Heating system for an optical component of a lithographic apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11163240B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-02

    申请号:US16809497

    申请日:2020-03-04

    Abstract: A system for heating an optical component of a lithographic apparatus, the system comprising a heating radiation source, the heating radiation source being configured to emit heating radiation for heating of the optical component, wherein the system is configured to direct the heating radiation emitted by the heating radiation source onto the optical component, a portion of the heating radiation being absorbed by the optical component and another portion of the heating radiation being reflected by optical component, and wherein the system is configured to vary or change a property of the heating radiation emitted by the heating radiation source such that the other portion of the heating radiation that is reflected by the optical component is constant during operation of the lithographic apparatus.

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