JP4216805B2 - 非鏡面基準表面をもつ周波数走査型干渉計 - Google Patents
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52 物体表面
54 被検物体
56 基準表面
58 基準素子
60 照明システム
62 光源
64 ビーム状態調節光学系
66 測定ビーム
70 ビームスプリッタ
71,75 光軸
72 対物ビーム
74,78 代表部分
76 基準ビーム
80 像映システム
82 集束光学系
84 データ収集システム
86 検出器アレイ
90 制御コンピュータ
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- 物体表面と基準表面との間の表面形状の差を測定する干渉計において、
前記物体表面を対物ビームで照射し且つ前記基準表面を基準ビームで照射する照明システムであって、当該照明システムが、前記物体表面に近づくときに拡大するコリメートされていない対物ビーム、及び、前記基準表面に近づくときに拡大するコリメートされていない基準ビームを生成するもの、
前記対物ビームと前記基準ビームの間の経路長差に基づく干渉データを収集するために、前記対物ビームによる前記物体表面の像と前記基準ビームによる前記基準表面の像の重ね合せをつくる像映システム、
異なるビーム周波数を含む範囲にわたって前記干渉データが収集される前記対物ビーム及び前記基準ビームの周波数を調節する周波数調整器、及び
ビーム周波数の関数としての前記干渉データの変化を前記対物ビームと前記干渉ビームの間の前記経路長差の尺度に変換するプロセッサ、
を備え、
前記基準ビームが反射時に変化して前記基準表面の像映が強まるように前記基準表面が実質的に非鏡面である、
ことを特徴とする干渉計。 - 前記基準ビームが光軸に沿い前記基準表面に向かって伝搬し、前記基準表面からの反射の直後に前記基準表面からの反射の直前より多くの前記基準ビームの前記光線が前記光軸に向かって収斂し、前記基準表面が前記基準ビームの等方性反射を弱めることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の干渉計。
- 前記基準表面が前記基準ビームに少なくともある程度規則的な変化を生じさせるビーム整形構造を有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の干渉計。
- 前記対物ビーム及び前記基準ビームのいずれの代表部分も前記物体表面及び前記基準表面から反射して収斂経路上を前記像映システムに向かうことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の干渉計。
- (a)前記照明システムが前記基準表面に近づくときに拡大するコリメートされていない基準ビームをつくり、(b)前記像映システムが像映アパーチャ領域を有し、(c)前記像映システムにより像映される前記物体表面が前記像映アパーチャ領域より大きい横領域を有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の干渉計。
- 前記基準表面が実質的にランダムな態様で基準ビームの前記光線を散乱させることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の干渉計。
- 被検物体の表面形状を干渉法で測定する方法において、
物体表面を対物ビームで照射し且つ基準表面を基準ビームで照射する工程であって、前記対物ビームが、前記物体表面に近づくときに拡大するコリメートされていないビームであること、及び、前記基準ビームが、前記基準表面に近づくときに拡大するコリメートされていないビームであることを特徴とする工程、
前記基準ビームの方向成分が反射時に変わるように、前記基準ビームを前記基準表面から非鏡面的に反射させる工程、
前記対物ビームと前記基準ビームの間の経路長差に基づく干渉データを収集するために、前記対物ビームによる前記物体表面の像と前記基準ビームによる前記基準表面の像の重ね合せをつくる工程、
異なる周波数を含む範囲にわたって干渉データが収集される前記対物ビーム及び前記基準ビームの周波数を調節する工程、及び
周波数の関数としての前記干渉データの変化を前記対物ビームと前記基準ビームの間の前記経路長差の尺度に変換する工程、
を含むことを特徴とする方法。 - 照射する前記工程が前記基準ビームを前記基準表面に向かう伝搬経路に沿って拡大させる工程を含み、非鏡面的に反射させる前記工程が前記基準ビームの一部を前記基準表面から離れる伝搬経路に沿って収斂させる工程を含むことを特徴とする請求項7に記載の方法。
- 非鏡面的に反射させる前記工程が、前記基準ビームにランダムな変化を生じさせる工程を含むことを特徴とする請求項7に記載の方法。
- 照射する前記工程が前記物体表面及び前記基準表面を照射位置に依存する入射角で照射する工程を含み、前記物体表面及び前記基準表面の前記照射位置に依存する入射角での照射を補償するために前記干渉データの変化の前記変換に照射位置に依存する倍率係数を適用する工程をさらに含むことを特徴とする請求項7に記載の方法。
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