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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
May. 30, 2001
Applicants:
Kazunori Iwamoto, Tochigi, JP;
Toshiya Asano, Tochigi, JP;
Inventors:
Kazunori Iwamoto, Tochigi, JP;
Toshiya Asano, Tochigi, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B027/62 ; G03B027/58 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A stage apparatus includes a stage movable along at least one axis, a laser head for generating a laser beam, an optical unit which is mounted on the stage and splits the laser beam into reference and measurement beams, a mirror which is arranged outside the stage and reflects the measurement beam, and a detector which is arranged outside the stage and detects an interference beam of the reference and measurement beams.