• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 38, Issue 7, 0712004 (2018)
Boer Zhu1、2, Sikun Li1、2、*, Xiangzhao Wang1、2, Fengzhao Dai1、2, Feng Tang1、2, and Lifeng Duan3
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Laboratory of Information Optics and Opto-Electronic Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3 Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (Group) Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201203, China
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    Boer Zhu, Sikun Li, Xiangzhao Wang, Fengzhao Dai, Feng Tang, Lifeng Duan. High-Order Aberration Measurement Technique for Immersion Lithography Projection Lens Based on Multi-Polarized illuminations[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2018, 38(7): 0712004 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of an optical lithographic imaging system
    Fig. 1. Schematic of an optical lithographic imaging system
    Schematic of linear sampling
    Fig. 2. Schematic of linear sampling
    Process of high-order wave aberration based on the proposed technique
    Fig. 3. Process of high-order wave aberration based on the proposed technique
    Illumination types. (a) x-polarization; (b) y-polarization
    Fig. 4. Illumination types. (a) x-polarization; (b) y-polarization
    Schematic of the test target at different directions
    Fig. 5. Schematic of the test target at different directions
    Aerial images. (a) x-polarized illumination; (b) y-polarized illumination; (c) difference of polarized illumination between x and y directions
    Fig. 6. Aerial images. (a) x-polarized illumination; (b) y-polarized illumination; (c) difference of polarized illumination between x and y directions
    Measurement results (Z5-Z64) obtained by the proposed technique
    Fig. 7. Measurement results (Z5-Z64) obtained by the proposed technique
    Measurement results (Z5-Z64) obtained by the previous method. (a) x-polarized illumination; (b) y-polarized illumination
    Fig. 8. Measurement results (Z5-Z64) obtained by the previous method. (a) x-polarized illumination; (b) y-polarized illumination
    Polarized illumination types. (a) Radial polarization; (b) tangential polarization
    Fig. 9. Polarized illumination types. (a) Radial polarization; (b) tangential polarization
    Measurement results (Z5-Z64) obtained by the proposed technique
    Fig. 10. Measurement results (Z5-Z64) obtained by the proposed technique
    Proposed techniquePrevious method
    Source
    Wavelength λ /nm193193
    Illumination typequadrupole illuminationquadrupole illumination
    Polarization typex-polarization & y-polarizationx-polarization /y-polarization
    Partial coherence factors σcen,σrad0.8,0.30.8,0.3
    Detected target
    Pattern of the targetbinary targetbinary target
    Linewidth of the target /nm250250
    Pitch of the target /nm30003000
    Orientation0°,30°,45°,60°,90°,120°,135°,150°0°,30°,45°,60°,90°,120°,135°,150°
    Statistical sampling method
    Statistical samplingLinear samplingBox-Behnken Design
    Projection lens
    NA1.351.35
    Input aberration typeZ5-Z64Z5-Z64
    Input single aberration valueZ5-Z36:-0.02λ-0.02λ:Z37-Z64:-0.01λ-0.01λZ5-Z36:-0.02λ-0.02λZ37-Z64:-0.01λ-0.01λ
    Polarization aberrationRea0-Rea3:-0.15-0.15Ima0=0Ima1-Ima3:-0.02λ-0.02λRea0-Rea3:-0.15-0.15Ima0=0Ima1-Ima3:-0.02λ-0.02λ
    Lithographic image model
    Lithographic image modelVector imaging modelVector imaging model
    Aerial image sampling
    Sampling range /nmx/y direction: -900-900z direction: -2000-2000x/y direction: -900-900z direction: -2000-2000
    Sampling interval /nmx/y direction: 30z direction: 125x/y direction: 30z direction: 125
    Table 1. Simulation settings
    IlluminationmodePartial coherencefactorsMaximum meanerror /nmMaximum standarderror /nmAccuracy /nm
    Conventional illuminationσ=0.650.07910.13180.4446
    Annular illumination[σout, σin]=[0.9,0.7]0.01820.07480.2284
    Dipole illumination[σcen,σrad]=[0.8,0.2]0.01740.05910.1853
    Table 2. High-order aberrations measurement results at different illuminations
    Boer Zhu, Sikun Li, Xiangzhao Wang, Fengzhao Dai, Feng Tang, Lifeng Duan. High-Order Aberration Measurement Technique for Immersion Lithography Projection Lens Based on Multi-Polarized illuminations[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2018, 38(7): 0712004
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