U.S. patent application number 16/021239 was filed with the patent office on 2018-12-27 for catadioptric projection objective.
The applicant listed for this patent is Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH. Invention is credited to Alexander Epple, Toralf Gruner, Vladimir Kamenov, Thomas Schicketanz.
Application Number | 20180373006 16/021239 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 43448492 |
Filed Date | 2018-12-27 |
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United States Patent
Application |
20180373006 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Epple; Alexander ; et
al. |
December 27, 2018 |
CATADIOPTRIC PROJECTION OBJECTIVE
Abstract
A method of providing a catadioptric projection includes:
providing a first partial objective for imaging an object field
onto a first real intermediate image; providing a second partial
objective for imaging the first real intermediate image onto a
second real intermediate image, in which the second partial
objective includes a concave mirror; providing a third partial
objective for imaging the second intermediate image onto an image
field, the third partial objective including an aperture stop;
providing a first folding mirror and a second folding mirror; and
providing an antireflection coating onto a surface of at least one
lens that is directly adjacent to the concave mirror or that is
separate from the concave mirror by a single lens, in which the
antireflection coating is designed to have reflectivity of less
than 0.2% for a wavelength between 150 nm and 250 nm and for an
angle-of-incidence range between 0.degree. and 30.degree..
Inventors: |
Epple; Alexander; (Aalen,
DE) ; Kamenov; Vladimir; (Essingen, DE) ;
Gruner; Toralf; (Aalen-Hofen, DE) ; Schicketanz;
Thomas; (Aalen, DE) |
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Applicant: |
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Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH |
Oberkochen |
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DE |
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Family ID: |
43448492 |
Appl. No.: |
16/021239 |
Filed: |
June 28, 2018 |
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Current U.S.
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1/1 |
Current CPC
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G03F 7/70225 20130101;
G03F 7/70 20130101; G02B 17/0896 20130101; G03F 7/70275 20130101;
G02B 1/11 20130101; G02B 17/08 20130101; G02B 17/0892 20130101 |
International
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G02B 17/08 20060101
G02B017/08; G03F 7/20 20060101 G03F007/20; G02B 1/11 20150101
G02B001/11 |
Foreign Application Data
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Aug 13, 2009 |
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102009037077.3 |
Claims
1. (canceled)
2. A lens system for imaging light within a wavelength range, the
lens system comprising: a first dioptric section; a second dioptric
section; and a catadioptric section between the first dioptric
section and the second dioptric section, wherein the catadioptric
section comprises a curved mirror and a first lens, and is
configured and arranged to receive light from the first dioptric
section and to direct the light received from the first dioptric
section to the second dioptric section, wherein the first lens is
positioned in front of the curved mirror such that, during
operation of the lens system, both light received from the first
dioptric section and light reflected from the curved mirror pass
through the first lens, and wherein a first surface of the first
lens supports a first coating comprising at least six layers,
wherein the first coating comprises a first antireflection coating,
wherein the first antireflection coating is configured to reduce
reflection of light within the wavelength range, and wherein the
first surface of the first lens has a deviation from a marginal ray
concentricity of less than 20.degree..
3. The lens system of claim 2, wherein a second surface of the
first lens supports a second coating comprising at least six
layers, wherein the second coating comprises a second
antireflection coating, wherein the second antireflection coating
is configured to reduce reflection of light within the wavelength
range, and wherein the second surface of the first lens has a
deviation from a marginal ray concentricity of less than
20.degree..
4. The lens system of claim 2, wherein the catadioptric section
comprises a second lens.
5. The lens system of claim 4, wherein a first surface of the
second lens supports a second coating comprising at least six
layers, wherein the second coating comprises a second
antireflection coating, wherein the second antireflection coating
is configured to reduce reflection of light within the wavelength
range, wherein the first surface of the second lens has a deviation
from a marginal ray concentricity of less than 25.degree..
6. The lens system of claim 2, wherein each lens in the
catadioptric section is arranged nearer to the curved mirror than
to an adjacent intermediate image plane.
7. The lens system of claim 2, wherein the first antireflection
coating has a reflectivity of below 0.2% for light within the
wavelength range and having an angle of incidence on the first
antireflection coating of between 0.degree. to 30.degree..
8. The lens system of claim 2, wherein the first antireflection
coating has a reflectivity of below 0.1% for light within the
wavelength range and having an angle of incidence on the first
antireflection coating of between 0.degree. and 20.degree..
9. The lens system of claim 2, wherein the first antireflection
coating has a reflectivity of below 0.02% for light within the
wavelength range and having an angle of incidence on the first
antireflection coating of between 0.degree. and 10.degree..
10. A lens system for imaging light within a wavelength range, the
lens system comprising: a first dioptric section; a second dioptric
section; and a catadioptric section between the first dioptric
section and the second dioptric section, wherein the catadioptric
section comprises a curved mirror and a first lens, and is
configured and arranged to receive light from the first dioptric
section and to direct the light received from the first dioptric
section to the second dioptric section, wherein the first lens is
positioned in front of the curved mirror such that, during
operation of the lens system, both light received from the first
dioptric section and light reflected from the curved mirror pass
through the first lens, and wherein a first surface and a second
surface of the first lens have a deviation from a marginal ray
concentricity for light within the wavelength range that is greater
than 20.degree..
11. The lens system of claim 10, wherein the catadioptric section
comprises a second lens.
12. The lens system of claim 11, wherein a first surface and a
second surface of the second lens have a deviation from a marginal
ray concentricity for light within the wavelength range that is
greater than 20.degree..
13. The lens system of claim 10, wherein each lens in the
catadioptric section is arranged nearer to the curved mirror than
to an adjacent intermediate image plane.
14. The lens system of claim 10 comprising a folding mirror,
comprising a diaphragm arranged in the second dioptric section to
block stray light resulting from single reflections from the first
surface and/or the second surface of the first lens.
15. The lens system of claim 10, wherein both the first surface and
the second surface of the first lens are configured as aspherical
surfaces.
16. A lens system for imaging light, the lens system comprising: a
first dioptric section; a second dioptric section; and a
catadioptric section between the first dioptric section and the
second dioptric section, wherein the first dioptric section, the
second dioptric section and the catadioptric section define a
projection light path, wherein the catadioptric section comprises a
curved mirror and a first lens, and is configured and arranged to
receive light from the first dioptric section and to direct the
light received from the first dioptric section to the second
dioptric section, wherein the first lens is positioned in front of
the curved mirror such that, during operation of the lens system,
both light received from the first dioptric section and light
reflected from the curved mirror pass through the first lens, and
wherein a first surface of the first lens supports a first
antireflection coating configured to reduce single light
reflections that result in stray light paths traveling along the
projection light path.
17. The lens system of claim 16, wherein a second surface of the
first lens supports a second antireflection coating configured to
reduce single light reflections that result in stray light paths
traveling along the projection light path.
18. The lens system of claim 16, wherein the catadioptric section
comprises a second lens.
19. The lens system of claim 18, wherein a first surface of the
second lens supports a second antireflection coating configured to
reduce single light reflections that result in stray light paths
traveling along the projection light path.
20. The lens system of claim 16, wherein each lens in the
catadioptric section is arranged nearer to the curved mirror than
to an adjacent intermediate image plane.
21. The lens system of claim 16, wherein the first antireflection
coating has a reflectivity of below 0.2% for light within the
wavelength range and having an angle of incidence on the first
antireflection coating of between 0.degree. to 30.degree..
22. The lens system of claim 16, wherein the first antireflection
coating has a reflectivity of below 0.1% for light within the
wavelength range and having an angle of incidence on the first
antireflection coating of between 0.degree. and 20.degree..
23. The lens system of claim 16, wherein the first antireflection
coating has a reflectivity of below 0.02% for light within the
wavelength range and having an angle of incidence on the first
antireflection coating of between 0.degree. and 10.degree..
24. A lens system for imaging light within a wavelength range, the
lens system comprising: a first dioptric section; a second dioptric
section; and a catadioptric section between the first dioptric
section and the second dioptric section, wherein the catadioptric
section comprises a curved mirror and a first lens, and is
configured and arranged to receive light from the first dioptric
section and to direct the light received from the first dioptric
section to the second dioptric section, wherein the first lens is
positioned in front of the curved mirror such that, during
operation of the lens system, both light received from the first
dioptric section and light reflected from the curved mirror pass
through the first lens, and wherein a first surface of the first
lens supports a first coating comprising at least six layers,
wherein the first coating comprises a first antireflection coating,
and wherein the first antireflection coating is configured to
reduce reflection of light within the wavelength range and for an
angle-of-incidence range of between 0.degree. and 20.degree..
25. The lens system of claim 24, wherein a second surface of the
first lens supports a second coating comprising at least six
layers, wherein the second coating comprises a second
antireflection coating, and wherein the second antireflection
coating is configured to reduce reflection of light within the
wavelength range and for an angle-of-incidence range of between
0.degree. and 20.degree..
26. The lens system of claim 24, wherein the catadioptric section
comprises a second lens.
27. The lens system of claim 26, wherein a first surface of the
second lens supports a second coating comprising at least six
layers, wherein the second coating comprises a second
antireflection coating, wherein the second antireflection coating
is configured to reduce reflection of light within the wavelength
range, and wherein the second antireflection coating is configured
to reduce reflection of light within the wavelength range and for
an angle-of-incidence range of between 0.degree. and
20.degree..
28. The lens system of claim 26, wherein each lens in the
catadioptric section is arranged nearer to the curved mirror than
to an adjacent intermediate image plane.
