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公开(公告)号:US20180198253A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-12
申请号:US15912633
申请日:2018-03-06
Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
Inventor: Hirotaka MIYAMOTO , Osamu WAKABAYASHI
CPC classification number: H01S3/137 , H01S3/02 , H01S3/036 , H01S3/08004 , H01S3/08009 , H01S3/13 , H01S3/134 , H01S3/225
Abstract: A narrow band excimer laser apparatus includes a line narrowing module that narrows the spectral line width of laser light, a nitrogen gas introducing unit, a first valve that restricts the flow of nitrogen gas from the introducing unit into a casing of the module, an exhaust unit that causes gas to flow out from the casing, an exhaust pump for exhausting the gas from the casing, a second valve that restricts the exhausting of gas from the exhaust unit, an atmosphere discharge unit that discharges the gas within the casing into the atmosphere, a third valve that restricts the discharge of gas into the atmosphere, and a control unit that closes the second valve while opening the first and third valves, supplies nitrogen gas into the casing, then closes the third valve while opening the first and second valves, drives the exhaust pump, and causes laser oscillation thereafter.
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公开(公告)号:US20180191124A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-05
申请号:US15895634
申请日:2018-02-13
Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
Inventor: Hiroshi UMEDA , Osamu WAKABAYASHI
CPC classification number: H01S3/09702 , H01L21/2026 , H01S3/104 , H01S3/225 , H01S3/2383
Abstract: The laser system includes a first laser apparatus, a second laser apparatus, a charging voltage measuring unit configured to measure the charging voltage of the first storage capacitor and the charging voltage of the second storage capacitor, at least one bleeding circuit configured to reduce the charging voltage of the first storage capacitor and the charging voltage of the second storage capacitor, and a bleeding circuit controller configured to control the at least one bleeding circuit based on the voltage measured by the charging voltage measuring unit.
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公开(公告)号:US20180191122A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-05
申请号:US15910689
申请日:2018-03-02
Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
Inventor: Natsushi SUZUKI , Masanori YASHIRO , Osamu WAKABAYASHI
CPC classification number: H01S3/036 , B01D53/04 , B01D53/685 , B01D2251/404 , B01D2251/602 , B01D2251/604 , B01D2253/102 , B01D2253/108 , B01D2255/20753 , B01D2255/20761 , B01D2255/50 , B01D2256/18 , B01D2257/102 , B01D2257/104 , B01D2257/11 , B01D2257/2027 , B01D2257/204 , B01D2257/502 , B01D2257/504 , B01D2257/80 , B01D2258/0216 , H01S3/08004 , H01S3/08009 , H01S3/0971 , H01S3/1024 , H01S3/104 , H01S3/134 , H01S3/2207 , H01S3/2232 , H01S3/225 , H01S3/2251 , Y02C10/08
Abstract: A laser gas purifying system is configured to purify emission gas emitted from an ArF excimer laser apparatus using laser gas including xenon gas and to supply the purified gas to the ArF excimer laser apparatus. The laser gas purifying system comprises a xenon trap configured to reduce xenon gas concentration in the emission gas, and a xenon-adding unit configured to add xenon gas to the emission gas passed through the xenon trap.
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公开(公告)号:US20170338617A1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-23
申请号:US15672542
申请日:2017-08-09
Applicant: The University of Tokyo , GIGAPHOTON INC.
Inventor: Zhigang ZHAO , Yohei KOBAYASHI , Shinji ITO , Osamu WAKABAYASHI
CPC classification number: H01S3/06754 , H01S3/0078 , H01S3/0092 , H01S3/06716 , H01S3/06758 , H01S3/094003 , H01S3/09415 , H01S3/10015 , H01S3/1608 , H01S3/1618 , H01S3/1643 , H01S3/2316 , H01S3/2375 , H01S3/2383 , H01S3/2391
Abstract: A solid-state laser apparatus may include a first oscillator, a laser light generator, and a plurality of stages of fiber amplifiers. The first oscillator may be configured to output seed light. The laser light generator may be configured to output a pulsed laser light beam generated on a basis of the seed light. The plurality of stages of fiber amplifiers may be disposed in series in an optical path of the pulsed laser light beam, and may include a final stage fiber amplifier. The final stage fiber amplifier may be located in a final stage in the plurality of stages of fiber amplifiers, and may include a silica fiber doped with erbium and ytterbium. A value as a result of division of a cross-sectional area of the silica fiber by a fiber length of the silica fiber may be in a range from 0.7 nm to 1.64 nm both inclusive.
