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Area of Science:

  • Optics
  • Optical Engineering
  • Nanolithography

Background:

  • Conventional nanolithography objectives often require multiple lenses.
  • Diffractive lenses offer potential for miniaturization but can introduce chromatic aberrations.
  • Excimer lasers used in nanolithography present chromatic challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the feasibility of achieving high optical performance in nanolithography objectives with a minimal number of diffractive lenses.
  • To address and solve the chromatic aberration issues associated with excimer laser use in such systems.

Main Methods:

  • Consideration of optical performance metrics for novel objective designs.
  • Application of aspheric substrates to mitigate chromatic aberrations.
  • Analysis of axial color and spherochromatic aberration reduction.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated possibility of matching conventional multi-lens objective performance with fewer diffractive elements.
  • Successful implementation of aspheric substrates to correct chromatic aberration.
  • Significant reduction in both axial color and spherochromatic aberration achieved.

Conclusions:

  • Objectives with a minimum number of diffractive lenses can achieve nanolithography optical performance comparable to conventional designs.
  • Aspheric substrates are an effective solution for chromatic aberration problems when using excimer lasers.
  • This approach offers a pathway to more compact and potentially cost-effective nanolithography systems.