29. The lens system of claim 26, wherein the first antireflection
coating has a reflectivity of below 0.1% for light within the
wavelength range and having an angle of incidence on the first
antireflection coating of between 0.degree. and 20.degree..
30. The lens system of claim 26, wherein the first antireflection
coating has a reflectivity of below 0.02% for light within the
wavelength range and having an angle of incidence on the first
antireflection coating of between 0.degree. and 10.degree..
Description
[0001] This application is a Continuation Application based on U.S.
application Ser. No. 15/654,766, filed on Jul. 20, 2017, which is a
continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/002,492, filed on Jan.
21, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,726,870, which is a continuation of
U.S. application Ser. No. 14/510,454, filed on Oct. 9, 2014, now
U.S. Pat. No. 9,279,969, which is a continuation of U.S.
application Ser. No. 13/871,366, filed on Apr. 26, 2013, now U.S.
Pat. No. 8,873,137, which is a continuation of U.S. application
Ser. No. 12/562,693 filed on Sep. 18, 2009, now U.S. Pat. No.
8,446,665, which claims priority to German Patent Application No.
10 2009 037 077.3, filed on Aug. 13, 2009, the respective entire
disclosures of which are incorporated into the present application
by reference.
FIELD OF AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention relates to a catadioptric projection objective
for imaging an object field in an object plane onto an image field
in an image plane including three partial objectives, to a
projection exposure apparatus for microlithography including such a
projection objective and also to a method for producing
semiconductor components and other finely structured components
using such a projection exposure apparatus.
[0003] The object field is imaged onto a first real intermediate
image by the first partial objective of the catadioptric projection
objective, the first intermediate image is imaged onto a second
real intermediate image by the second partial objective, and the
second intermediate image is finally imaged onto the image field in
the image plane by the third partial objective. In this case, the
second partial objective is a catadioptric objective having exactly
one concave mirror. Moreover, the catadioptric projection objective
has two folding mirrors, wherein the first folding mirror deflects
the projection light from the object plane toward the concave
mirror of the second partial objective and the second folding
mirror deflects the projection light from the concave mirror of the
second partial objective toward the image plane. The folding
mirrors can be embodied, e.g., either as separate elements or as
two side surfaces of a unitary body, such as a prism covered with
an appropriate reflection coating or coatings.
[0004] Catadioptric projection objectives of this type are known
for example from US 2009/0034061 and from US 2009/0092925.
OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] At the lens surfaces of the lenses of the catadioptric
projection objective, a specific proportion of the light is
reflected on account of the difference in refractive index between
air, or the gas filling, and the lens material. Although this
reflection can be reduced by antireflection coatings, it cannot be
completely prevented. If the projection light reflected at lens
surfaces passes into the image plane, this so-called stray light
leads to a background illumination that reduces the contrast of the
actual image.
[0006] It is an object of the invention, then, to reduce the stray
light in such projection objectives.
[0007] This involves investigating the light paths on which light
can pass into the image plane in this class of projection
objectives. A light path is understood to mean the sequence of
optical surfaces which the light passes through on the way from the
object plane to the image plane. In this case, a distinction is
made between the projection light path, along which the projection
light is intended to pass through the optical surfaces of lenses or
mirrors in accordance with the optical design of the catadioptric
projection objective, and one or more stray light paths, along
which the stray light passes into the image plane. In the case of a
stray light path, the stray light is reflected instead of
transmitted at at least one lens surface and thus leaves the
projection light path. For determining the stray light paths, each
lens surface is regarded both as a transmissive surface and as a
reflective surface, wherein the reflectance of the lens surface
governs the probability with which a light beam is transmitted or
reflected. From an alternative standpoint, the light beam can be
split into a transmitted and a reflected light beam, the
reflectance determining the intensities of the two beams. Depending
on how often the stray light is reflected at lens surfaces within
the projection objective, a distinction is made between single
reflections, double reflections, or even higher-order reflections.
Since the intensity of the reflections is dependent on the product
of the reflectivities, single reflections with just one reflection
lead to a comparatively high stray light intensity. Therefore, each
single reflection has to be investigated with regard to whether it
can be afforded tolerance or whether corresponding measures for
reducing the stray light intensity on account of the single
reflection are necessary.
[0008] By virtue of the second partial objective having exactly one
concave mirror and by virtue of the fact that the projection light
is deflected toward this concave mirror by the first folding mirror
and, after reflection at the concave mirror, is deflected toward
the image plane by the second folding mirror, the lenses of the
second partial objective between the folding minors and the concave
mirror are passed through twice. The projection light therefore
passes through such a lens that is passed through twice a first
time on the way to the concave minor and a second time after
reflection at the concave mirror. The lens surfaces of such lenses
that are passed through twice can bring about single reflections by
virtue of the projection light being reflected instead of
transmitted at one of the lens surfaces. In this case, a stray
light path can form by virtue of optical surfaces being skipped
which the projection light would otherwise pass through on the way
toward the concave mirror and back again. Under certain
circumstances, the stray light path can reach as far as the image
plane. The stray light then passes through all those optical
surfaces which the projection light would also pass through after
reflection at the concave minor starting from the reflective lens
surface. The lenses of the second partial objective which are
passed through twice are therefore particularly prone to generating
stray light in the image plane on account of single
reflections.
[0009] In one aspect of the invention, at least one surface of a
lens of the second partial objective is provided with an
antireflection coating having a reflectivity of less than 0.2% for
an operating wavelength of between 150 nm and 250 nm and for an
angle-of-incidence range of between 0.degree. and 30.degree.. An
antireflection coating is understood to mean a coating which is
designed such that the reflection loss on account of the sudden
change in refractive index when the light enters the lens is
reduced relative to the reflection loss that arises if this coating
is not provided. In this case, the antireflection coatings provided
here are specified firstly by an operating wavelength and secondly
by an angle-of-incidence range. The operating wavelength is
understood to mean the wavelength of the projection light at which
the projection objective is operated. This is typically a
wavelength in the DUV or VUV wavelength range between 150 nm and
250 nm, that is to say for example 248 nm, 193 nm or 157 nm. An
angle of incidence is understood to mean the angle of a ray of
light with respect to the surface normal at the point where the ray
of light impinges on the lens surface. In general, many rays
impinge on a point of the lens surface with different angles of
incidence, such that an antireflection coating has to be optimized
not only for one angle of incidence, but for an entire
angle-of-incidence range. In this case, it is not possible to
produce an antireflection coating which completely prevents
reflection at the lens surface; such reflection can only be
reduced. In this case, the degree of complexity of the
antireflection coating increases with the degree of reduction of
the residual reflection for a predetermined angle-of-incidence
range. In general, it suffices to design antireflection coatings
for reducing the stray light effects as a result of double or
multiple reflections since double and multiple reflections
predominate in projection objectives without lenses that are passed
through twice. A reflectivity of the antireflection coating within
the angle-of-incidence range of for example greater than 0.2% is
sufficient for reducing double and multiple reflections in a manner
that can be afforded tolerance. Further reduction of the
reflectivity would make the antireflection coating unnecessarily
complex. If, by contrast, a stray light path which ends within the
image field already arises for a single reflection, then a
reflectivity of the antireflection coating within the
angle-of-incidence range of greater than 0.2% can lead to stray
light that cannot be afforded tolerance. Precisely this risk is
manifested, however, in the case of the lenses of the second
partial objective which are passed through twice. At least one lens
surface of the lenses of the second partial objective is therefore
covered with an antireflection coating having a reflectivity of
less than 0.2% for the angle-of-incidence range of 0.degree. to
30.degree. that is relevant to these lenses.
[0010] In a further aspect of the invention, the antireflection
coating has a reflectivity of less than 0.1% for a wavelength of
between 150 nm and 250 nm and for an angle-of-incidence range of
between 0.degree. and 30.degree..
[0011] Since, for rays having small angles of incidence in the
range of 0.degree. to 20.degree., that is to say rays near to the
optical axis, the probability of nevertheless passing into the
image plane after reflection at a lens surface and contributing to
the background illumination is particularly high, in a further
aspect of the invention, the lens surfaces of the lenses of the
second partial objective which are passed through twice are covered
with antireflection coatings having a reflectivity of less than
0.1% for an angle-of-incidence range of 0.degree. to 20.degree. and
for a wavelength of between 150 nm and 250 nm.
[0012] In one embodiment of the invention, the antireflection
coating has a reflectivity of less than 0.05% for a wavelength of
between 150 nm and 250 nm and for an angle-of-incidence range of
between 0.degree. and 20.degree..
[0013] In a further embodiment of the invention, the antireflection
coating has a reflectivity of less than 0.02% for a wavelength of
between 150 nm and 250 nm and for an angle-of-incidence range of
between 0.degree. and 10.degree..
[0014] In a further embodiment of the invention, the antireflection
coating has a reflectivity of less than 0.2% for a wavelength of
between 150 nm and 250 nm and for an angle-of-incidence range of
between 0.degree. and 30.degree. and simultaneously a reflectivity
of less than 0.1% for an angle-of-incidence range of between
0.degree. and 20.degree..
[0015] In a further embodiment of the invention, the antireflection
coating has a reflectivity of less than 0.2% for a wavelength of
between 150 nm and 250 nm and for an angle-of-incidence range of
between 0.degree. and 30.degree., a reflectivity of less than 0.1%
for an angle of incidence range of between 0.degree. and 20.degree.
and simultaneously a reflectivity of less than 0.02% for an
angle-of-incidence range of between 0.degree. and 10.degree..