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公开(公告)号:US20170280545A1
公开(公告)日:2017-09-28
申请号:US15622139
申请日:2017-06-14
Inventor: Kentaro TOMITA , Kiichiro UCHINO , Tatsuya YANAGIDA , Osamu WAKABAYASHI , Hiroaki TOMURO
CPC classification number: H05G2/008 , G01J1/0448 , G01J1/4257 , G01J1/429 , G01J3/4412 , G03F7/70033 , G03F7/70575
Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light generating system may include: a chamber; a target feeding unit configured to feed a target into the chamber; a drive laser unit configured to irradiate the target with a drive pulsed laser light beam to generate a plasma to thereby generate extreme ultraviolet light; a probe laser unit configured to irradiate the plasma with a probe pulsed laser light beam to thereby generate Thomson scattered light; a spectrometer configured to measure a spectrum waveform of an ionic term in the Thomson scattered light; and a wavelength filter disposed upstream of the spectrometer, and configured to suppress light with a predetermined wavelength from entering the spectrometer. The light with the predetermined wavelength may be part of light containing the Thomson scattered light, and the predetermined wavelength may be substantially same as a wavelength of the probe pulsed laser light beam.
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公开(公告)号:US20170196072A1
公开(公告)日:2017-07-06
申请号:US15447013
申请日:2017-03-01
Applicant: GIGAPHOTON INC.
Inventor: Hitoshi NAGANO , Yasunori WADA , Tatsuya YANAGIDA , Osamu WAKABAYASHI
Abstract: A system for generating extreme ultraviolet light, in which a target material inside a chamber is irradiated with a laser beam to be turned into plasma, includes a first laser apparatus configured to output a first laser beam, a second laser apparatus configured to output a pedestal and a second laser beam, and a controller connected to the first and second laser apparatuses and configured to cause the first laser beam to be outputted first, the pedestal to be outputted after the first laser beam, and the second laser beam having higher energy than the pedestal to be outputted after the pedestal.
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公开(公告)号:US20170070023A1
公开(公告)日:2017-03-09
申请号:US15354670
申请日:2016-11-17
Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
Inventor: Hiroshi UMEDA , Takeshi ASAYAMA , Osamu WAKABAYASHI
CPC classification number: H01S3/09702 , B23K26/00 , B23K26/0608 , H01L21/02686 , H01L21/67115 , H01S3/0057 , H01S3/104 , H01S3/1305 , H01S3/1394 , H01S3/225 , H01S3/2308 , H01S3/2383
Abstract: The laser system may include a delay circuit unit, first and second trigger-correction units, and a clock generator. The delay circuit unit may receive a trigger signal, output a first delay signal obtained by delaying the trigger signal by a first delay time, and output a second delay signal obtained by delaying the trigger signal by a second delay time. The first trigger-correction unit may receive the first delay signal and output a first switch signal obtained by delaying the first delay signal by a first correction time. The second trigger-correction unit may receive the second delay signal and output a second switch signal obtained by delaying the second delay signal by a second correction time. The clock generator may generate a clock signal that is common to the delay circuit unit and the first and second trigger-correction units.
