IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,425,036
Granted Patent B2
US 9,425,036 · App. 14/151,166 · Granted Aug 23, 2016

Light source device and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including the same

Inventors: Wook-Rae Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Hashimoto Kohei (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Won-Don Joo (Incheon, KR); Kwang-Soo Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Byeong-Hwan Jeon (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sue-Jin Cho (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H01J61/025
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,425,036
App. No.
14/151,166
Granted
Aug 23, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a light source device and a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including the same. The light source device includes a light-emitting lamp. The light source device includes a laser generator configured to generate and direct a laser beam to the light-emitting lamp. The light source device includes a recycling optical element configured to redirect the laser beam to the light-emitting lamp. The recycling optical element includes a first recycling optical modulator configured to change the phase of the laser beam.

Claims (44)

1. A light source device, comprising:

a light-emitting lamp;

a laser generator configured to generate and direct a laser beam to the light-emitting lamp; and

a recycling optical element configured to redirect the laser beam to the light-emitting lamp,

wherein the recycling optical element comprises at least one recycling mirror configured to reflect the laser beam to the light-emitting lamp, and a first recycling optical modulator configured to change the phase of the laser beam redirected to the light-emitting lamp, and

wherein the laser beam redirected to the light-emitting lamp by the recycling optical element crosses the laser beam directed to the light-emitting lamp by the laser generator in the light-emitting lamp without generating an interference pattern.

2. The light source device of claim 1 , wherein the recycling optical element comprises a first recycling mirror configured to reflect the laser beam to a second recycling mirror, and the second recycling mirror configured to redirect the laser beam reflected by the first recycling mirror in the direction of the light-emitting lamp, wherein the first recycling optical modulator is configured to change the phase of the laser beam reflected by the second recycling mirror.

3. The light source device of claim 2 , wherein the recycling optical element further comprises a third recycling mirror configured to reflect the laser beam reflected by the second recycling mirror to the light emitting lamp, and a fourth recycling mirror configured to redirect the laser beam reflected by the third recycling mirror to the light-emitting lamp.

4. The light source device of claim 3 , wherein the path of the laser beam reflected by the fourth recycling mirror intersects the path of the laser beam generated and directed to the light-emitting lamp by the laser generator and the path of the laser beam redirected to the light-emitting lamp by the second recycling mirror.

5. The light source device of claim 3 , wherein the recycling optical element further comprises a second recycling optical modulator configured to change the phase of the laser beam reflected by the fourth recycling mirror.

6. The light source device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a redirecting mirror configured to reflect the laser beam redirected by the recycling optical element in the direction of the light-emitting lamp,

wherein the path of the laser beam redirected by the redirecting mirror is the same as the path of the laser beam directed by the recycling optical element.

7. The light source device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a re-illuminating optical modulator positioned between the light-emitting lamp and the redirecting mirror.

8. The light source device of claim 6 , further comprising:

an optical isolator positioned between the light-emitting lamp and the laser generator.

9. The light source device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a collecting mirror configured to direct light generated by the light-emitting lamp in a direction,

wherein the laser generator and the recycling optical element are located outside the collecting mirror.

10. The light source device of claim 9 , wherein the collecting mirror is a hemispherical shape.

11. The light source device of claim 9 , wherein the collecting mirror comprises a body and an inner coating layer located on an inner surface of the body, wherein the inner coating layer comprises a UV-reflective material.

12. The light source device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a lamp power supply element electrically connected to the light-emitting lamp.

13. The light source device of claim 12 , wherein the lamp power supply element comprises a microwave generator.

14. A light source device, comprising:

a lamp element comprising a light-emitting lamp;

a hemispherical collecting mirror surrounding the light-emitting lamp;

a laser generator configured to generate and direct a laser beam to the light-emitting lamp, the laser generator positioned outside the collecting mirror, wherein the laser beam directed to the light-emitting lamp has a first phase;

a recycling optical element configured to redirect the laser beam to the light-emitting lamp, the recycling optical element located outside the collecting mirror; and

a light-absorbing element configured to absorb the laser beam redirected to the light-emitting lamp by the recycling optical element,

wherein the recycling optical element includes a recycling mirror configured to reflect the laser beam and a recycling optical modulator configured to change the phase of the laser beam having the first phase to a second phase different than the first phase, wherein the recycling optical modulator is positioned on a path of the laser beam reflected by the recycling mirror, and

wherein the laser beam having the first phase crosses the laser beam having the second phase in the light-emitting lamp without generating an interference pattern due to the first and second phases of the laser beam.

15. The light source device of claim 14 , wherein the recycling optical element further comprises a recycling lens configured to increase the parallelism of the laser beam passing the light-emitting lamp.

16. A light source device, comprising:

a light-emitting lamp;

a laser generator configured to generate and direct a laser beam having a first phase to the light-emitting lamp;

a collecting mirror configured to direct light generated by the light-emitting lamp in a plurality of directions; and

a recycling optical element configured to redirect the laser beam to the light-emitting lamp, the recycling optical element including recycling mirrors configured to reflect the laser beam passing through the light-emitting lamp, and a first recycling optical modulator configured to change the phase of the laser beam reflected by the recycling mirrors to a random phase,

wherein the phase of the laser beam redirected to the light-emitting lamp by the recycling optical element differs from the phase of the laser beam directed to the light-emitting lamp by the laser generator.

17. The light source device of claim 16 , further comprising a redirecting mirror configured to redirect the laser beam directed by the recycling optical element in the direction of the light-emitting lamp,

wherein the phase of the laser beam redirected to the light-emitting lamp by the redirecting mirror differs from the phase of the laser beam redirected to the light-emitting lamp by the recycling optical element and the phase of the laser beam directed to the light-emitting lamp by the laser generator.

18. The light source device of claim 16 , wherein the recycling optical element further includes a a second recycling optical modulator configured to change the phase of the laser beam reflected by the recycling mirrors, wherein the phase of the laser beam changed by the second recycling optical modulator differs from the phase of the laser beam changed by the first recycling optical modulator.

19. The light source device of claim 16 , wherein the path of the laser beam redirected to the light-emitting lamp by the recycling optical element intersects the path of the laser beam directed to the light-emitting lamp by the laser generator in the light-emitting lamp.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2014
From: KIM, WOOK-RAE; KOHEI, HASHIMOTO; JOO, WON-DON; KIM, KWANG-SOO; JEON, BYEONG-HWAN; CHO, SUE-JIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 031929/0222 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0020543 · Feb 26, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140239795A1 · Aug 28, 2014