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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8023182 | Device for collecting flux of electromagnetic radiation in the extreme ultraviolet Device for collecting a flux of electromagnetic radiation in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) emitted by a source, including a main, first collector stage, with a concave collector mirror placed in front of the source at a distance of greater than 250 mm and pierced by... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8014062 | Method of making a close proximity filter and multi color MWIR sensor and resultant device The present invention relates generally to a method and apparatus for attaching a close proximity filter to an FPA (focal plane array) and more particularly, to a method and apparatus that allows improved spectral discrimination of a mid-wave infra red (MWIR) detect... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8009351 | Infrared reflective member, and infrared reflective device and method of making same The infrared reflective device includes infrared reflective members which reflect infrared rays. The infrared reflective members include colloidal particles arranged at regular spacing, and a filler material intervening in the spaces between the colloidal particles.... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8000002 | Interference filter and method for producing it The invention is based on the object of providing UV interference filters having improved long-term stability. For this purpose, a method for producing a dielectric transmission interference filter is provided, in which an alternating layer system having the constit... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7986455 | Thermally stable multilayer mirror for the EUV spectral range A multilayer mirror includes a layer sequence arranged on a substrate and a plurality of layer pairs. Each layer pair includes a first layer composed of a first material and a second layer composed of a second material. The first layers and the second layers each ha... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7961383 | Engineered fluoride-coated elements for laser systems The invention is directed to elements having fluoride coated surfaces having multiple layers of fluoride material coatings for use in laser systems, and in particular in laser systems operating at wavelength | 06/14/2011 |
| 7952797 | Reflective optical element and EUV lithography appliance A reflective optical element and an EUV lithography appliance containing one such element are provided, the appliance displaying a low propensity to contamination. The reflective optical element has a protective layer system consisting of at least one layer. The opt... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7948675 | Surface-corrected multilayer-film mirrors with protected reflective surfaces, exposure systems comprising same, and associated methods Multilayer-film reflective mirrors are disclosed that exhibit desired optical characteristics and resistance to reflective-surface degradation. An exemplary multilayer-film mirror includes a base and a multilayer film on the base. The multilayer film is made of firs... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7929204 | Infrared cut filter and lens module using the same An infrared cut filter includes a substrate, a first membrane group on the substrate, a second membrane group on the first membrane group and a third membrane group on the second membrane group. The first, second, third membrane groups include a plurality of first, ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924501 | Antireflection film and optical element having same An antireflection film includes a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, a fourth layer, a fifth layer, a sixth layer, and a seventh layer. Each of the first, third, fifth, and seventh layer is formed using a low refractive index material. Each of the second, f... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920323 | Thermally stable multilayer mirror for the EUV spectral region In a multilayer mirror (1) for the reflection of EUV radiation containing a large number of alternating molybdenum layers (4) and silicon layers (3), a barrier layer (5) containing a silicon nitride or a silicon boride is included at a nu... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7843632 | EUV optics In a first aspect, a method of fabricating an EUV light source mirror is disclosed which may comprise the acts/steps of providing a plurality of discrete substrates; coating each substrate with a respective multilayer coating; securing the coated substrates in an ar... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7760424 | Infrared reflecting device An infrared reflecting device includes a multi-layer infrared reflecting body composed of a plurality of superimposed infrared reflecting members, and temperature-sensitive members positioned surrounding the side faces of the multi-layer infrared reflecting body. Th... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7742225 | Bandpass reflector with heat removal A reflector for a projector includes a metal reflector that defines an optical surface. An absorptive surface is disposed on the optical surface. A layer of germanium is disposed on the absorptive surface. A band-pass reflective surface is further disposed on the ab... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7706057 | Spectral purity filter for a multi-layer mirror, lithographic apparatus including such multi-layer mirror, method for enlarging the ratio of desired radiation and undesired radiation, and device manufacturing method A multi-layer mirror includes a multi-layer stack. The multi-layer stack includes a plurality of alternating layers with a multi-layer stack top layer and a spectral filter top layer arranged on the multi-layer stack. The spectral filter top layer includes a first s... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7706058 | Multilayer mirror, method for manufacturing the same, and exposure equipment A multilayer mirror aims to reduce incidence angle dependence of reflectivity. A substrate is made of low thermal polished expansion glass with 0.2 nm RMS or less roughness of the surface. On the surface thereof formed is a Ru/Si multilayer having a wide full-width ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7684113 | Imaging device including an optical member having a water-repellent or water/oil-repellent coating, an antireflection coating, an infrared-cutting glass, and a lowpass filter in this order from the side of the lens An imaging apparatus comprising an optical member in an optical path from a lens to an imaging device, said optical member comprising a water-repellent or water/oil-repellent coating, a first antireflection coating, an infrared-cutting glass, a lowpass filter, and a... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7679820 | IR absorbing reflector A infrared (IR) light absorbing reflector is formed with a substrate that supports a first IR absorptive multilayer part having multiple layers of partial IR absorbing thin films. The first IR absorptive multi-layer part supports a second visible light reflecting mu... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7672046 | Optical multilayer filter, method for manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus An optical multilayer filter comprises a substrate, and an inorganic thin film that is composed of a plurality of layers and formed on the substrate. An uppermost surface layer of the inorganic thin film is a silicon oxide layer having a density of from 1.9 g/cm | 03/02/2010 |
