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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2006
Osamu Kakuchi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Eiichi Murakami, Utsunomiya, JP;
Osamu Kakuchi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Eiichi Murakami, Utsunomiya, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A projection exposure apparatus includes an exposure light source, an illumination system for illuminating a pattern, formed on a first object, with light from the exposure light source and passing through the illumination system, a projection optical system for projecting a pattern, as illuminated with the light, onto a second object for exposure of the same with the pattern, and an interferometer for use in measurement of an optical characteristic of the projection optical system, wherein the interferometer is operable to perform the measurement by use of light from the exposure light source.