[0016] The complexity of an antireflection coating is manifested,
inter alia, in the number of employed layers from which the
antireflection coating is constructed. In one embodiment of the
invention, the antireflection coating includes six layers composed
alternately of material having a high refractive index and material
having a low refractive index. In this case, a material is
designated as having a high refractive index when it has, for the
operating wavelength, a higher refractive index than the refractive
index of the material having a low refractive index.
[0017] In a further embodiment of the invention, the antireflection
coating has seven layers composed alternately of material having a
high refractive index and material having a low refractive
index.
[0018] Owing to the use of at least six layers composed alternately
of material having a high refractive index and material having a
low refractive index, it is possible to ensure a reflectivity of
less than 0.2% over the angle-of-incidence range of 0.degree. to
30.degree..
[0019] In one embodiment of the invention, the employed material
having a low refractive index is a dielectric material selected
from the group consisting of magnesium fluoride, aluminum fluoride,
sodium fluoride, lithium fluoride, calcium fluoride, barium
fluoride, strontium fluoride, cryolite, chiolite, and combinations
thereof.
[0020] In one embodiment of the invention, the employed material
having a high refractive index is a dielectric material selected
from the group consisting of neodymium fluoride, lanthanum
fluoride, gadolinium fluoride, dysprosium fluoride, aluminum oxide,
lead fluoride, yttrium fluoride, and combinations thereof.
[0021] For the arising of single reflections on account of the
reflection at surfaces of the second partial objective,
consideration should be given particularly to those surfaces which
have a deviation of the marginal ray concentricity of less than
20.degree.. Marginal ray concentricity is understood to mean the
state in which a marginal ray is reflected back on itself on a lens
surface. That is to say that the marginal ray has an angle of
incidence of 0.degree. at the lens surface. In this case, the
marginal ray employed is a fictitious ray which emerges in the
object plane from the optical axis and just passes through the
aperture stop of the projection objective, that is to say has in
the image plane an angle of incidence corresponding to the maximum
numerical aperture. It is a fictitious marginal ray because this
class of projection objectives has an off-axis object field, that
is to say that the optical axis of the projection objective does
not intersect the object plane within the object field. This
fictitious marginal ray can nevertheless be traced mathematically
since, for the ray tracing, the physical boundary of mirrors or
lenses or the vignetting by other optical elements is unimportant,
rather the marginal ray is traced along the projection light path.
What, then, is the relationship between the marginal ray
concentricity of a lens surface and the production of a single
reflection? In the case of ideal imaging, the marginal ray emerging
from the object plane intersects the optical axis in the following
image planes, that is to say, in the case of this class of
projection objectives, in the plane of the first intermediate
image, in the plane of the second intermediate image and in the
image plane. If marginal ray concentricity then exists for a lens
surface in the second partial objective, the marginal ray is
reflected back on itself and thus intersects the optical axis again
at the same location from which the marginal ray emerged. A
so-called stray light intermediate image plane thus arises, which
coincides with the first intermediate image plane. Since the first
intermediate image is an off-axis intermediate image, the first
intermediate image and the stray light intermediate image are
situated on opposite sides of the optical axis. The stray light
intermediate image is thus located within the projection light path
from the concave mirror to the image plane, such that it is
possible for the stray light to pass into the image plane in a
manner following the projection light path. If the second partial
objective is a 1:1 objective, moreover, then the first and second
intermediate image planes and thus also the stray light
intermediate image plane coincide. The stray light intermediate
image is consequently generated at the location of the second
intermediate image and ultimately imaged into the image plane by
the third partial objective like the second intermediate image. A
continuous stray light path right into the image plane arises on
account of a single reflection. Lens surfaces for which marginal
ray concentricity exists or for which the deviation from the
marginal ray concentricity is less than 20.degree. are therefore
particularly critical for the production of single reflexes and
should therefore be provided with the improved antireflection
coating.
[0022] In addition to the improved antireflection coating of
surfaces which are susceptible to single reflections, the reduction
of the single reflections can already be taken into account when
devising the optical design of the projection objective. Thus, in a
further aspect of the invention, all the surfaces of the lenses of
the second partial objective are configured such that their
deviation from the marginal ray concentricity is greater than or
equal to 20.degree.. As a result, the stray light intermediate
image is not generated at the location of the second intermediate
image and consequently, unlike the second intermediate image
itself, is not imaged into the image plane by the third partial
objective. Stray light and projection light have different beam
extents particularly in the region of the second folding mirror.
Since the extent of the second folding mirror is adapted to the
extent of the projection light beam, the stray light beam is
vignetted by the physical boundary of the second folding mirror
and, as a result, does not reach the image plane, or reaches the
image plane only with a greatly reduced intensity.
[0023] For correction of the image field curvature and for
chromatic correction, the second partial objective can have a
plurality of lenses. These lenses which are passed through twice
can have surfaces which lead to single reflections. In one
embodiment of the invention, the second partial objective has
exactly one lens. This reduces the number of surfaces to two
surfaces at which single reflections can arise.
[0024] In order, however, that the imaging quality of the
projection objective is not impaired owing to the reduction of the
number of lenses in the second partial objective, in one embodiment
of the invention, this lens is embodied as a bi-aspherical lens. In
other words, this lens has an aspherical surface formed both on the
front surface and on the back surface. Further degrees of freedom
are thereby obtained for ensuring the required imaging quality.
[0025] As such, the background illumination in the image plane
owing to stray light can be significantly reduced overall through:
(i) the targeted configuration of the lens surfaces of the lenses
of the second partial objective for avoiding single reflections,
(ii) covering lens surfaces that are critical for single
reflections with improved antireflection coatings, or (iii) a
combined application of these two measures. In order to quantify
the influence of the lens surfaces of the second partial objective
on the stray light and the reduction thereof by the measures
proposed, the stray light is measured for example by arranging a
non-luminous object within the homogeneously illuminated object
field and imaging the object into the image plane. In this case,
the object is square, for example, and can have different edge
lengths. The object is for example a small box that absorbs the
projection light. Without stray light, the object would be sharply
imaged into the image plane, such that the intensity within the
image of the object is 0% of the maximum value of the ambient
illumination. With stray light, however, the image of the object is
not dark. The stray light intensity distribution can be determined
from the intensity in the center of the image of the object, taking
account of the dimensions of the object.
[0026] The intensity of the stray light in the center of the image
of the object varies depending on the illumination of the object
and the origin of the stray light. The illumination of the object
can be characterized by the pupil filling factor a, inter alia. In
the case of a pupil filling factor of .sigma.=0.2, the entrance
pupil of the projection objective is illuminated only to a radius
of 20% of the maximum pupil radius. Consequently, the object is
only illuminated by rays which have relatively small angles with
respect to the optical axis. In the case of a pupil filling factor
of .sigma.=1.0, by contrast, the entrance pupil of the projection
objective is fully illuminated, such that the object is illuminated
by rays which assume the maximum possible values in the object
plane. If the object is illuminated with a small pupil filling
factor, then the contribution of the stray light on account of
single reflections is greater than in the case of illumination with
a large pupil filling factor, since, for rays, having large angles
with respect to the optical axis, there is a greater probability of
not passing right into the image plane after reflection at a lens
surface, but rather of being vignetted, for example at a lens
mount. The stray light measurement is therefore carried out for
example for a pupil filling factor of .sigma.=0.2. If the
illumination system of the projection exposure apparatus does not
provide this filling factor, then a pupil filling factor of between
.sigma.=0.2 and .sigma.=0.3 is used for the stray light
measurement.
[0027] In addition to the single reflections caused by the lens
surfaces of the second partial objective there are also further
causes of stray light within the image field in the image plane.
Double reflections, on account of the double reflection at lens
surfaces, have a negligible intensity in comparison with single
reflections. The stray light owing to surface or volume scattering
can be distinguished from stray light on account of single
reflections by choosing the edge length of the object to be large
enough, for example 1.0 mm. The intensity of the stray light owing
to surface or volume scattering in the center of the image of the
object is then at least 70% lower in comparison with the intensity
of the stray light on account of the single reflections. If the
edge length were increased further, then although the separation of
stray light owing to surface or volume scattering from stray light
on account of single reflections would be better, the measurement
signal for stray light on account of single reflections would then
also decrease. If an object having an edge length of 1.0 mm is not
available, then the measurement can also be carried out for an edge
length of between 0.8 mm and 1.2 mm. Upon application of the
proposed measures for reducing the single reflections on the lens
surfaces of the second partial objective, the stray light intensity
in the center of the image of the object is less than 1.1% in the
stray light measurement with a square object having the edge length
of between 0.8 mm and 1.2 mm and in the case of a pupil filling
factor of between .sigma.=0.2 and .sigma.=0.3.
[0028] In one embodiment, the stray light intensity in the center
of the image of the object is less than 0.9% in the stray light
measurement with a square object having the edge length of between
0.8 mm and 1.2 mm and in the case of a pupil filling factor of
between .sigma.=0.2 and .sigma.=0.3.
[0029] In a further embodiment, the stray light intensity in the
center of the image of the object is less than 0.5% in the stray
light measurement with a square object having the edge length of
between 0.8 mm and 1.2 mm and in the case of a pupil filling factor
of between .sigma.=0.2 and .sigma.=0.3.
