Resist-based measurement of the contrast transfer function in a 0.3-NA EUV microfield optic

Jason P. Cain; Patrick Naulleau; Costas J. Spanos

doi:10.1117/12.600427

6 May 2005 Resist-based measurement of the contrast transfer function in a 0.3-NA EUV microfield optic

Jason P. Cain, Patrick Naulleau, Costas J. Spanos

Proceedings Volume 5751, Emerging Lithographic Technologies IX; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.600427
Event: Microlithography 2005, 2005, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Although extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography offers the possibility of very high-resolution patterning, the projection optics must be of extremely high quality in order to meet this potential. One key metric of the projection optic quality is the contrast transfer function (CTF), which is a measure of the aerial image contrast as a function of pitch. A static microfield exposure tool based on the 0.3-NA MET optic and operating at a wavelength of 13.5 nm has been installed at the Advanced Light Source, a synchrotron facility at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. This tool provides a platform for a wide variety of research into EUV lithography. In this work we present resist-based measurements of the contrast transfer function for the MET optic. These measurements are based upon line/space patterns printed in several different EUV photoresists. The experimental results are compared with the CTF in aerial-image simulations using the aberrations measured in the projection optic using interferometry. In addition, the CTF measurements are conducted for both bright-field and dark-field mask patterns. Finally, the orientation dependence of the CTF is measured in order to evaluate the effect of non-rotationally symmetric lens aberrations. These measurements provide valuable information in interpreting the results of other experiments performed using the MET and similar systems.

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Jason P. Cain, Patrick Naulleau, and Costas J. Spanos "Resist-based measurement of the contrast transfer function in a 0.3-NA EUV microfield optic", Proc. SPIE 5751, Emerging Lithographic Technologies IX, (6 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.600427

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