Microscopy of extreme ultraviolet lithography masks with 13.2 nm tabletop laser illumination.
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چکیده
We report the demonstration of a reflection microscope that operates at 13.2 nm wavelength with a spatial resolution of 55+/-3 nm. The microscope uses illumination from a tabletop extreme ultraviolet laser to acquire aerial images of photolithography masks with a 20 s exposure time. The modulation transfer function of the optical system was characterized.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 34 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009