Patent Publication Number: US-9897924-B2

Title: Illumination optical unit for projection lithography

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present application is a continuation of, and claims benefit under 35 USC 120 to, international application PCT/EP2015/053174, filed Feb. 16, 2015, which claims benefit under 35 USC 119 of German Application No. 10 2014 203 187.7, filed Feb. 21, 2014. The entire disclosure of international application PCT/EP2015/053174 and German Application No. 10 2014 203 187.7 are incorporated by reference herein. 
    
    
     FIELD 
     The disclosure relates to a microlithographic illumination optical unit. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to an optical system including such an illumination optical unit, an illumination system including such an illumination optical unit, a projection exposure apparatus including such an optical system, a method for producing a microstructured or nanostructured component and a component produced by the method. 
     BACKGROUND 
     An illumination optical unit including a transmission optical unit and an illumination-predetermining facet mirror, disposed downstream thereof, is known from WO 2010/099807 A1 and US 2006/0132747 A1. Illumination optical units, in which the illumination-predetermining facet mirror or a corresponding refractive component is arranged in a pupil plane, are known from WO 2005/015314 A2, U.S. Pat. No. 5,963,305 and U.S. Pat. No. 7,095,560. US 2013/0128251 A1 has disclosed a projection exposure apparatus with an anamorphic projection optical unit. DE 10 2011 113 521 A1 discloses a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus. DE 10 2008 009 600 A1 discloses a facet mirror for use in a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus and a projection exposure apparatus equipped therewith. DE 199 31 848 A1 discloses astigmatic components for reducing a honeycomb aspect ratio in EUV illumination systems. 
     SUMMARY 
     The present disclosure seeks to develop an illumination optical unit in such a way that this results in an exit pupil of a downstream projection optical unit for imaging the object field in an image field being filled as completely as possible. 
     In one aspect, an illumination optical unit for projection lithography for illuminating an object field includes: a first transmission optical unit for guiding illumination light emanating from a light source; and an illumination-predetermining facet mirror downstream of the first transmission optical unit and including a multiplicity of illumination-predetermining facets, the facet mirror generating a predetermined illumination of the object field via an arrangement of illuminated illumination-predetermining facets, wherein an arrangement of the illumination optical unit is so that this results in an illumination, with an envelope deviating from a circular form, of an illumination pupil having a maximum extent of the illumination optical unit, which predetermines an illumination angle distribution in the object field; and the illumination pupil is subdivided into a plurality of sub-pupil regions, which are present arranged in a line-by-line (Z) and/or column-by-column (S) manner. 
     What was identified is that a line-by-line and/or column-by-column arrangement of sub-pupil regions in the illumination pupil leads to the possibility of, within predetermined pupil regions, tightly filling not only the illumination pupil with the envelope deviating from the circular form but also the exit pupil of a downstream projection optical unit for imaging the object field. Integrated over an object displacement, it is possible to achieve, in particular, a completely filled pupil and, within predetermined tolerances, even a homogeneously completely filled pupil. 
     The envelope of the illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit is a contour within which an illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit with the maximum extent can be inscribed. The illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit with the maximum extent is the illumination pupil with which the largest illumination angle bandwidth of the illumination angle distribution in the object field is generated using the illumination optical unit. To the extent that different illumination settings with different illumination angle distributions can be generated by the illumination optical unit, the illumination pupil with the largest generable area is the illumination pupil with the maximum extent. In the case of a uniform pupil filling, such a pupil with the largest area is also referred to as a conventional illumination setting. 
     To the extent that the illumination optical unit includes a pupil facet mirror, the envelope of a maximum impingement region of the pupil facet mirror corresponds to the envelope of the illumination pupil. The sub-pupil regions can be present in a line-by-line and column-by-column manner in a raster arrangement. The lines of this raster arrangement can extend along one of the two dimensions spanning the illumination pupil and the columns of the raster arrangement can extend along the other of these pupil dimensions spanning the illumination pupil. The lines and columns of this raster arrangement can also be rotated, for example by 45 degrees, in relation to dimensions which span the illumination pupil. One of these dimensions spanning the illumination pupil extends parallel to an object displacement direction, along which an object to be illuminated during projection lithography is displaced during the projection exposure. To the extent that the illumination optical unit is used in a scanner-illumination-projection exposure apparatus, the object displacement direction is the scanning direction. The arrangement of the first transmission optical unit and of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror can be such that an illumination of the illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit, which predetermines the illumination distribution in the object field, results with an envelope deviating from a circular form. Alternatively or additionally, the envelope of the illumination pupil, deviating from the circular form, can also be generated by a further transmission optical unit disposed downstream of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror. 
