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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2006
Applicant:
Shinichi Hara, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Shinichi Hara, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 27/52 (2006.01); G03B 27/42 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a holding system and an exposure apparatus having the same, wherein deformation of an optical member resulting from its thermal expansion and causing degradation of imaging performance can be reduced to assure desired imaging performance. The holding system for holding an optical member includes a barrel for at least partially surrounding the optical member and/or a heat source, an average of radiation coefficient of an inside surface of the barrel is not less than 0.8.