[0030] The contribution of the lens surfaces of the second partial
objective to the stray light can also be determined by measuring
the stray light in the image plane within the image field for two
different pupil filling factors and by determining the variation of
the stray light, since the formation of the single reflections is
greatly dependent on the pupil filling factor. Other causes of the
stray light in the image plane such as, for example, surface or
volume scattering exhibit, by contrast, a low dependence on the
pupil filling factor and lead to an almost illumination-independent
background illumination in comparison with single reflections. The
stray light measurement is therefore carried out, for example,
firstly by a pupil filling factor of .sigma.=1.0 and secondly for a
pupil filling factor of .sigma.=0.2. If the illumination system of
the projection exposure apparatus does not provide these filling
factors, then a pupil filling factor of between .sigma.=0.8 and
.sigma.=1.0 and, respectively, between .sigma.=0.2 and .sigma.=0.3
is used for the stray light measurement. If the proposed measures
for reducing the single reflections are applied to the lens
surfaces of the second partial objective, then the maximum
difference between the stray light intensity for a pupil filling
factor of between .sigma.=0.2 and .sigma.=0.3 and the stray light
intensity for a pupil filling factor of between .sigma.=0.8 and
.sigma.=1.0 for an image point within the image field is less than
0.3%.
[0031] In one embodiment of the invention, the second partial
objective has an absolute value of the imaging scale of between 0.8
and 1.25. The second partial objective thus images the first
intermediate image substantially 1:1 onto the second intermediate
image.
[0032] In one embodiment of the invention the concave mirror of the
second partial objective is arranged in the region of a pupil
plane, the position of which results from the point of intersection
of a paraxial principal ray with the optical axis of the projection
objective. In this case, the concave mirror is arranged in the
region of a pupil plane when the maximum height of all the
principal rays emerging from the object field at the concave mirror
is less than 20% of the diameter of the optically utilized region
of the concave mirror.
[0033] If the second partial objective has, on the one hand, an
absolute value of the imaging scale of between 0.8 and 1.25 and, on
the other hand, a concave mirror in the region of the pupil plane,
then a substantially symmetrical construction results for the
second partial objective in relation to the concave mirror. If a
lens surface at the second partial objective then has no or only a
small deviation from the marginal ray concentricity, the stray
light reflected at this lens surface generates a stray light
intermediate image which coincides at least approximately with the
second intermediate image and is thus imaged into the image plane
by the third partial objective. This construction of the second
partial objective which admittedly is favorable for the correction
of the image field curvature and of chromatic aberrations, can
lead, however, to single reflections that cannot be afforded
tolerance. The single reflections can then be reduced by the
targeted deviation from the marginal ray concentricity at the lens
surfaces or by covering the lens surfaces with the improved
antireflection coating.
[0034] According to another aspect of the invention, the second
intermediate image is arranged in the region of the second folding
mirror. In this case, the second intermediate image is arranged in
the region of the second folding mirror when, in a fictitious plane
which is arranged perpendicular to the optical axis and which has
the same point of intersection with the optical axis as the second
folding mirror, half the radial distance from the optical axis to
that principal ray which emerges from an object point within the
object field with maximum distance from the optical axis is greater
than the radial distance of the marginal ray. The marginal ray
already defined for determining the marginal ray concentricity is
used in this case. As soon as a stray light intermediate image is
not situated on the second intermediate image in this case, the
stray light beam is vignetted by the physical boundary of the
second folding mirror and the stray light intensity of this single
reflection is reduced.
[0035] In a further aspect of the invention all the lenses in the
second partial objective are arranged nearer to the concave mirror
than to the first intermediate image or than to the second
intermediate image. Since the lenses of the second partial
objective are extended along the optical axis, for determining the
lens distance the midpoint between the two lens vertices is
determined and the distance is measured from the midpoint. In this
case, the position of the two intermediate images results from the
paraxial position of the intermediate images. By virtue of the
lenses of the second partial objective being arranged nearer to the
concave mirror than to the intermediate images, they are also
further away from the second folding mirror. The greater the
distance of the lens surfaces with respect to the second folding
mirror, however, the greater the vignetting effect of the second
folding mirror on account of the physical barrier thereof if the
stray light intermediate image does not ideally coincide with the
second intermediate image.
[0036] In yet another aspect of the invention, the catadioptric
projection objective is part of a projection exposure apparatus for
microlithography having, besides the projection objective, an
illumination system for illuminating the object field in the object
plane.
[0037] In order to produce semiconductor components and other
finely structured components with the projection exposure
apparatus, provision is made for a reticle having a predetermined
pattern in the object plane of the catadioptric projection
objective and for a wafer having a light-sensitive layer in the
image plane of the catadioptric projection objective, the reticle
is illuminated by the illumination system and, finally, the
illuminated region of the reticle is imaged onto the wafer by the
catadioptric projection objective.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0038] Details and aspects of the invention are explained more
specifically below on the basis of the exemplary embodiments
illustrated in the figures, in which:
[0039] FIG. 1 shows the lens section of a catadioptric projection
objective together with the projection light path;
[0040] FIG. 2 shows the lens section of the projection objective
from FIG. 1 together with a stray light path;
[0041] FIG. 3 shows a schematic illustration of an antireflection
coating;
[0042] FIG. 4 shows a schematic illustration of an antireflection
coating;
[0043] FIG. 5 shows a schematic illustration of an antireflection
coating;
[0044] FIG. 6 shows a diagram with the reflectivity values of the
antireflection coatings from FIGS. 3 to 5 as a function of the
angles of incidence;
[0045] FIG. 7 shows a stray light intensity distribution as a
contour line illustration for the pupil filling factor
.sigma.=0.2;
[0046] FIG. 8 shows stray light intensity profiles in the case of
antireflection coating of the lenses that are passed through twice
in the projection objective of FIG. 1 with a reflectivity of
0.2%;
[0047] FIG. 9 shows stray light intensity profiles in the case of
an antireflection coating in accordance with FIG. 4 of the lenses
that are passed through twice in the projection objective of FIG.
1;
[0048] FIG. 10 shows a schematic illustration for illustrating the
stray light measurement technique;
[0049] FIG. 11 shows the lens section of a catadioptric projection
objective together with the projection light beam path;
[0050] FIG. 12 shows the lens section of the projection objective
of FIG. 11 with a stray light path;
[0051] FIG. 13 shows the lens section of the projection objective
of FIG. 11 with a stray light path;
[0052] FIG. 14 shows stray light intensity profiles in the case of
antireflection coating of the lenses that are passed through twice
in the projection objective of FIG. 11 with a reflectivity of
0.2%;
[0053] FIG. 15 shows stray light intensity profiles in the case of
an antireflection coating in accordance with FIG. 4 of the lenses
that are passed through twice in the projection objective from FIG.
11;
[0054] FIG. 16 shows the lens section of a catadioptric projection
objective together with the projection light beam path;
[0055] FIG. 17 shows the lens section of a catadioptric projection
objective together with the projection light beam path; and
[0056] FIG. 18 shows a schematic illustration of a microlithography
projection exposure apparatus.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS
[0057] FIG. 1 shows the lens section of a catadioptric projection
objective 1. The optical design of the projection objective 1 has
been taken from the patent application US2009/0092925A1 in the name
of Omura, published on 9 Apr. 2009, and corresponds to FIG. 4
therein. The optical data of the design are summarized in Table 1
in US2009/0092925A1. For a more detailed description of the optical
design of the projection objective 1, therefore, reference is made
to US2009/0092925A1, which is hereby incorporated into the present
application by reference. The projection objective 1 images the
object field 3 in the object plane 5 onto the image field 7 in the
image plane 9. It includes a first partial objective 11, which
images the object field 3 on to the first real intermediate image
13, the second partial objective 15, which images the first
intermediate image 13 on to the second real intermediate image 17,
and the third partial objective 19, which images the second
intermediate image 17 onto the image field 7. The second partial
objective 15 is embodied as a catadioptric objective having the
concave mirror 21 and the two lenses L21 and L22. The folding
mirror 23 is arranged in the region of the first intermediate image
13, the folding mirror deflecting the projection light 31 from the
object plane 5 toward the concave mirror 21. The folding mirror 25
is arranged in the region of the second intermediate image 17, this
folding mirror deflecting the projection light from the concave
mirror 21 toward the image plane 9.
[0058] A stray light analysis was carried out for the projection
objective 1 in order to determine the stray light paths on which
the stray light can pass into the image plane 9 as single, double
or multiple reflection and lead to a background illumination there.
FIG. 2 shows for the projection objective 1 such a stray light path
33 arising from the fact that the projection light 31 is reflected
at that surface of the lens L21 which faces the concave mirror 21,
the surface being referred to hereinafter as back surface of the
lens L21. In the stray light path 33 illustrated, the stray light
33, deviating from the projection light path 31, does not pass
through the lens L22 and the concave mirror 21, but passes through
all further optical surfaces which the projection light 31 would
also pass through if the projection light 31 entered into the lens
L21 again after reflection at the concave mirror 21 and after
passing through the lens L22. In the stray light path 33, the stray
light intermediate image 35 arises in the region of the folding
mirror 25 and therefore simultaneously also virtually at a location
of the second intermediate image 17. As a result, virtually the
entire stray light is reflected at the second folding mirror 25
without being vignetted by the physical boundary of the folding
mirror 25, and, in a manner similar to the projection light 31,
passes through the third partial objective 19 as far as the image
plane 9. The aperture stop 29 is virtually completely illuminated
by the stray light, such that it is also not possible to filter out
the stray light with a spatially delimited diaphragm in the region
of the aperture stop plane without the projection light 31 being
significantly vignetted.
[0059] The back surface of the lens L21 consequently produces a
single reflection with very high stray light intensity. In this
case, the stray light intensity corresponds approximately to the
intensity of the projection light multiplied by the reflectivity of
the back surface of the lens L21. This strong single reflection
arises because the back surface of the lens L21 has a marginal ray
concentricity of 0.6.degree.. Therefore, virtually marginal ray
concentricity is provided. Together with the fact that the second
partial objective 15 has an absolute value of the imaging scale of
1.03 and the concave mirror 21 is arranged in the region of a pupil
plane, the stray light intermediate image 35 is thereby generated
virtually at the location of the second intermediate image 17 and
the stray light 33 is thus transmitted almost completely via the
second folding mirror 25.
