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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2000
Werner Müller-Rissmann, Oberkochen, DE;
Hubert Holderer, Königsbronn, DE;
Rudolf Von Bünau, Esslingen, DE;
Christian Wagner, Aalen, DE;
Jochen Becker, Oberkochen, DE;
Stefan Xalter, Oberkochen, DE;
Wolfgang Hummel, Schwäbisch Gmünd, DE;
Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung, , DE;
Abstract
An optical arrangement, in particular a microlithographic projection printing installation, has in particular a slot-shaped image field or rotationally non-symmetrical illumination. A refractive optical element, e.g. a lens ( ), is heated by the rotationally non-symmetrical radiated impingement ( ) of a light source. At least one electric heating element is coupled to the optical element. Said heating element comprises a resistance heating coating carried by the optical element. In the region of the surface ( ) of the optical element acted upon by the radiation of the light source the resistance heating coating is substantially optically transparent. It comprises a plurality of parallel, electrically mutually insulated coating strips ( to ). A heating current source ( to ) is additionally part of the heating element. By virtue of the combined heating of the optical element by the radiated impingement ( ) and the resistance heating, a correction of imaging defects induced by illumination in the optical element is achieved by means of a symmetrical and/or homogeneous temperature and refractive index distribution.