Benefiting from polarization effects on high-NA imaging

Bruce W. Smith; Lena V. Zavyalova; Andrew Estroff

doi:10.1117/12.537266

28 May 2004 Benefiting from polarization effects on high-NA imaging

Bruce W. Smith, Lena V. Zavyalova, Andrew Estroff

Proceedings Volume 5377, Optical Microlithography XVII; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537266
Event: Microlithography 2004, 2004, Santa Clara, California, United States

Abstract

The onset of lithographic technology involving extreme numerical aperture (NA) values introduces critical technical issues that are now receiving particular attention. Projection lithography with NA values above 0.90 is necessary for future generation devices. The introduction of immersion lithography enables even larger angles, resulting in NA values of 1.2 and above. The imaging effects from oblique angles, electric field polarization, optical interference, optical reflection, and aberration can be significant. This paper addresses polarization considerations at critical locations in the optical path of a projection system, namely in the illuminator, at the mask, and in the photoresist. Several issues are addressed including TE and azimuthal polarized illumination, wire grid polarization effects for real thin film mask materials, and multilayer resist AR coatings for high NA and polarization.

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Bruce W. Smith, Lena V. Zavyalova, and Andrew Estroff "Benefiting from polarization effects on high-NA imaging", Proc. SPIE 5377, Optical Microlithography XVII, (28 May 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537266

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