[0060] The front surface of the lens L21, with a value of
15.9.degree., likewise has a low marginal ray concentricity, with
the result that this surface also makes a contribution to the stray
light in the image plane 9. The marginal ray concentricity of the
back surface of the lens L22, which faces the concave mirror 21, is
24.0.degree., and the marginal ray concentricity of the front
surface of the lens L22 is 22.9.degree., with the result that
although these two surfaces likewise contribute to the stray light
in the image plane 9, the magnitude of their contribution falls far
short of that of the back surface of the lens L21. Very generally,
the lenses L21 and L22 of the second partial objective 15 should be
regarded as susceptible to stray light since both lenses are lenses
which are passed through twice and through which the projection
light 31 passes both on the light path toward the concave mirror 21
and on the light path away from the concave mirror 21. As soon as a
stray light ray reflected at the lens surfaces of these lenses L21
and L22 that are passed through twice passes through the second
folding mirror 25, there is the possibility of such a stray light
ray reaching the image plane 9 and contributing to the extraneous
light. This is a fundamental problem of this class of projection
objectives.
[0061] In the case of single reflections, the intensity of the
stray light in the image plane 9 is linearly dependent on the
reflectivity of that lens surface at which the stray light is
reflected. The lens surfaces of the lenses L21 and L22 that are
passed through twice in the projection objective 1 are covered
therefore with an antireflection coating having a reflectivity of
less than 0.2% for the projection light wavelength of 193.3 nm and
for an angle of incidence range of between 0.degree. and
30.degree.. FIGS. 3 to 5 illustrate various exemplary embodiments
of such an antireflection coating.
[0062] FIG. 3 shows in a schematic illustration the layer sequence
of the antireflection coating 337 proceeding from the substrate 339
of the lens, this substrate being composed of quartz (SiO.sub.2).
The antireflection coating 337 includes six layers composed
alternately of material having high refractive index and material
having a low refractive index. Magnesium fluoride (MgF.sub.2) is
used as material having a low refractive index. Lanthanum fluoride
(LaF.sub.3) is used as material having a high refractive index. The
geometrical thicknesses of the individual layers, the materials and
the refractive indices thereof and also the reference signs used in
FIG. 3 are indicated in table 1. The thicknesses of the individual
layers are illustrated correctly relative to one another in FIG.
3.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Reference symbol Thickness [nm] Material
Refractive index 339 Substrate SiO.sub.2 1.56 341 21.568 LaF.sub.3
1.69 343 67.626 MgF.sub.2 1.42 345 29.775 LaF.sub.3 1.69 347 42.969
MgF.sub.2 1.42 349 34.261 LaF.sub.3 1.69 351 26.823 MgF.sub.2
1.42
[0063] FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of an antireflection coating 437,
in turn having six layers composed alternately of material having a
high refractive index and material having a low refractive index.
MgF.sub.2 is used as material having a low refractive index, and
LaF.sub.3 is used as material having a high refractive index. The
thicknesses of the individual layers, the materials and the
refractive indices thereof and also the reference signs used in
FIG. 4 are compiled in table 2.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Reference symbol Thickness [nm] Material
Refractive index 439 Substrate SiO.sub.2 1.56 441 13.762 LaF.sub.3
1.69 443 69.414 MgF.sub.2 1.42 445 42.945 LaF.sub.3 1.69 447 16.440
MgF.sub.2 1.42 449 40.914 LaF.sub.3 1.69 451 30.145 MgF.sub.2
1.42
[0064] FIG. 5 shows an exemplary embodiment of an antireflection
coating 537, including seven layers composed alternately of
material having a high refractive index and material having a low
refractive index. MgF.sub.2 is used as material having a low
refractive index, and LaF.sub.3 is used as material having a high
refractive index. The thicknesses of the individual layers, the
materials and the refractive indices thereof and also the reference
signs used in FIG. 5 are compiled in table 3.
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Reference Refractive symbol Thickness [nm]
Material index 539 Substrate SiO.sub.2 1.56 541 37.738 MgF.sub.2
1.42 543 15.378 LaF.sub.3 1.69 545 9.098 MgF.sub.2 1.42 547 29.126
LaF.sub.3 1.69 549 36.117 MgF.sub.2 1.42 551 29.917 LaF.sub.3 1.69
553 33.958 MgF.sub.2 1.42
[0065] FIG. 6 shows, for the antireflection coatings 337, 437 and
537 illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5, the reflectivity values in the
unit [%] as a function of the angles of incidence in the unit
[.degree.]. The dash-dotted reflectivity curve 655 results for the
antireflection coating 337 having the layer construction in
accordance with table 1, the solid reflectivity curve 657 results
for the antireflection coating 437 having the layer construction in
accordance with table 2 and the dashed reflectivity curve 659
results for the antireflection coating 537 having the layer
construction in accordance with table 3. In the case of all three
antireflection coatings, the reflectivity curves 655, 657 and 659
for the angle of incidence range of 0.degree. to 30.degree. run
below a reflectivity value of 0.2%, even below a reflectivity value
of 0.1%. Up to an angle of incidence of 20.degree., the
reflectivity curves 655, 657 and 659 run below a reflectivity value
of 0.1%, even below a reflectivity value of 0.05%. In the case of
the antireflection coatings 337 and 537, the reflectivity curves
655 and 659 for an angle of incidence range of 0.degree. to
10.degree. even run below a reflectivity value of 0.02%.
[0066] Using suitable ray tracing programs, for a given optical
design of a projection objective, it is possible to calculate the
intensity distribution of the stray light in the image plane taking
account of the antireflection coatings. FIG. 7 shows for the
projection objective 1 the intensity distribution 761 of the stray
light in the image plane 9 in a contour line illustration. The
contour lines are illustrated with a spacing of 0.1%. In this case,
the stray light intensity relates to the homogeneous ambient
brightness in the image field. In the simulation, the object field
3 was illuminated homogeneously with a pupil filling factor of
.sigma.=0.2. In this case, exclusively the single reflections at
the lens surfaces of the lenses L21 and L22 that are passed through
twice in the second partial objective 15 are taken into account as
stray light. In this case, the lens surfaces are covered with an
antireflection coating having a reflectivity of 0.2% for all angles
of incidence. Antireflection coatings such as are used for reducing
double reflections or higher-order reflections have this
reflectivity value. A reflectivity of 0.2% is sufficient for
avoiding double reflections since such a reflection, on account of
the two reflections, has an intensity of just 0.2%0.2%=0.0004%. The
contour line illustration makes it clear, however, that such an
antireflection coating does not effectively suppress the formation
of disturbing single reflections. The single reflections completely
illuminate the image field 763 which is depicted using dashed
lines, and over the entire image field lead to a background
illumination of at least 0.4%, in extensive regions even above
0.8%. The extent of the stray light in the image plane 9 (this
extent being comparable with the extent of the image field 7) is
caused by the fact that the stray light image of the object field 3
is situated more or less in the image plane 9, as becomes clear in
FIG. 2 for the single reflection at the back surface of the lens
L21.
[0067] FIG. 8 shows a section through the intensity distribution
761 along the line 765, running in the longitudinal direction of
the image field 7 through the center of the image field 7, as
intensity profile 867. The maximum stray light intensity is 0.93%
in the image center and 0.41% at the image edge at x=.+-.13 mm. The
stray light simulation was carried out not only with an
illumination with the pupil filling factor of .sigma.=0.2 but also
with a pupil filling factor of .sigma.=1.0, that is to say with
complete illumination of the entrance pupil of the projection
objective. The section through the stray light intensity
distribution for a pupil filling factor of .sigma.=1.0 along the
line 765 is illustrated in dashed fashion as intensity profile 869
in FIG. 8. With complete illumination of the entrance pupil of the
projection objective, the maximum stray light intensity is 0.40%.
Within the image field 7, the stray light intensity has a virtually
constant value. It is evident that the stray light intensity is
greatly dependent on the pupil filling factor. Thus, the maximum
stray light intensity within the image field 7 for a pupil filling
factor of .sigma.=1.0 is lower by 0.523% than that for a pupil
filling factor of .sigma.=0.2. This is characteristic of stray
light caused by single reflections. Although stray light on account
of surface or a volume scattering likewise leads to a background
illumination in the entire image field, the intensity distribution
thereof is virtually independent of the pupil filling factor in the
image plane in comparison with single reflections. If the measured
stray light, as in the present case, has a great dependence on the
pupil filling factor, then this is an indication of the formation
of single reflections.
[0068] FIG. 9 shows the intensity profile 971 for a pupil filling
factor of .sigma.=0.2 and the intensity profile 973 for the pupil
filling factor of .sigma.=1.0 as sections through stray light
intensity distributions, which arise if the lens surfaces of the
second partial objective are covered with the antireflection
coating 437, the layer construction of which is indicated in table
2. With the improved antireflection coating the maximum stray light
intensity within the image field 7 decreases from 0.93% to 0.02%
for the pupil filling factor of .sigma.=0.2, and from 0.40% to
0.01% for the pupil filling factor of .sigma.=1.0. It should be
taken into consideration that in FIG. 9 the scale of the intensity
axis is reduced by a factor of 10 in comparison with the scale in
FIG. 8. For the improved antireflection coating the maximum
variation of the stray light between the two pupil filling factors
is just 0.01% and is therefore vanishingly small. The single
reflections can thus be effectively suppressed with the improved
antireflection coating 437. By therefore measuring the stray light
intensity once for the pupil filling factor of .sigma.=0.2 and once
for the pupil filling factor of .sigma.=1.0 within the image field
7, it is possible to determine the influence of the single
reflections of the lenses that are passed through twice in the
second partial objective 15 independently of further contributions
to the stray light which have other causes and are not dependent on
the pupil factor chosen.
