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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2004
Applicants:
Timo Laufer, Aalen, DE;
Johannes Zellner, Oberkochen, DE;
Inventors:
Timo Laufer, Aalen, DE;
Johannes Zellner, Oberkochen, DE;
Assignee:
Carl Zeiss SMT AG, Oberkochen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/08 (2006.01); G02B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided an optical component. The optical component includes a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion α, where the coefficient of thermal expansion is dependent on location. The following applies to the location-dependent coefficient of thermal expansion:α=±Δα,