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8 August 1993 Off-axis illumination--working principles and comparison with alternating phase-shifting masks
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Abstract
The working principles of off-axis illumination to improve the resolution and depth of focus of optical projection imaging and some foreseeable problems are explained in pictorial and analytical forms in terms of coherent illumination systems. Partial coherent illuminations are used to compare the imaging performance of off-axis illumination systems in the form of quadrapole and ring with the alternating phase-shifting mask technique. Other aspects between these two enhancement techniques are also compared. Some unexpected conclusions have been drawn.
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Burn Jeng Lin "Off-axis illumination--working principles and comparison with alternating phase-shifting masks", Proc. SPIE 1927, Optical/Laser Microlithography, (8 August 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.150417
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KEYWORDS
Spatial frequencies

Photomasks

Optical lithography

Phase shifts

Imaging systems

Image resolution

Coherence imaging

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