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21. 发明授权

US08462425B2 Oscillator-amplifier drive laser with seed protection for an EUV light source 有权
标题翻译：振荡器放大器驱动激光器，具有EUV光源的种子保护功能
公开(公告)号：US08462425B2
公开(公告)日：2013-06-11
申请号：US13077757
申请日：2011-03-31
申请人： Kai-Chung Hou , Richard L. Sandstrom , William N. Partlo , Daniel J. W. Brown , Igor V. Fomenkov
发明人： Kai-Chung Hou , Richard L. Sandstrom , William N. Partlo , Daniel J. W. Brown , Igor V. Fomenkov
IPC分类号： H01S3/00 , G02F1/33 , G02B5/22 , H05G2/00 , G06K7/10
CPC分类号： H01S3/117 , H01S3/005 , H01S3/0057 , H01S3/0064 , H01S3/076 , H01S3/0812 , H01S3/2232 , H01S3/2383 , H05G2/005 , H05G2/008
摘要： As disclosed herein, in a first aspect, a device may comprise: an oscillator producing a light output on a beam path; a target material for interaction with light on the beam path at an irradiation site; a beam delay on the beam path the beam delay having a beam folding optical arrangement; and a switch positioned along the beam path and interposed between the oscillator and the beam delay; the switch closable to divert at least a portion of light on the beam path from the beam path, the switch having close time, t1 and the beam path having a length, L1, along the path from the switch to the irradiation site; with t1
摘要翻译：如本文所公开的，在第一方面中，一种装置可以包括：在光束路径上产生光输出的振荡器; 用于在照射部位与光束路径上的光相互作用的目标材料; 在光束路径上的光束延迟具有光束折叠光学布置的光束延迟; 以及沿光束路径定位并且介于振荡器和光束延迟之间的开关; 所述开关可关闭以使所述光束路径上的至少一部分光从所述光束路径转移，所述开关具有接近时间t1，并且所述光束路径具有沿着从所述开关到所述照射部位的路径的长度L1; 与t1

22. 发明授权

US08126027B2 Line narrowing module 有权
标题翻译：线窄模块
公开(公告)号：US08126027B2
公开(公告)日：2012-02-28
申请号：US13086858
申请日：2011-04-14
申请人： J. Martin Algots , Robert A. Bergstedt , William N. Partlo , German E. Rylov , Richard L. Sandstrom
发明人： J. Martin Algots , Robert A. Bergstedt , William N. Partlo , German E. Rylov , Richard L. Sandstrom
IPC分类号： H01S3/22
CPC分类号： H01S3/1055 , G03F7/70025 , G03F7/70041 , H01S3/005 , H01S3/036 , H01S3/08 , H01S3/08004 , H01S3/08059 , H01S3/097 , H01S3/106 , H01S3/2251
摘要： An apparatus is disclosed which may comprise a grating receiving light, a first prism moveable to coarsely select an angle of incidence of the light on the grating, and a second prism moveable to finely select an angle of incidence of the light on the grating. In one application, the apparatus may be used as a line narrowing module for a laser light source.
摘要翻译：公开了一种可以包括接收光的光栅的装置，可以粗略地选择光栅入射角的第一棱镜和可精细选择光栅入射角的第二棱镜。在一个应用中，该装置可以用作激光源的线窄化模块。

