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Projection optical system and projection exposure apparatus

US6829099B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 2001
Grant dateDec 7, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/70275
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A projection optical system includes at least one lens, at least one concave mirror, at least one diffractive optical element, a first imaging optical system that includes the at least one lens and the at least one concave mirror, for imaging an intermediate image of an object, a second imaging optical system, having the at least one lens and the at least one diffractive optical element, for projecting the intermediate image onto an image plane, and a field optical system disposed between the first and second imaging optical systems.

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