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Adjustment method for position detection apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device fabrication method

US8049891B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 8, 2008
Grant dateNov 1, 2011
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Expiry dateMay 11, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F9/7092
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides an adjustment method for a position detection apparatus which comprises an optical system including first and second optical members whose positions can be changed, and detects a position of an object, comprising the steps of calculating a value representing an asymmetry of a detection signal of a light which enters a photoelectric conversion device via the optical system, for each of a plurality of positions of the first optical member in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the optical system, specifying a position of the object in the direction of the optical axis, at which the value is insensitive, for each of the plurality of positions, and adjusting a position of the second optical member in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis based on the value at the position of the object specified in the specifying step.

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