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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takamitsu Komaki, Utsunomiya, JP;
Takashi Shibayama, Utsunomiya, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a detection apparatus for detecting a plurality of marks provided on a substrate, comprising: an optical system; an illumination unit configured to selectively illuminate the plurality of marks with a plurality of light beams via the optical system such that each of the plurality of marks is illuminated with at least one light beam; and an image capturing device configured to capture an image of the plurality of marks via the optical system, wherein the illumination unit includes a change unit configured to individually change an incident angle of each of the plurality of light beams on a pupil plane of the optical system, thereby changing an irradiated position of each of the plurality of light beams on the substrate.