lenses of the plurality of lenses, the one largest lens being contained in either the first or second main group of lenses, wherein each of the plurality of lenses which is a meniscus lens and which has a surface having an effective diameter that is at least 50% of the largest effective diameter and which is comprised in the either first or second main group of lenses containing the largest lens fulfils the following requirement;
|r1|≧
140 mm and |r2|≧
140 mm,Wherein r1 is a radius of curvature of a first optical surface of the meniscus lens, and r2 is a radius of curvature of a second optical surface of the meniscus lens, and wherein each meniscus lens comprised in the either first or second main group of lenses further has an effective diameter which is less than 90% of the largest effective diameter.
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