Multi-scale spectral imaging apparatuses and methods, and methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices by using the imaging methods

1. A multi-scale spectral imaging apparatus comprising:

a light source configured to generate and output light;

a stage having a measurement target thereon;

a line-scan spectral imaging (SI) optical system configured to:

measure the measurement target using a first scale;

slopingly irradiate the light from the light source onto the measurement target in a line beam shape;

divide light reflected by the measurement target into divided light; and

perform imaging of the divided light; and

an angle-resolved SI optical system configured to:

measure the measurement target using a second scale that is smaller than the first scale;

divide the light from the light source into monochromatic light;

slopingly irradiate the monochromatic light onto the measurement target by using a reflective objective lens; and

perform imaging of light reflected by the measurement target.

2. The multi-scale spectral imaging apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the angle-resolved SI optical system is configured to measure the measurement target using the second scale without changing the stage after the line-scan SI optical system measures the measurement target using the first scale, and

wherein the first scale and the second scale comprise different pixel resolutions, respectively.

3. The multi-scale spectral imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the line-scan SI optical system comprises:

a first input optical system including a parabolic mirror configured to transfer the light from the light source to an optical fiber;

a second input optical system including a line beam forming mirror configured to convert light from the optical fiber into a line beam and to slopingly irradiate the line beam onto the measurement target;

a spectral device configured to divide light reflected by the measurement target into the divided light; and

a first detector configured to detect the divided light from the spectral device.

4. The multi-scale spectral imaging apparatus of claim 3 ,

wherein the line-scan SI optical system further comprises a relay mirror optical system configured to transfer light reflected from the measurement target to the spectral device without distortion,

wherein the first detector is configured to detect a two-dimensional (2D) array image, and

wherein a first axial direction of the 2D array image corresponds to a line of the line beam and a second axial direction of the 2D array image corresponds to a wavelength.

5. The multi-scale spectral imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the angle-resolved SI optical system comprises:

a high speed spectral module configured to divide the light from the light source at a high speed;

an incident angle control module configured to irradiate light from the high speed spectral module onto the reflective objective lens using an angle-resolved method to control a slope of light incident on the measurement target;

the reflective objective lens;

a second detector configured to detect light reflected by the measurement target on a pupil surface; and

a third detector configured to detect the light reflected by the measurement target on an imaging surface of the third detector.

6. The multi-scale spectral imaging apparatus of claim 5 ,

wherein the angle-resolved SI optical system further comprises a first beam splitter, a second beam splitter, and an imaging optical system that are each between the reflective objective lens and the third detector,

wherein the first beam splitter is configured to irradiate light from the incident angle control module onto the reflective objective lens and to irradiate the light reflected by the measurement target onto the second beam splitter,

wherein the second beam splitter is configured to irradiate a first portion of light from the first beam splitter onto the second detector and to irradiate a second portion of the light from the first beam splitter onto the third detector, and

wherein the imaging optical system is configured to transfer light from the second beam splitter to the third detector without distortion.

7. The multi-scale spectral imaging apparatus of claim 6 ,

wherein the reflective objective lens comprises a main mirror of an aspherical mirror type and a secondary mirror of an aspherical mirror type that is between the main mirror and the measurement target,

wherein an open hole is in a center of the main mirror,

wherein the pupil surface is between the main mirror and the secondary mirror,

wherein light from the first beam splitter is incident through the open hole, is reflected by the secondary mirror and is incident on the main mirror, and is reflected by the main mirror and is slopingly incident on the measurement target, and

wherein an inclined angle controller of the incident angle control module is configured to change a position of light incident on the first beam splitter to change a focusing position of the light on the pupil surface to thereby control a slope of the light incident on the measurement target.

8. The multi-scale spectral imaging apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the high speed spectral module comprises a diffraction grating and a galvano mirror and is configured to divide light based on a rotation of the galvano mirror.

9. The multi-scale spectral imaging apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the incident angle control module comprises an inclined angle controller having a mirror type, a wavefront control type, or a translation type.

10. The multi-scale spectral imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the line-scan SI optical system or the angle-resolved SI optical system further comprises a polarization state generator (PSG) and a polarization state analyzer (PSA), and each of the PSG and the PSA comprises a rotary polarizer, or comprises a rotary polarizer and a compensator.

11. A multi-scale spectral imaging apparatus comprising:

a light source configured to generate and output light;

a stage having a measurement target thereon;

a line-scan spectral imaging (SI) optical system including a first input optical system including a parabolic mirror configured to transfer the light from the light source to an optical fiber, a second input optical system including a line beam forming mirror configured to convert light from the optical fiber into a line beam and to slopingly irradiate the line beam onto the measurement target, a spectral device configured to divide light reflected by the measurement target into divided light, and a first detector configured to detect the divided light from the spectral device; and

an angle-resolved SI optical system including a high speed spectral module configured to divide the light from the light source, an incident angle control module configured to perform control to slopingly irradiate light from the high speed spectral module onto the measurement target, a reflective objective lens configured to slopingly irradiate light from the incident angle control module onto the measurement target, a second detector configured to detect light reflected by the measurement target on a pupil surface, and a third detector configured to detect the light reflected by the measurement target on an imaging surface of the third detector.

12. The multi-scale spectral imaging apparatus of claim 11 ,

wherein the line-scan SI optical system further comprises a relay mirror optical system configured to transfer light reflected from the measurement target to the spectral device without distortion,

wherein the first detector is configured to detect a two-dimensional (2D) array image, and

wherein a first axial direction of the 2D array image corresponds to a line of the line beam and a second axial direction of the 2D array image corresponds to a wavelength.

13. The multi-scale spectral imaging apparatus of claim 11 ,

wherein the angle-resolved SI optical system further comprises a first beam splitter, a second beam splitter, and an imaging optical system that are each between the reflective objective lens and the third detector,

wherein the first beam splitter is configured to irradiate light from the incident angle control module onto the reflective objective lens and to irradiate light reflected by the measurement target onto the second beam splitter,

wherein the second beam splitter is configured to irradiate a first portion of light from the first beam splitter onto the second detector and to irradiate a second portion of the light from the first beam splitter onto the third detector, and

wherein the imaging optical system is configured to transfer light from the second beam splitter to the third detector without distortion.

14. The multi-scale spectral imaging apparatus of claim 11 ,

wherein the high speed spectral module comprises a diffraction grating and a galvano mirror and is configured to divide light based on a rotation of the galvano mirror, and

wherein the incident angle control module comprises an inclined angle controller having a mirror type, a wavefront control type, or a translation type.

15. The multi-scale spectral imaging apparatus of claim 13 ,

wherein the reflective objective lens comprises a main mirror of an aspherical mirror type and a secondary mirror of an aspherical mirror type that is between the main mirror and the measurement target,

wherein an open hole is in a center of the main mirror,

wherein the pupil surface is between the main mirror and the secondary mirror,

wherein the light from the first beam splitter is incident through the open hole, is reflected by the secondary mirror and is incident on the main mirror, and is reflected by the main mirror and is slopingly incident on the measurement target, and

wherein an inclined angle controller of the incident angle control module is configured to change a position of light incident on the first beam splitter to change a focusing position of the light on the pupil surface to thereby control a slope of the light incident on the measurement target.