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Patterned grid element polarizer

US7304719B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2004
Grant dateDec 4, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/70566
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a patterned grid polarizer for use in lithography, comprising a substrate that is transparent to ultraviolet (UV) light; and an array of elements patterned on the substrate, wherein the elements polarize UV light. The array of elements can be patterned to produce tangentially or radially polarized UV light.

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