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Efficient characterization of symmetrically illuminated symmetric 2-D gratings
Efficient characterization of symmetrically illuminated symmetric 2-D gratings
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机译:对称照明对称二维光栅的高效表征
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Methods and apparatus for optical characterization based on symmetry-reduced 2-D RCWA calculations are provided. The invention is applicable to gratings having a grating reflection symmetry plane. A sample can be illuminated at normal incidence or at a non-zero angle of incidence such that the plane of incidence is parallel to or identical with the symmetry plane. The diffracted field components are either symmetric or anti-symmetric with respect to the grating symmetry plane. This symmetry is exploited to provide a symmetry-reduced 2-D RCWA having reduced matrix dimension (by about a factor of two) that is mathematically equivalent to a conventional 2-D RCWA. For normal incidence on a grating having two reflection symmetry planes, a symmetry-reduced 2-D RCWA having reduced matrix dimension (by about a factor of four) is provided. This normal incidence RCWA can be used to approximately characterize a sample illuminated at non-normal incidence. Approximation accuracy can be improved by modifying either the grating depth or the grating refractive index.
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