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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2008
Huibert Visser, Zevenhuizen, NL;
Jacob Fredrik Friso Klinkhamer, Delft, NL;
Lev Ryzhikov, Norwalk, CT (US);
Scott D. Coston, New Milford, CT (US);
Adel Joobeur, Milford, CT (US);
Rob Vink, Delft, NL;
Yevgeniy Shmarev, Lagrangeville, NY (US);
Huibert Visser, Zevenhuizen, NL;
Jacob Fredrik Friso Klinkhamer, Delft, NL;
Lev Ryzhikov, Norwalk, CT (US);
Scott D. Coston, New Milford, CT (US);
Adel Joobeur, Milford, CT (US);
Rob Vink, Delft, NL;
Yevgeniy Shmarev, Lagrangeville, NY (US);
ASML Holding N.V., Veldhoven, NL;
ASML Netherlands B.V., Veldhoven, NL;
Abstract
A coherence remover includes a first partially reflective surface and a second partially reflective surface. The coherence remover is configured to receive an input beam. Each of the first and second reflective surfaces is configured to reflect a respective portion of the input beam to produce respective one or more intermediate beams. The intermediate beams collectively form an output beam that has a reduced coherence compared to the input beam.