[0069] In order to measure the stray light in the image plane, the
so-called Kirk test is employed, for example, which is described in
US2009/0086179A1, inter alia. In the Kirk test, a square object
which has a predetermined edge length, for example, 1.0 mm and is
itself not luminous is arranged within the object field 3. The
object used is a small box, for example, which completely absorbs
the illumination light and therefore can be regarded as "black". By
contrast, the surroundings of the small box are homogeneously
illuminated by the illumination light. The small box is imaged into
the image plane 9 by the projection objective 1. In the case of
ideal imaging and disregarding stray light, a square, unilluminated
region would arise in the image plane 9. FIG. 10 shows in schematic
illustration, a section through the intensity profile in the region
of the image of the small box. In the case of ideal imaging and
disregarding the stray light, the intensity curve 1075, depicted by
a dashed line, arises, which falls abruptly from 100% to 0% in the
region of the image of the small box. The stray light has the
effect, however, that it is not dark in the center 1081 of the
image of the small box, rather a stray light intensity can be
detected. The intensity curve 1077, illustrated by a solid line,
illustrates the intensity profile which arises upon taking account
of the single reflections at the lens surfaces of the second
partial objective 15. Stray light on account of surface or volume
scattering leads to the intensity profile 1079 illustrated in
dash-dotted fashion, which leads to a significantly lower stray
light intensity in the center of the image of the small box given a
sufficient edge length of the small box. By virtue of the edge
length of the small box being 1.0 mm, during the measurement of the
stray light it is possible to distinguish the contribution of the
lens surfaces of the second partial objective 15 from other stray
light contributions. In this case, the intensity value in the
center 1081 of the image of the small box corresponds to the
integrated stray light intensity which results from stray light
sources arranged outside the small box.
[0070] For a pupil filling factor of .sigma.=0.2 and for a small
box having the edge length of 1.0 mm, an intensity of 1.1% arises
in the center of the image of the small box if all the lens
surfaces of the partial objective 15 are covered with an
antireflection coating having a reflectivity of 0.2% for all angles
of incidence. If, by contrast, the lens surfaces of the lenses L21
and L22 are covered with the antireflection coating 437 indicated
in table 2, then the stray light intensity in the center of the
image of the small box decreases to 0.3%. The measurement of the
stray light according to the Kirk test using a square small box
having an edge length of between 0.8 mm and 1.2 mm thus makes it
possible to directly determine the stray light proportion owing to
single reflections.
[0071] FIG. 11 shows a lens section of a catadioptric projection
objective 1101. The elements in FIG. 11, which correspond to the
elements from FIG. 1, have the same reference signs as in FIG. 1
increased by the number 1100; for a description of these elements,
reference is made to the description concerning FIG. 1.
[0072] The optical data for the projection objective 1101 are
compiled in table 4. The aspherical surfaces can be described by
the following sagitta formula:
p ( h ) = 1 R h 2 1 + 1 - ( 1 + K ) ( 1 R ) 2 h 2 + k = 1 C k h 2 k
+ 2 ##EQU00001##
[0073] In this case, p represents the axial distance in [mm] of the
aspherical surface from a plane--perpendicular to the optical
axis--through the vertex of the aspherical surface in the case of
radial distance h in [mm], R represents the vertex radius in [mm],
K represents the conical constant, and Ck represents the individual
aspherical constants of the order k in
1 [ mm 2 k + 2 ] . ##EQU00002##
[0074] The projection objective 1101 has a numerical aperture of
NA=1.2 in the image plane 1109. The operating wavelength is 193.306
nm. The image field 1107 amounts to 26.0 mm.times.5.5 mm and has a
minimum distance from the optical axis 1127 of 1.98 mm. The
projection objective 1101 has an absolute value of the imaging
scale of 0.25. This present embodiment involves an immersion
projection objective, in which during operation water as immersion
liquid is situated between the last lens surface and the object to
be exposed.
[0075] The first partial objective 1111 is formed by the surfaces 1
to 20, the second partial objective 1115 is formed by the surfaces
22 to 26 and the third partial objective 1119 is formed by the
surfaces 28 to 52. The folding mirrors 1123 and 1125 with the
surface numbers 21 and 27 are not assigned to any of the three
partial objectives 1111, 1115 and 1119, since the folding mirrors
1123 and 1125, as plane mirrors have no influence on the imaging,
but rather only deflect the projection light 1131. The first
partial objective 1111 has an absolute value of the imaging scale
of 1.05, the second partial objective 1115 has an absolute value of
the imaging scale of 1.01 and the third partial objective 1119 has
an absolute value of the imaging scale of 0.23.
[0076] All the principal rays which emerge from the object field
1103 and which intersect the optical axis 1127 at the location of
the aperture diaphragm 1129 have at the concave mirror 1121 a
height which is less than 9.1% of the diameter of the optically
utilized region of the concave mirror 1121. The concave mirror 1121
is thus arranged in the region of a pupil plane of the projection
objective 1101.
[0077] The principal ray emerging from the object point (x=52.00
mm, y=29.93 mm) has a radial distance from the optical axis of 70
mm in a fictitious plane which is perpendicular to the optical axis
1127 and which intersects the optical axis 1127 at the same
location as the second folding mirror 1125. The fictitious marginal
ray has, by contrast, nearly a radial distance of 1.5 mm in this
plane. In this case, the object point (x=52.00 mm, y=29.93 mm) has
the largest distance from the optical axis 1127 within the object
field 1103. The second intermediate image 1117 is thus arranged in
the region of the second folding mirror 1125.
[0078] The sequence of the lens surfaces in table 4 corresponds to
the projection light path. The projection light passes through all
the surfaces in the order indicated. The lens L1111 of the second
partial objective 1115 is passed through twice and is therefore
indicated twice with the surface numbers 22 and 23, and 26 and 25,
in table 4. In this case, the lens L1111 is the sole lens in the
second partial objective 1115. The distance between the lens L1111
and the concave mirror 1121 is 40.2 mm. The first paraxial
intermediate image has a distance of 312.12 mm from the concave
mirror 1121, the second paraxial intermediate image has a distance
of 316.25 mm from the concave mirror 1121. The lens L1111 is
therefore arranged nearer to the concave mirror 1121 than to the
first intermediate image 1113 or to the second intermediate image
1117.
[0079] In principle, the lens L1111, owing to its arrangement in
the second partial objective as a lens that is passed through
twice, would be critical for the production of a single reflection
in the image plane 1109. However, that lens surface of the lens
L1111 which faces the concave mirror 1121, that is to say the back
surface of the lens L1111, has a marginal ray concentricity of
30.0.degree., and the front surface has a marginal ray
concentricity of 30.8.degree.. Both surfaces thus deviate
considerably from the marginal ray concentricity. At the same time,
the extent of the second folding mirror 1125 is adapted to the
extent of the projection light beam 1131. Thus, the extent of the
projection light beam on the second folding mirror 1125 is 141.1
mm.times.65.4 mm, while the second folding mirror 1125 has an
extent of 145 mm.times.70 mm. The formation of a single reflection
is largely suppressed on account of the deviation of the two lens
surfaces of the lens L1111 from the marginal ray concentricity and
the second folding mirror 1125 adapted to the extent of the
projection light beam.
[0080] FIG. 12 shows, for the exemplary embodiment from FIG. 11,
the stray light path 1233, formed if the projection light 1131 is
reflected at the back surface of the lens L1111. It becomes clear
from the stray light path 1233 that the stray light intermediate
image 1235 is not formed on the second folding mirror 1125, but
rather far away from the folding mirror 1125 in the vicinity of the
aperture stop plane with the aperture stop 1129. The stray light
beam at the second folding mirror 1125 thus has a much larger
extent than the second folding mirror 1125 and is largely
vignetted. Consequently, the stray light beam in the object plane
1105 has only a small aperture in comparison with the maximum
possible aperture. In addition, this stray light is greatly focused
in the region of the aperture stop 1129, such that it could be
shaded by a diaphragm around the optical axis.
[0081] FIG. 13 shows, for the exemplary embodiment from FIG. 11,
the stray light path 1333 formed if the projection light 1131 is
reflected at the front surface of the lens L1111. In this case, the
stray light intermediate image 1335 is formed shortly after the
lens L1111 and thus likewise far away from the folding mirror 1125
such that the stray light beam at the second folding mirror 1125
has a much larger extent than the second folding mirror 1125 and is
largely vignetted.
[0082] By virtue of the front and back surfaces of the lens L1111
deviating more than 20.degree. from the marginal ray concentricity,
the formation of a single reflection in the image plane 1109 can be
largely suppressed.
