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Wavefront measurement for EUV lithography system through Hartmann sensor

Polo et al., 2011

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11715270751665151728
Author
Polo A
Bociort F
Pereira S
Urbach H
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Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control for Microlithography XXV

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Accurate wavefront aberration measurement are essential for next-generation Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography. During the past years several accurate interferometric techniques have been developed, but these techniques have limitation. In this work we …
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