23. 发明授权

US08075732B2 EUV collector debris management 失效
标题翻译： EUV收集器碎片管理
公开(公告)号：US08075732B2
公开(公告)日：2011-12-13
申请号：US10979945
申请日：2004-11-01
申请人： William N. Partlo , Richard L. Sandstrom , Igor V. Fomenkov , Alexander I. Ershov , William Oldham , William F. Marx , Oscar Hemberg
发明人： William N. Partlo , Richard L. Sandstrom , Igor V. Fomenkov , Alexander I. Ershov , William Oldham , William F. Marx , Oscar Hemberg
IPC分类号： C23F1/00
CPC分类号： B08B7/00
摘要： A method and apparatus that may comprise an EUV light producing mechanism utilizing an EUV plasma source material comprising a material that will form an etching compound, which plasma source material produces EUV light in a band around a selected center wavelength comprising: an EUV plasma generation chamber; an EUV light collector contained within the chamber having a reflective surface containing at least one layer comprising a material that does not form an etching compound and/or forms a compound layer that does not significantly reduce the reflectivity of the reflective surface in the band; an etchant source gas contained within the chamber comprising an etchant source material with which the plasma source material forms an etching compound, which etching compound has a vapor pressure that will allow etching of the etching compound from the reflective surface. The etchant source material may comprises a halogen or halogen compound. The etchant source material may be selected based upon the etching being stimulated in the presence of photons of EUV light and/or DUV light and/or any excited energetic photons with sufficient energy to stimulate the etching of the plasma source material. The apparatus may further comprise an etching stimulation plasma generator providing an etching stimulation plasma in the working vicinity of the reflective surface; and the etchant source material may be selected based upon the etching being stimulated by an etching stimulation plasma. There may also be an ion accelerator accelerating ions toward the reflective surface. The ions may comprise etchant source material. The apparatus and method may comprise a part of an EUV production subsystem with an optical element to be etched of plasma source material.
摘要翻译：可以包括使用EUV等离子体源材料的EUV发光机构的方法和装置，所述EUV等离子体源材料包括将形成蚀刻化合物的材料，所述等离子体源材料在所选择的中心波长周围的带内产生EUV光，包括：EUV等离子体产生室 ; 包含在室内的EUV光收集器具有反射表面，该反射表面包含至少一层，该层包含不形成蚀刻化合物的材料和/或形成不显着降低该带中的反射表面的反射率的化合物层; 包含在腔室内的蚀刻剂源气体包括蚀刻剂源材料，等离子体源材料与蚀刻剂源材料形成蚀刻化合物，该蚀刻化合物具有允许从反射表面蚀刻蚀刻化合物的蒸气压。蚀刻剂源材料可以包含卤素或卤素化合物。蚀刻剂源材料可以基于在存在EUV光和/或DUV光的光子和/或具有足够能量以激发等离子体源材料的蚀刻的任何激发能量光子的情况下被激发的蚀刻来选择。该装置还可以包括在反射表面的工作附近提供蚀刻刺激等离子体的蚀刻刺激等离子体发生器; 并且蚀刻剂源材料可以基于通过蚀刻刺激等离子体刺激的蚀刻来选择。还可以存在离子加速剂将离子朝向反射表面加速。离子可以包括蚀刻剂源材料。该装置和方法可以包括具有待蚀刻的等离子体源材料的光学元件的EUV生产子系统的一部分。

24. 发明申请

US20110102759A1 Laser System 有权
标题翻译：激光系统
公开(公告)号：US20110102759A1
公开(公告)日：2011-05-05
申请号：US12987039
申请日：2011-01-07
申请人： Alexander I. Ershov , William N. Partlo , Daniel J. W. Brown , Igor V. Fomenkov , Robert A. Bergstedt , Richard L. Sandstrom , Ivan Lalovic
发明人： Alexander I. Ershov , William N. Partlo , Daniel J. W. Brown , Igor V. Fomenkov , Robert A. Bergstedt , Richard L. Sandstrom , Ivan Lalovic
IPC分类号： G03B27/54
CPC分类号： H01S3/225 , H01S3/005 , H01S3/0057 , H01S3/08004 , H01S3/08009 , H01S3/083 , H01S3/10092 , H01S3/2251 , H01S3/2258 , H01S3/2333 , H01S3/2383 , H01S2301/02
摘要： A method and apparatus may comprise a line narrowed pulsed excimer or molecular fluorine gas discharge laser system which may comprise a seed laser oscillator producing an output comprising a laser output light beam of pulses which may comprise a first gas discharge excimer or molecular fluorine laser chamber; a line narrowing module within a first oscillator cavity; a laser amplification stage containing an amplifying gain medium in a second gas discharge excimer or molecular fluorine laser chamber receiving the output of the seed laser oscillator and amplifying the output of the seed laser oscillator to form a laser system output comprising a laser output light beam of pulses, which may comprise a ring power amplification stage.
摘要翻译：一种方法和装置可以包括线变窄的脉冲准分子或分子氟气放电激光系统，其可以包括种子激光振荡器，其产生包括可以包括第一气体放电准分子或分子氟激光室的脉冲的激光输出光束的输出; 第一振荡器腔内的线窄模块; 在第二气体放电准分子或分子氟激光室中包含放大增益介质的激光放大级，其接收种子激光振荡器的输出并放大种子激光振荡器的输出，以形成激光系统输出，其包括激光输出光束脉冲，其可以包括环形功率放大级。

