Illumination optical unit for EUV projection lithography
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An illumination optical unit for EUV projection lithography illuminates an object field, in which an object to be imaged is arrangeable. A first facet mirror of the illumination optical generates secondary light sources as images of an upstream light source. The first facet mirror includes mirrors which include a mirror surface smaller than 2 mm×2 mm. The first facet mirror is a distance |g| from the light source. The illumination optical unit includes a second facet mirror. The two facet mirrors are a distance b′ from each other. The individual mirrors of the first facet mirror have a focal length f in a plane of incidence of the illumination light on the individual mirrors such that [0.1 b′g/(g−b′)]
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Patent Owner Address CARL ZEISS SMT GMBH RUDOLF-EBER-STRASSE 2 OBERKOCHEN 73447 International Classification(s)
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Bieling, Stig
Aalen, DE
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115
Deguenther, Markus
Aalen, DE
127
1347
Endres, Martin
Koenigsbronn, DE
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368
Patra, Michael
Oberkochen, DE
79
359
Wangler, Johannes
Koenigsbronn, DE
105
1917
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