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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Materials Science
    • Metrology

    Background:

    • Precise measurement of refractive index spectra in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) region is crucial for advanced applications like EUV lithography.
    • Current methods utilizing high-harmonic interference in Young's double-slit experiments followed by a grating are time-consuming due to complex Fresnel interference pattern fitting.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a significantly faster method for analyzing EUV refractive index spectra.
    • To overcome the bottleneck in data analysis time, enabling real-time measurements.

    Main Methods:

    • Applied an analytic Gaussian integral to simplify the fitting procedure for Fresnel interference patterns.
    • Bypassed one numerical integral associated with grating analysis.
    • Reduced the analysis to evaluating renormalized EUV propagation in a double-slit interferometer.

    Main Results:

    • Reduced the fitting time for EUV refractive index spectra from over 30 minutes to approximately 112 seconds on a standard laptop.
    • Achieved a substantial acceleration in data analysis, making it compatible with the data acquisition time of ~200 seconds.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed analytic method enables real-time analysis of EUV refractive index spectra.
    • This advancement facilitates mass optical-data collection for EUV lithography materials, improving material characterization efficiency.