25. 发明授权

US07643528B2 Immersion lithography laser light source with pulse stretcher 有权
标题翻译：浸没光刻激光光源带脉冲担架
公开(公告)号：US07643528B2
公开(公告)日：2010-01-05
申请号：US11973671
申请日：2007-10-10
申请人： William N. Partlo , Alexander I. Ershov , German Rylov , Igor V. Fomenkov , Daniel J. W. Brown , Christian J. Wittak , Rajasekhar M. Rao , Robert A. Bergstedt , John Fitzgerald , Richard L. Sandstrom , Vladimir B. Fleurov , Robert N. Jacques , Ed Danielewicz , Robin Swain , Edward Arriola , Michael Wyatt , Walter Crosby
发明人： William N. Partlo , Alexander I. Ershov , German Rylov , Igor V. Fomenkov , Daniel J. W. Brown , Christian J. Wittak , Rajasekhar M. Rao , Robert A. Bergstedt , John Fitzgerald , Richard L. Sandstrom , Vladimir B. Fleurov , Robert N. Jacques , Ed Danielewicz , Robin Swain , Edward Arriola , Michael Wyatt , Walter Crosby
IPC分类号： H01S3/22
CPC分类号： H01S3/0057 , G03F7/70341 , G03F7/70583
摘要： An apparatus and method which may comprise a pulsed gas discharge laser which may comprise a seed laser portion; an amplifier portion receiving the seed laser output and amplifying the optical intensity of each seed pulse; a pulse stretcher which may comprise: a first beam splitter operatively connected with the first delay path and a second pulse stretcher operatively connected with the second delay path; a first optical delay path tower containing the first beam splitter; a second optical delay path tower containing the second beam splitter; one of the first and second optical delay paths may comprise: a plurality of mirrors defining the respective optical delay path including mirrors located in the first tower and in the second tower; the other of the first and second optical delay paths may comprise: a plurality of mirrors defining the respective optical delay path including mirrors only in one of the first tower and the second tower.
摘要翻译：一种可包括可包括种子激光器部分的脉冲气体放电激光器的装置和方法; 接收种子激光输出并放大每个种子脉冲的光强度的放大器部分; 脉冲展开器，其可以包括：与第一延迟路径可操作地连接的第一分束器和与第二延迟路径可操作地连接的第二脉冲展开器; 包含第一分束器的第一光学延迟路径塔; 包含第二分束器的第二光学延迟路径塔; 第一和第二光学延迟路径中的一个可以包括：多个反射镜，其限定相应的光学延迟路径，包括位于第一塔架和第二塔架中的反射镜; 第一和第二光学延迟路径中的另一个可以包括：多个反射镜限定相应的光学延迟路径，其仅包括在第一塔架和第二塔架之一中的镜子。

26. 发明申请

US20090296755A1 Laser system 审中-公开
标题翻译：激光系统
公开(公告)号：US20090296755A1
公开(公告)日：2009-12-03
申请号：US11980288
申请日：2007-10-30
申请人： Daniel J. W. Brown , William N. Partlo , Richard L. Sandstrom
发明人： Daniel J. W. Brown , William N. Partlo , Richard L. Sandstrom
IPC分类号： H01S3/10 , H01S3/22
CPC分类号： H01S3/225 , G02F1/3534 , G02F1/37 , G03F7/70583 , H01S3/0057 , H01S3/0092 , H01S3/067 , H01S3/08004 , H01S3/0835 , H01S3/10092 , H01S3/1618 , H01S3/2258 , H01S3/2308 , H01S3/2383
摘要： A method and apparatus may comprise a laser light source system which may comprise a solid state laser seed beam source providing a seed laser output; a frequency conversion stage converting the seed laser output to a wavelength suitable for seeding an excimer or molecular fluorine gas discharge laser; an excimer or molecular fluorine gas discharge laser gain medium amplifying the converted seed laser output to produce a gas discharge laser output at approximately the converted wavelength. The excimer or molecular fluorine laser may be selected from a group comprising XeCl, XeF, KrF, ArF and F2 laser systems. The laser gain medium may comprise a power amplifier. The power amplifier may comprise a single pass amplifier stage, a multiple-pass amplifier stage, a ring power amplification stage or a power oscillator. The ring power amplification stage may comprise a bow-tie configuration or a race track configuration.
摘要翻译：方法和装置可以包括激光光源系统，其可以包括提供种子激光输出的固态激光种子光源; 将种子激光输出转换成适合于接种准分子或分子氟气放电激光的波长的变频级; 放大转换的种子激光输出的准分子或分子氟气放电激光增益介质，以产生大致转换波长的气体放电激光输出。受激准分子或分子氟激光可以选自包括XeCl，XeF，KrF，ArF和F2激光系统的组。激光增益介质可以包括功率放大器。功率放大器可以包括单通放大器级，多通道放大级，环形功率放大级或功率振荡器。环形功率放大级可以包括弓形配置或赛道配置。