Abstract translation: 激光系统可以包括延迟电路单元,第一和第二触发校正单元以及时钟发生器。 延迟电路单元可以接收触发信号,输出通过将触发信号延迟第一延迟时间而获得的第一延迟信号,并输出通过将触发信号延迟第二延迟时间而获得的第二延迟信号。 第一触发校正单元可以接收第一延迟信号并输出通过将第一延迟信号延迟第一校正时间而获得的第一开关信号。 第二触发校正单元可以接收第二延迟信号并输出通过将第二延迟信号延迟第二校正时间而获得的第二开关信号。 时钟发生器可以产生延迟电路单元和第一和第二触发校正单元共用的时钟信号。
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公开(公告)号:US20170027047A1
公开(公告)日:2017-01-26
申请号:US15284805
申请日:2016-10-04
Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
Inventor: Tatsuya YANAGIDA , Osamu WAKABAYASHI
CPC classification number: H05G2/008 , H01S3/005 , H01S3/0602 , H01S3/08054 , H01S3/107 , H01S3/1115 , H01S3/1611 , H01S3/1643 , H01S3/1673 , H01S3/2232 , H01S3/2308 , H01S3/2316 , H01S3/235 , H05G2/006
Abstract: An extreme ultraviolet light (EUV) generation system is configured to improve conversion efficiency of energy of a laser system to EUV energy by improving the efficiency of plasma generation. The EUV generation system includes a target generation unit configured to output a target toward a plasma generation region in a chamber. The laser system is configured to generate a first pre-pulse laser beam, a second pre-pulse laser beam, and a main pulse laser beam so that the target is irradiated with the first pre-pulse laser beam, the second pre-pulse laser beam, and the main pulse laser beam in this order. In addition, the EUV generation system includes a controller configured to control the laser system so that a fluence of the second pre-pulse laser beam is equal to or higher than 1 J/cm2 and equal to or lower than a fluence of the main pulse laser beam.
Abstract translation: 远端紫外线(EUV)发生系统被配置为通过提高等离子体产生的效率来提高激光系统的能量对EUV能量的转换效率。 EUV生成系统包括被配置为将目标朝向室内的等离子体产生区域输出的目标生成单元。 激光系统被配置为产生第一预脉冲激光束,第二预脉冲激光束和主脉冲激光束,使得靶被第一预脉冲激光束照射,第二预脉冲激光 光束和主脉冲激光束。 此外,EUV生成系统包括:控制器,被配置为控制激光系统,使得第二预脉冲激光束的能量密度等于或高于1J / cm 2,并且等于或低于主脉冲的能量密度 激光束。
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公开(公告)号:US20160344158A1
公开(公告)日:2016-11-24
申请号:US15227028
申请日:2016-08-03
Applicant: GIGAPHOTON INC.
Inventor: Takashi ONOSE , Kouji KAKIZAKI , Osamu WAKABAYASHI
CPC classification number: H01S3/2391 , H01S3/0092 , H01S3/10015 , H01S3/1301 , H01S3/2251 , H01S3/30 , H01S3/305 , H05G2/00
Abstract: There is provided a laser system that may include a Raman cell, a pumping light generator, and a Raman cell laser unit. The pumping light generator may include one or more optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs), and may be configured to output first Raman-cell pumping light and second Raman-cell pumping light to the Raman cell. The Raman cell laser unit may be configured to output probing light as a target of wavelength conversion to the Raman cell.
Abstract translation: 提供了可以包括拉曼单元,泵浦光发生器和拉曼单元激光器单元的激光系统。 泵浦光发生器可以包括一个或多个光学参量放大器(OPA),并且可以被配置为将第一拉曼单元泵浦光和第二拉曼单元泵浦光输出到拉曼单元。 拉曼单元激光单元可以被配置为将作为波长转换的目标的探测光输出到拉曼单元。
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公开(公告)号:US20160315439A1
公开(公告)日:2016-10-27
申请号:US15201769
申请日:2016-07-05
Applicant: Gigaphoton Inc.
Inventor: Toru SUZUKI , Yukio WATANABE , Miwa IGARASHI , Osamu WAKABAYASHI
CPC classification number: H01S3/0071 , G02B7/1815 , G02B7/182 , G02B26/06 , G02B27/144 , H01S3/005 , H01S3/1003 , H01S3/2232 , H01S3/2316 , H05G2/003 , H05G2/008
Abstract: A mirror device may include: an optical element configured to reflect part of a laser beam and transmit the other part of the laser beam therethrough; and a holder in surface contact with the optical element to hold the optical element. A flatness of a contact surface of the holder in contact with the optical element may be equal to or smaller than a flatness of the optical element.
Abstract translation: 反射镜装置可以包括:光学元件,被配置为反射激光束的一部分并且透射激光束的另一部分; 以及与光学元件表面接触以保持光学元件的保持器。 与光学元件接触的保持器的接触表面的平坦度可以等于或小于光学元件的平坦度。
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