[0083] In order to show the reduction of the single reflections by
the specific configuration of the lens surfaces of the second
partial objective 1115, stray light simulations were carried out
for the projection objective 1101 and the stray light intensity
distributions in the image plane 1109 were determined. In the
simulation, the object field 1103 was homogeneously illuminated
firstly with a pupil filling factor of .sigma.=0.2 and secondly
with a pupil filling factor of .sigma.=1.0. In this case,
exclusively the single reflections at the lens surfaces of the lens
L1111 that is passed through twice in the second partial objective
1115 are taken into account as stray light. In this case, the lens
surfaces are covered with an antireflection coating having a
reflectivity of 0.2% for all angles of incidence. FIG. 14 shows,
with the intensity profile 1483, a section through the stray light
intensity distribution for the pupil filling factor of .sigma.=0.2
along a line running in the longitudinal direction of the image
field 1107 through the center of the image field 1107. The maximum
stray light intensity is 0.18% in the image center and 0.13% at the
image edge at x=.+-.13 mm. The section through the stray light
intensity distribution for a pupil filling factor of .sigma.=1.0 is
illustrated as intensity profile 1485 in FIG. 14. The maximum stray
light intensity is just 0.01% with complete illumination of the
entrance pupil of the projection objective. Although a dependence
of the stray light on the pupil filling factor is still evident,
the variation between a pupil filling factor of .sigma.=1.0 and a
pupil filling factor of .sigma.=0.2 is only 0.17%.
[0084] FIG. 15 shows the intensity profile 1487 for a pupil filling
factor of .sigma.=0.2 and the intensity profile 1489 for the pupil
filling factor of .sigma.=1.0 as sections through stray light
intensity distributions, which arise if the lens surfaces of the
second partial objective are covered with the antireflection
coating 437, the layer construction of which is indicated in table
2. With the improved antireflection coating, the maximum stray
light intensity within the image field 1107 decreases from 0.18% to
0.004% for the pupil filling factor of .sigma.=0.2 and from 0.01%
to 0.002% for the pupil filling factor of .sigma.=1.0. It should be
taken into consideration that in FIG. 15 the scale of the intensity
axis has once again been reduced by a factor of 10 in comparison
with the scale in FIG. 14. Consequently, the single reflection is
practically no longer detectable.
[0085] If the Kirk test is employed using a square small box having
an edge length of 1.0 mm, an intensity of 0.4% results for a pupil
filling factor of .sigma.=0.2 in the center of the image of the
small box if all the lens surfaces of the partial objective 1115
are covered with an antireflection coating having a reflectivity of
0.2% for all angles of incidence. If, by contrast, the lens
surfaces of the lens L1111 are covered with the antireflection
coating 437 indicated in table 2, then the stray light intensity in
the center of the image of the small box decreases to 0.3%.
[0086] FIG. 16 shows a lens section of a catadioptric projection
objective 1601. The elements in FIG. 16 which correspond to the
elements from FIG. 1 have the same reference signs as in FIG. 1
increased by the number 1600; for a description of these elements
reference is made to the description of FIG. 1.
[0087] The optical data for the projection objective 1601 are
compiled in table 5. The projection objective 1601 has a numerical
aperture of NA=1.2 in the image plane 1609. The operating
wavelength is 193.306 nm. The image field 1607 is 26 mm.times.5.5
mm and has a minimum distance from the optical axis 1627 of 1.98
mm. The projection objective 1601 has an absolute value of the
imaging scale of 0.25. The present embodiment again involves an
immersion projection objective, in which during the operation water
as immersion liquid is situated between the last lens surface and
the object to be exposed.
[0088] The first partial objective 1611 is formed by the surfaces 1
to 20, the second partial objective 1615 is formed by the surfaces
22 to 26 and the third partial objective 1619 is formed by the
surfaces 28 to 52. The first partial objective 1611 has an absolute
value of the imaging scale of 1.03, the second partial objective
1615 has an absolute value of the imaging scale of 1.01 and the
third partial objective 1619 has an absolute value of the imaging
scale of 0.24.
[0089] All the principal rays which emerge from the object field
1603 and which intersect the optical axis 1627 at the location of
the aperture diaphragm 1629 have at the concave mirror 1621, a
height which is less than 8.6% of the diameter of the optically
utilized region of the concave mirror 1621. The concave mirror 1621
is thus arranged in the region of a pupil plane of the projection
objective 1601.
[0090] The principal ray emerging from the object point (x=52 mm,
y=29.93 mm) has a radial distance of 68.29 mm in a fictitious plane
which is perpendicular to the axis 1627 and which intersects the
optical axis 1627 at the same location as the second folding mirror
1625. By contrast, the fictitious marginal ray has only a radial
distance of 0.82 mm in this plane. In this case, the object point
(x=52 mm, y=29.93 mm) has the largest distance from the optical
axis 1627 within the object field 1603. The second intermediate
image 1617 is thus arranged in the region of the second folding
mirror 1625.
[0091] The lens L1611 is the sole lens in the second partial
objective 1615. Both the front surface and the back surface of the
lens L1611 are configured as aspherical surfaces. The distance
between the lens L1611 and the concave mirror 1621 is 40.2 mm. The
first paraxial intermediate image has a distance of 300.48 mm from
the concave mirror 1621, the second paraxial intermediate image has
a distance of 316.25 mm from the concave mirror 1621. The lens
L1611 is thus arranged nearer to the concave mirror 1621 than to
the first intermediate image 1613 or to the second intermediate
image 1617.
[0092] That lens surface of the lens L1611 which faces the concave
mirror 1621, that is to say the back surface of the lens L1611, has
a marginal ray concentricity of 30.9.degree., and the front surface
has a marginal ray concentricity of 30.2.degree.. Both surfaces
thus deviate considerably from the marginal ray concentricity.
[0093] FIG. 17 shows a lens section of a catadioptric projection
objective 1701. The elements in FIG. 17 which correspond to the
elements from FIG. 1 have the same reference signs as in FIG. 1
increased by the number 1700; for a description of these elements
reference is made to the description of FIG. 1, above.
[0094] The optical data for the projection objective 1701 are
compiled in table 6. The projection objective 1701 has a numerical
aperture of NA=1.2 in the image plane 1709. The operating
wavelength is 193.307 nm. The image field 1707 is 26.0 mm.times.5.5
mm and has a minimum distance from the optical axis 1727 of 1.98
mm. The projection objective 1701 has an absolute value of the
imaging scale of 0.25. The present embodiment is again an immersion
projection objective, in which during the operation water as
immersion liquid is situated between the last lens surface and the
object to be exposed.
[0095] The first partial objective 1711 is formed by the surfaces 1
to 22, the second partial objective 1715 is formed by the surfaces
24 to 28 and the third partial objective 1719 is formed by the
surfaces 30 to 58. The first partial objective 1711 has an absolute
value of the imaging scale of 0.96, the second partial objective
1715 has an absolute value of the imaging scale of 1.00 and the
third partial objective 1719 has an absolute value of the imaging
scale of 0.26.
[0096] All the principal rays which emerge from the object field
1703 and which intersect the optical axis 1727 at the location of
the aperture diaphragm 1729 have at the concave mirror 1721, a
height which is less than 7.5% of the diameter of the optically
utilized region of the concave mirror 1721. The concave mirror 1721
is thus arranged in the region of a pupil plane of the projection
objective 1701.
[0097] The principal ray emerging from the object point (x=52 mm,
y=29.93 mm) has a radial distance of 67.77 mm in a fictitious plane
which is perpendicular to the axis 1727 and which intersects the
optical axis 1727 at the same location as the second folding mirror
1725. By contrast, the fictitious marginal ray has only a radial
distance of 1.27 mm in this plane. In this case, the object point
(x=52 mm, y=29.93 mm) has the largest distance from the optical
axis 1727 within the object field 1703. The second intermediate
image 1717 is thus arranged in the region of the second folding
mirror 1725.
[0098] The lens L1712 is the sole lens in the second partial
objective 1715. Both the front surface and the back surface of the
lens L1712 are configured as aspherical surfaces. The distance
between the lens L1712 and the concave mirror 1721 is 33.4 mm. The
first paraxial intermediate image has a distance of 188.92 mm from
the concave mirror 1721, the second paraxial intermediate image has
a distance of 189.59 mm from the concave mirror 1721. The lens
L1712 is thus arranged nearer to the concave mirror 1721 than to
the first intermediate image 1713 or to the second intermediate
image 1717.
[0099] That lens surface of the lens L1712 which faces the concave
mirror 1721, that is to say the back surface of the lens L1712, has
a marginal ray concentricity of 38.6.degree., and the front surface
has a marginal ray concentricity of 20.0.degree.. Both surfaces
thus deviate from the marginal ray concentricity. In comparison
with the lenses L1111 in the projection objectives 1101 and L1611
in the projection objective 1601, the lens bending of the lens
L1712 is opposite to that of the lenses L1111 or L1611. While in
the case of the front surfaces of the lenses L1111 or L1611 the
surface normal at the intersection point of the fictitious marginal
ray run between marginal ray and optical axis 1127 and 1627,
respectively, in the case of the front surface of the lens L1712
the fictitious marginal ray runs between surface normal at the
intersection point of the marginal ray and the optical axis 1727.
Consequently, the front surface of the lens L1712 is convexly
curved with respect to the marginal ray incident from the first
intermediate image 1713.
[0100] FIG. 18 schematically shows a projection exposure apparatus
1801 for microlithography that serves for producing semiconductor
components or other finely structured components. The projection
exposure apparatus 1801 has an excimer laser 1803 as light source
having an operating wavelength of 193 nm, although other excimer
lasers for example having operating wavelengths of 157 nm or 248 nm
are also possible. An illumination system 1805, disposed downstream
of the laser, generates a sharply bounded, homogeneously
illuminated illumination field that is simultaneously adapted with
regard to its angular distribution to the requirements of the
projection objective 1813, disposed downstream of the illumination
system. The illumination system 1805 has devices for selecting the
illumination mode and can thereby generate for example in the exit
pupil of the illumination system 1805, or in the entrance pupil of
the projection objective 1813, a conventional illumination with a
variable pupil filling factor a, an annular illumination, dipole
illumination or quadrupole illumination.