27. 发明申请

US20090067468A1 Laser system 有权
标题翻译：激光系统
公开(公告)号：US20090067468A1
公开(公告)日：2009-03-12
申请号：US11980172
申请日：2007-10-30
申请人： Daniel J.W. Brown , William N. Partlo , Richard L. Sandstrom
发明人： Daniel J.W. Brown , William N. Partlo , Richard L. Sandstrom
IPC分类号： H01S3/22
CPC分类号： H01S3/2383 , G03F7/70583 , H01S3/0057 , H01S3/08036 , H01S3/08059 , H01S3/10092 , H01S3/225 , H01S3/2325
摘要： A method/apparatus may comprise a laser light source which may comprise a solid state seed laser system producing a seed laser output having a nominal center wavelength at a pulse repetition rate; a first and a second gas discharge laser amplifier gain medium each operating at a pulse repetition rate less than that of the seed laser system; a beam divider providing each of the respective first and second amplifier gain mediums with seed laser output pulses; a frequency converter modifying the nominal center wavelength of the output of the seed laser to essentially the nominal center wavelength of the amplifier gain medium; a beam combiner combining the outputs of the respective amplifier gain mediums to provide a light source output having the pulse repetition rate of the seed laser; a coherence buster operating on either or both of the output of the seed laser or amplifier gain mediums.
摘要翻译：方法/装置可以包括激光光源，其可以包括固态种子激光器系统，其产生具有脉冲重复率的标称中心波长的种子激光器输出; 第一和第二气体放电激光放大器增益介质，每个以比种子激光器系统的脉冲重复频率工作; 一个分束器，为每个相应的第一和第二放大器增益介质提供种子激光输出脉冲; 变频器将种子激光器的输出的标称中心波长修改为基本上放大器增益介质的标称中心波长; 组合各个放大器增益介质的输出以提供具有种子激光器的脉冲重复率的光源输出的光束组合器; 在种子激光器或放大器增益介质的输出中的任一个或两者上工作的相干致动器。

28. 发明申请

US20080151944A1 Line narrowing module 有权
标题翻译：线窄模块
公开(公告)号：US20080151944A1
公开(公告)日：2008-06-26
申请号：US12074079
申请日：2008-02-28
申请人： J. Martin Algots , Robert A. Bergstedt , Walter D. Gillespie , Vladimir A. Kulgeyko , William N. Partlo , German E. Rylov , Richard L. Sandstrom , Brian Strate , Timothy S. Dyer
发明人： J. Martin Algots , Robert A. Bergstedt , Walter D. Gillespie , Vladimir A. Kulgeyko , William N. Partlo , German E. Rylov , Richard L. Sandstrom , Brian Strate , Timothy S. Dyer
IPC分类号： H01S3/10
CPC分类号： H01S3/1055 , G03F7/70025 , G03F7/70041 , H01S3/005 , H01S3/036 , H01S3/08 , H01S3/08004 , H01S3/08059 , H01S3/097 , H01S3/106 , H01S3/2251
摘要： A line narrowing method and module for a narrow band DUV high power high repetition rate gas discharge laser producing output laser light pulse beam pulses in bursts of pulses, the module having a nominal optical path are disclosed which may comprise: a dispersive center wavelength selection optic moveably mounted within an optical path of the line narrowing module, selecting at least one center wavelength for each pulse determined at least in part by the angle of incidence of the laser light pulse beam containing the respective pulse on the dispersive wavelength selection optic; a first tuning mechanism operative in part to select the angle of incidence of the laser light pulse beam containing the respective pulse upon the dispersive center wavelength selection optic, by selecting an angle of transmission of the laser light pulse beam containing the pulse toward the dispersive center wavelength selection optic.
摘要翻译：一种用于窄带DUV大功率高重复率气体放电激光器的线窄化方法和模块，其产生具有标称光路的脉冲串中的输出激光束脉冲束脉冲，其可以包括：分散中心波长选择光学器件可移动地安装在线路窄化模块的光路内，为至少部分地由分散波长选择光学器件上包含相应脉冲的激光束的入射角确定的每个脉冲选择至少一个中心波长; 第一调谐机构部分地通过选择包含脉冲朝向分散中心的激光束的透射角度来选择包含分散中心波长选择光学器件上的各个脉冲的激光束的入射角波长选择光学元件。

