High accuracy measurement system for focusing and leveling

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PATENT NO 9846373
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14996668

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The present disclosure provides a high accuracy measurement system for focusing and leveling. The system determines an off-focus distance in the perpendicular direction within the exposure field and an inclination in the horizontal direction by measuring heights of four detection points on a substrate by using a four-channel detection method, thereby achieving focusing and leveling of the substrate. The detection of the substrate heights is implemented by a focusing method based on dual-channel light intensity modulation. Two superposed grating fringes are formed with phase difference of π/2. The shift can be resolved by the phase variation of corresponding fringes. According to the method, the off-focus distance can be derived. The present disclosure effectively eliminates the error due to the intensity changes caused by the fluctuations of the source or the reflectance of the substrate surface. The apparatus for focusing and leveling is easy to be implemented and has an accuracy of nanoscale.

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THE INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND ELECTRONICS THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCESP O BOX 350 SHUANGLIU CHENGDU SICHUAN 610209

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Feng, Jinhua Sichuan, CN 12 70
Hu, Song Sichuan, CN 44 64
Li, Yanli Sichuan, CN 17 12
Wang, Jian Sichuan, CN 1906 17240
Yan, Wei Sichuan, CN 216 2357

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