[0101] A device 1809 for holding and manipulating a reticle 1807 is
arranged in the light direction downstream of the illumination
system 1805. The reticle 1807, also referred to as a mask, has the
structure to be imaged. The device 1809 is used to move the reticle
1807 in a scanning direction for scanning purposes in the object
plane 1811.
[0102] The projection objective 1813 is a catadioptric projection
objective, as described with reference to FIGS. 1, 11, 16 and 17.
The catadioptric projection objective 1813 images that part of the
reticle 1807 which is illuminated by the illumination system 1805
onto the wafer 1815 in demagnified fashion. The wafer 1815 has a
light-sensitive layer that is exposed upon irradiation with the
projection light.
[0103] The wafer 1815 is held by a device 1819 that permits a
corresponding movement of the wafer 1815 synchronized with the
scanning movement of the reticle. The device 1819 also has
manipulators that position the wafer 1815 optimally in the image
plane 1817 of the projection objective 1813. The device 1819 is
designed for the immersion use of the projection objective. It has
a holding unit 1821 having a shallow depression or recess for
holding the wafer 1815. The holding unit 1821 has a peripheral edge
1823 in order to prevent the immersion medium 1825 from flowing
away.
[0104] The projection exposure apparatus is controlled by a central
computer unit 1827.
[0105] In order to produce semiconductor components and other
finely structured components with the projection exposure apparatus
1801, therefore, provision is made of a reticle 1807 having a
predetermined pattern in the object plane 1811 of the catadioptric
projection objective 1813, provision is made of a wafer 1815 having
a light-sensitive layer in the image plane of the catadioptric
projection objective 1813, the reticle 1807 is illuminated with the
illumination system 1805 and, finally, the illuminated region of
the reticle 1807 is imaged onto the wafer 1815 by the catadioptric
projection objective 1813.
[0106] The above description of the preferred embodiments has been
given by way of example. From the disclosure given, those skilled
in the art will not only understand the present invention and its
attendant advantages, but will also find apparent various changes
and modifications to the structures and methods disclosed. The
applicant seeks, therefore, to cover all such changes and
modifications as fall within the spirit and scope of the invention,
as defined by the appended claims, and equivalents thereof.
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6.875122E-25 C6 4.707930E-29 -1.444085E-29 1.025805E-30
-4.961418E-28 -2.101511E-29 Surface 25 26 33 35 37 K 0 0 0 0 0 C1
3.501090E-08 -1.408703E-08 -3.145690E-08 -2.578536E-07 1.520597E-07
C2 -1.799694E-12 -1.345623E-12 4.063324E-12 -2.457425E-11
1.942927E-11 C3 1.094631E-16 -1.762608E-16 -1.462751E-15
2.999712E-15 -4.917419E-15 C4 -9.420105E-21 -3.325862E-20
7.092121E-20 -3.983598E-19 8.521190E-19 C5 6.875122E-25
-2.817912E-25 7.491721E-24 -1.456563E-23 -8.041405E-23 C6
-2.101511E-29 -4.961418E-28 -1.243101E-27 5.238173E-27 3.671590E-27
Surface 40 43 48 50 K 0 0 0 0 C1 -1.092116E-08 -3.583758E-08
4.087867E-08 -1.635385E-07 C2 -9.361667E-13 3.835468E-14
-5.710459E-12 1.465150E-12 C3 -4.749385E-17 -2.007621E-17
3.741501E-16 -2.027656E-15 C4 -4.357573E-22 1.168203E-21
-1.621453E-20 2.148610E-19 C5 1.246971E-25 -2.521599E-26
4.063636E-25 -1.061058E-23 C6 -1.486578E-30 1.420584E-31
-4.118469E-30 -6.881746E-28 Decentering and tilt Surface .DELTA.x
.DELTA.y .DELTA.z alpha beta 21 0 0 0 45 0 27 0 0 0 45 0
TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 NA 1.2 Object height 60 Wavelength 193.306
Surface Radius Thickness Material Refractive index Half diameter 0
0.000000 50.000000 60.0 1 0.000000 8.000000 SiO2 1.560326 75.8 2
0.000000 50.933772 77.4 3 -727.775952 25.801782 SiO2 1.560326 91.7
4 -216.030845 0.999536 94.2 5 211.040976 39.710297 SiO2 1.560326
100.0 6 -1076.869902 0.999021 98.8 7 112.711195 31.326403 SiO2
1.560326 87.5 8 214.295126 0.999021 82.2 9 66.802488 35.387213 SiO2
1.560326 65.6 10 66.108395 78.774319 54.5 11 -55.465504 9.999279
SiO2 1.560326 46.8 12 -298.251888 8.105868 72.0 13 -253.844073
52.611973 SiO2 1.560326 80.0 14 -100.868104 0.999465 90.1 15
-254.089180 50.743218 SiO2 1.560326 105.4 16 -122.616553 0.999454
113.0 17 -325.389469 35.368071 SiO2 1.560326 127.5 18 -192.299059
0.999384 130.8 19 857.924664 43.506291 SiO2 1.560326 134.2 20
-402.182966 0.999406 133.9 21 176.032352 46.901034 SiO2 1.560326
117.2 22 891.737549 71.819796 112.8 23 0.000000 -160.998496 Mirror
69.5 24 -208.477853 -20.000004 SiO2 1.560326 53.4 25 -111.736857
-23.422421 54.3 26 134.874404 23.422421 Mirror 55.0 27 -111.736857
20.000004 SiO2 1.560326 54.3 28 -208.477853 160.998496 53.4 29
0.000000 -65.065512 Mirror 67.8 30 4804.317970 -34.969769 SiO2
1.560326 101.2 31 223.557361 -0.999140 104.7 32 -647.576916
-33.517562 SiO2 1.560326 114.7 33 511.971879 -0.999339 115.8 34
-182.695186 -51.687095 SiO2 1.560326 118.0 35 -4375.653897
-0.999619 115.4 36 -131.735101 -46.203705 SiO2 1.560326 97.8 37
-1809.243103 -4.477930 91.6 38 -573.465666 -9.999876 SiO2 1.560326
88.1 39 -83.272578 -56.613234 66.8 40 99.102012 -9.999038 SiO2
1.560326 66.0 41 -124.605516 -52.681306 67.0 42 96.638032
-42.501820 SiO2 1.560326 69.1 43 143.757600 -0.999495 94.1 44
-589.601528 -42.492551 SiO2 1.560326 123.1 45 416.503743 -0.999625
125.6 46 -393.581824 -32.891473 SiO2 1.560326 135.3 47 929.275942
-0.999694 135.2 48 -239.988808 -45.788842 SiO2 1.560326 138.8 49
-1114.851901 -57.991878 136.9 50 0.000000 35.538482 125.2 51
-256.373888 -39.977376 SiO2 1.560326 125.8 52 -2489.189597
-0.999817 122.9 53 -112.292298 -50.358269 SiO2 1.560326 100.7 54
-179.732403 -23.614201 86.6 55 -186.994041 -26.151602 SiO2 1.560326
79.8 56 2504.333895 -0.998913 74.1 57 -52.818237 -54.338932 SiO2
1.560326 47.2 58 0.000000 -1.000000 H2O 1.470000 16.4 59 0.000000
0.000000 Surface Aspherical Constants 8 15 22 24 25 K 0 0 0 0 0 C1
8.438429E-08 -1.014379E-07 -9.680776E-10 4.589290E-07 6.275710E-07
C2 -2.229236E-12 2.468382E-12 4.462665E-13 -3.839142E-11
-6.326297E-11 C3 5.317063E-16 -1.792692E-16 2.908499E-18
3.043656E-15 7.577756E-15 C4 -5.325798E-20 4.554263E-21
-1.022012E-21 6.631085E-19 7.226551E-20 C5 5.933879E-24
-1.724388E-25 4.498781E-26 -2.125048E-22 -2.141074E-22 C6
-2.077845E-28 5.778429E-31 -7.354023E-31 2.274431E-26 2.995536E-26
Surface 27 28 37 39 40 K 0 0 0 0 0 C1 6.275710E-07 4.589290E-07
-7.232518E-08 -3.945726E-08 -3.396052E-07 C2 -6.326297E-11
-3.839142E-11 -2.217467E-13 -3.426461E-12 -1.972920E-11 C3
7.577756E-15 3.043656E-15 2.847604E-16 -1.874953E-16 3.767085E-15
C4 7.226551E-20 6.631085E-19 -4.835319E-20 -1.321859E-19
-5.439776E-19 C5 -2.141074E-22 -2.125048E-22 3.646996E-24
1.333399E-23 2.984282E-23 C6 2.995536E-26 2.274431E-26
-1.391467E-28 -5.465124E-28 -2.440112E-27 Surface 44 47 54 56 K 0 0
0 0 C1 -1.325605E-08 -4.372799E-08 -7.345028E-08 -7.547169E-08 C2
1.550416E-12 8.360768E-13 -1.135658E-11 -6.239064E-12 C3
-6.951071E-17 -3.668297E-18 8.060461E-16 1.564526E-15 C4
1.294568E-21 -1.473145E-21 -1.202219E-19 -3.045032E-19 C5
5.461199E-26 7.932242E-26 7.589632E-24 2.788162E-23 C6
-2.663009E-30 -1.459442E-30 -3.785640E-28 -1.205165E-27 Decentering
and tilt Surface .DELTA.x .DELTA.y .DELTA.z alpha beta 23 0 0 0 45
0 29 0 0 0 45 0
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