IP Library Granted Patent US 8,795,839
Granted Patent B2
US 8,795,839 · App. 12/350,474 · Granted Aug 5, 2014

Repair method for optical elements having a coating and corresponding optical elements

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Patent No.
US 8,795,839
App. No.
12/350,474
Granted
Aug 5, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for repairing optical elements having a coating, in which the coating is fully or partially removed or left on the optical element, a polishing layer being provided in the coating or a polishing layer being applied, which allows simple processing of the surface to achieve high geometrical accuracy and lower surface roughness. A new coating is applied onto the corresponding polishing layer. Also addressed are corresponding optical elements, including optical elements recycled according to the method.

Claims (12)

1. Optical element having a substrate and a coating, the coating comprising a functional coating and a cleaving layer, wherein

the cleaving layer is a polishing layer processed more geometrically accurately and with lower surface roughness than the substrate.

2. Optical element according to claim 1 , wherein

the optical element is a recycled optical element and the polishing layer comprises a surface-processed layer.

3. Optical element according to claim 1 , wherein

the polishing layer comprises a first sublayer which remains after partial cleaving, and a second sublayer which is deposited onto the unprocessed or surface-processed first sublayer.

4. Optical element according to claim 1 , wherein

the optical element is a mirror or a collector for extreme-ultraviolet light lithography.

5. Optical element according to claim 1 , wherein

the cleaving layer covers the substrate and the functional coating covers the cleaving layer, forming a layer stack.

6. Optical element according to claim 1 , wherein the optical element is configured as a mirror in a projection exposure apparatus for extreme ultraviolet light.

7. Optical element according to claim 6 , wherein the mirror is a collector.

Assignments (2)
A MODIFYING CONVERSION Recorded Jan 18, 2011
From: CARL ZEISS SMT AG
To: CARL ZEISS SMT GMBH
Reel/Frame 025763/0367 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2009
From: BOEHM, THURE
To: CARL ZEISS SMT AG
Reel/Frame 022305/0115 →