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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Applicant:
Michael M. Albert, Stamford, CT (US);
Inventor:
Michael M. Albert, Stamford, CT (US);
Assignee:
ASML Holding N.V., Veldhoven, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 27/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A polarization pattern assembly produces a polarization pattern. In an embodiment, a polarization pattern assembly includes a frame that supports a polarization pane in a central region of the frame. The polarization pane changes the polarization direction of light incident upon the polarization pane. Different polarization patterns in a pupil of a polarized illuminator can be generated.