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Mueller matrix metrology with multi-angle information using multiple self-interference

Choi et al., 2023

Document ID
12114400825296149488
Author
Choi G
Kim J
Han D
Jin Y
Hwang S
Kim J
Kim W
Jung J
Lee S
Kim T
Ahn J
Lee M
Kim G
Lee S
Yang Y
Publication year
Publication venue
Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control XXXVII

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An innovative metrology technique has been devised to address current limitations of optical critical dimension (OCD) in advanced semiconductor metrology. This technique is based on multiple self-interferometric pupil imaging, called Mueller matrix self-interferometric pupil …
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