29. 发明授权

US07039086B2 Control system for a two chamber gas discharge laser 有权
公开(公告)号：US07039086B2
公开(公告)日：2006-05-02
申请号：US10631349
申请日：2003-07-30
申请人： John P. Fallon , John A. Rule , Robert N. Jacques , Jacob Lipcon , Richard L. Sandstrom , William N. Partlo , Alexander I. Ershov , Toshihiko Ishihara , John Meisner , Richard M. Ness , Paul C. Melcher
发明人： John P. Fallon , John A. Rule , Robert N. Jacques , Jacob Lipcon , Richard L. Sandstrom , William N. Partlo , Alexander I. Ershov , Toshihiko Ishihara , John Meisner , Richard M. Ness , Paul C. Melcher
IPC分类号： H01S3/22
CPC分类号： H01S3/225 , G03F7/70025 , G03F7/70041 , H01S3/0057 , H01S3/03 , H01S3/036 , H01S3/0381 , H01S3/09702 , H01S3/1055 , H01S3/2258 , H01S3/2333
摘要： The present invention provides a control system for a modular high repetition rate two discharge chamber ultraviolet gas discharge laser. In preferred embodiments, the laser is a production line machine with a master oscillator producing a very narrow band seed beam which is amplified in the second discharge chamber.Novel control features specially adapted for a two-chamber gas discharge laser system include: (1) pulse energy controls, with nanosecond timing precision (2) precision pulse to pulse wavelength controls with high speed and extreme speed wavelength tuning (3) fast response gas temperature control and (4) F2 injection controls with novel learning algorithm.

30. 发明授权

US06690704B2 Control system for a two chamber gas discharge laser 有权
标题翻译：双室气体放电激光器控制系统
公开(公告)号：US06690704B2
公开(公告)日：2004-02-10
申请号：US10210761
申请日：2002-07-31
申请人： John P. Fallon , Richard L. Sandstrom , William N. Partlo , Alexander I. Ershov , Toshihiko Ishihara , John Meisner , Richard M. Ness , Paul C. Melcher , John A. Rule , Robert N. Jacques
发明人： John P. Fallon , Richard L. Sandstrom , William N. Partlo , Alexander I. Ershov , Toshihiko Ishihara , John Meisner , Richard M. Ness , Paul C. Melcher , John A. Rule , Robert N. Jacques
IPC分类号： H01S322
CPC分类号： H01S3/2333 , G03F7/70025 , G03F7/70041 , G03F7/70575 , G03F7/70933 , H01S3/0057 , H01S3/03 , H01S3/036 , H01S3/038 , H01S3/0385 , H01S3/041 , H01S3/08004 , H01S3/08009 , H01S3/08036 , H01S3/0943 , H01S3/097 , H01S3/09702 , H01S3/09705 , H01S3/0971 , H01S3/0975 , H01S3/104 , H01S3/105 , H01S3/1305 , H01S3/134 , H01S3/139 , H01S3/22 , H01S3/2207 , H01S3/2251 , H01S3/2256 , H01S3/2258 , H01S3/2366
摘要： The present invention provides a control system for a modular high repetition rate two discharge chamber ultraviolet gas discharge laser. In preferred embodiments, the laser is a production line machine with a master oscillator producing a very narrow band seed beam which is amplified in the second discharge chamber. Feedback timing control techniques are provided for controlling the relative timing of the discharges in the two chambers with an accuracy in the range of about 2 to 5 billionths of a second even in burst mode operation. This MOPA system is capable of output pulse energies approximately double the comparable single chamber laser system with greatly improved beam quality.
摘要翻译：本发明提供了一种用于模块化高重复率两放电室紫外线气体放电激光器的控制系统。在优选实施例中，激光器是具有主振荡器的生产线机器，该主振荡器产生在第二放电室中放大的非常窄的带状晶体束。提供了反馈定时控制技术，即使在脉冲串模式操作中，也可以精确地控制两个室中的放电的相对定时，其精确度在大约2至50亿分之一秒的范围内。该MOPA系统能够以大大提高的光束质量将输出脉冲能量大约增加到相当的单室激光器系统的两倍。

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