| 7636193 | Visible light-transmissive IR filter with distorted portions The present application discloses filters and methods of making filters. In one aspect, a filter comprises a multilayer optical film (MOF) having a first reflection band, the MOF including distorted portions, the distorted portions having a second reflection band di... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7630128 | Optical filter panel having a narrow-width selective-wavelength attenuation and high visible light transmission A molded optical filter and a method of molding an optical filter having a characteristic full-width half max value of less than at least 59 nm with a greatly increased visible light transmission value as compared to the prior art. The optical filter utilizes a shar... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7623288 | High definition thin film reflective screen A thin film reflective screen includes a surface layer, a transmission layer, a diffusion layer and reflection layers, which are formed in a single screen, which has functions such as an image forming on a surface, scattering, transmission, diffusion, and reflection... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7599112 | Multilayer-film mirrors, lithography systems comprising same, and methods for manufacturing same Multilayer-film (MLF) reflective mirrors are disclosed that have a highly precise surface profile. An exemplary MLF reflective mirror includes multilayer film in which layers of molybdenum (Mo) and layers of silicon (Si) are periodically deposited in an alternating ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7538938 | Optical filter for flash lamps in pulsed thermal imaging An optical filter made from a borosilicate optical material is provided for flash lamps used in pulsed thermal imaging. The filter substantially eliminates the infrared radiation from flash lamps to allow for accurate detection of surface temperature during entire p... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7522335 | Broad-angle multilayer mirror design According to one embodiment a broad-angle multilayer (ML) mirror system is disclosed. The ML mirror includes a multiple layer structure configured to provide uniform reflectivity over a wide range of angles with small phase shifts. ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7492510 | Optical element having antireflection film, and exposure apparatus An optical element includes a substrate that transmits a light having a central wavelength in a wave range between 150 nm and 250 nm, and an n-layer antireflection film that is formed on the substrate, and includes, from the substrate, an n−2-th layer made of a hi... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7463413 | Spectral purity filter for a multi-layer mirror, lithographic apparatus including such multi-layer mirror, method for enlarging the ratio of desired radiation and undesired radiation, and device manufacturing method A multi-layer mirror includes on top of the multi-layer mirror a spectral purity enhancement layer, for example for application in an EUV lithographic apparatus. This spectral purity enhancement layer includes a first spectral purity enhancement layer, but between t... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7443577 | Reflecting filtering cover A filter for use with an array of ultra-small resonant structures that are producing encoded EMR wherein the filter is designed to either reflect encoded EMR beams or to permit certain frequencies to pass there through so that the encoded EMR beam and its encoded da... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440182 | Multilayer mirror, method for manufacturing the same, and exposure equipment A multilayer mirror aims to reduce incidence angle dependence of reflectivity. A substrate is made of low thermal polished expansion glass with 0.2 nm RMS or less roughness of the surface. On the surface thereof formed is a Ru/Si multilayer having a wide full-width ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7405872 | System and method for filtering electromagnetic transmissions A combination of filters for filtering selected wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation is provided on a transparent substrate such as a plastic film or glazing of a window. The combination of filters prevents or attenuates the passage of wavelengths through the su... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405880 | Multilayer optical filter In one aspect, the invention features articles that include a substrate having a first surface and a second surface contiguous with the first surface. The first and second surfaces are non-coplanar. A first multilayer film is disposed on the first surface. A second ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403329 | Electronic imaging apparatus The electronic imaging apparatus comprises a first optical element A having a flat surface and a surface with refracting power, chemical substance which enables to change light transmittance by chemical change according to electric quantity, a second optical element... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7381339 | Increased yield of cubic crystalline optical elements by crystal orientation Increased yield of optical elements from cubic crystal rods, such as made of calcium fluoride, is made possible by orienting the optical elements for supporting the propagation of light along one of the , , or < 2 1 1> alternative crystal... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382527 | EUV multilayer mirror with phase shifting layer A multilayer mirror aims to reduce incidence angle dependence of reflectivity. A substrate is made of low thermal polished expansion glass with 0.2 nm RMS or less roughness of the surface. On the surface thereof formed is a Ru/Si multilayer having a wide full-width ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382526 | Optical system An optical system projecting onto an image plane an object that is disposed at infinity by an intermediate image. The optical system includes a front group and a relay optic, each including a plurality of lenses, the intermediate image disposed between the front gro... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374822 | Near-infrared ray-shielding paint, near-infrared ray-shielding laminate obtained therefrom and production method thereof A near-infrared ray shielding paint capable of forming a coating that exhibits high light transmission coefficient in visible light region while having high shielding capability in near-infrared region and exhibits little chromaticity change even in harsh environmen... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372623 | Multi-layer spectral purity filter, lithographic apparatus including such a spectral purity filter, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured thereby A multi-layered spectral purity filter improves the spectral purity of extreme ultra-violet (EUV) radiation and also collects debris emitted from a radiation source. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368731 | Method and apparatus which enable high resolution particle beam profile measurement The PSF for a metrology array for high resolution particle beam profile measurement has been improved by improving five major elements of the metrology array. While improvement in each of the five elements provides and improved PSF, a combination of all five of the ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365369 | Nitride semiconductor device A nitride semiconductor device used chiefly as an LD and an LED element. In order to improve the output and to decrease Vf, the device is given either a three-layer structure in which a nitride semiconductor layer doped with n-type impurities serving as an n-type co... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365851 | Method of measuring a physical function using a composite function which includes the physical function and an arbitrary reference function A method for measuring a physical function forms a symmetric composite function by combining the physical function with a reference function. The method obtains a Fourier transform of the symmetric composite function. The method calculates an inverse Fourier transfo... | 04/29/2008 |
