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Lens element, lithographic apparatus, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured thereby

US7535644B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateAug 12, 2005
Grant dateMay 19, 2009
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Expiry dateJan 4, 2026

Classification

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

Abstract

A lens element comprises a first face and a second face, where the first face comprises a plurality of concave shaped lens parts. Each concave shaped lens part is arranged to focus a portion of a beam incident on the second face via a liquid on a single flat surface.

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