Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method

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PATENT NO 8462317
APP PUB NO 20090097007A1
SERIAL NO

12252283

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An illumination optical system for illuminating an irradiated plane M with illumination light provided from a light source includes a spatial light modulator, which is arranged in an optical path of the illumination optical system and forms a desired light intensity distribution at a pupil position of the illumination optical system or a position optically conjugated with the pupil position, and a diffuser, which is arranged at an incidence side of the spatial light modulator through which the illumination light enters.

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NIKON CORPORATIONMINATO-KU TOKYO 108-6290

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Tanaka, Hirohisa Kumagaya, JP 227 4083

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