Optimized polarization illumination

Details Optimized polarization illumination Optimized polarization illumination

2007-11-06

2007-11-06

Kim, Peter B. (Department: 2851)

Photocopying

Projection printing and copying cameras

Illumination systems or details

Reexamination Certificate

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10921878

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed concepts include a method of optimizing polarization of an illumination of a pattern to be formed in a surface of a substrate. Polarized illumination is optimized by determining an illumination intensity for at least one point on an illuminator for at least two polarization states, determining image log slope for the at least one point on the illuminator for the at least two polarization states, determining a maximum image log slope (ILS) where the ILS is near zero for the at least one point on the illuminator, and selecting an optimal polarization state corresponding to the at least two polarization states that minimizes an ILS for the at least one point on the illuminator. This may be repeated for a plurality of points on the illuminator.

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