     An object to be illuminated is arrangeable in the object field which is illuminated by the illumination optical unit. During the projection exposure, this object is displaceable along an object displacement direction. The object field is spanned by object field coordinates x and y, wherein the y-coordinate extends parallel to the object displacement direction. An x/y-aspect ratio of the envelope of the illumination pupil with the maximum extent can be greater than 1 and can, in particular, be greater than 1.1, can be greater than 1.2, can be greater than 1.25, can be greater than 1.5, can be greater than 1.75 and can, for example, equal 2. 
     The illumination-predetermining facet mirror can be configured as a pupil facet mirror which includes a plurality of pupil facets and which is arranged in a pupil plane of the illumination optical unit or in a plane conjugate thereto, which pupil facets predetermine the sub-pupil regions in the illumination pupil. A field facet mirror arranged in a field plane of the illumination optical unit can be part of the first transmission optical unit. Field facets of such a field facet mirror can be subdivided into a plurality of individual mirrors, in particular into a plurality of MEMS mirrors. In the case of a pupil facet mirror embodiment of the illumination optical unit, an arrangement of the pupil facets corresponds to the arrangement of the sub-pupil regions. Correspondingly, the arrangement of the pupil facets is then present in a corresponding line-by-line and/or column-by-column manner. On their part, such pupil facets can in turn be made up of a plurality of individual mirrors, for example a plurality of MEMS mirrors. As a result, the etendue that is usable overall for a downstream projection optical unit can be optimized. 
     The predetermined illumination of the object field is predetermined as predetermined illumination of a field form and an illumination angle distribution of the object field via: an illuminable edge form of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror; and individual tilt angles of the illumination-predetermining facets. Such an illumination optical unit constitutes an alternative to the embodiment with a pupil facet mirror. This alternative embodiment, in which the illumination-predetermining facet mirror is arranged at a distance from a pupil plane of the illumination optical unit, is also known as a specular reflector. 
     An arrangement that the envelope of the illumination pupil can have a maximum extent (A) in a first pupil dimension (x) and a minimum extent (B) in a second pupil dimension (y), where-in a ratio between the maximum extent (A) and the minimum extent (B) is at least 1.1. Such a configuration of the illumination pupil allows compensation of an anamorphic effect of a downstream projection optical unit. The ratio between the maximum and the minimum extent, which corresponds to the x/y-aspect ratio of the envelope discussed above, can be at least 1.2, can be at least 1.4, can be at least 1.5, can be at least 1.7, can be at least 2, can be at least 2.5, can be at least 3, can be at least 3.5, can be at least 4 and can be even larger. The transmission optical unit and the illumination-predetermining facet mirror of the illumination optical unit can be arranged in such a way that the sub-pupil regions in the two pupil dimensions have the same spacing from one another. Alternatively, the transmission optical unit and the illumination-predetermining facet mirror of the illumination optical unit can be arranged in such a way that the sub-pupil regions are spaced further from one another in the pupil dimension with the maximum extent than in the pupil dimension with the minimum extent. 
     The sub-pupil regions of one of the columns of the arrangement can be arranged offset from one another relative to the sub-pupil regions of an adjacent column of the arrangement by half the spacing of sub-pupil regions adjacent to one another within a column. Such an offset arrangement of the sub-pupil regions enables further compacting of the sub-pupil regions in the illumination pupil. The sub-pupil regions of one of the lines of the arrangement can be arranged offset from one another relative to the sub-pupil regions of an adjacent line of the arrangement by half the spacing of sub-pupil regions adjacent to one another within a line. By way of example, a rotated Cartesian arrangement of the sub-pupil regions or else a hexagonal arrangement of the sub-pupil regions may then emerge, depending on the spacings of the sub-pupil regions within a column and within a line, i.e. depending on the grid constants of such a line-by-line and column-by-column arrangement. 
     The sub-pupil regions of adjacent lines can partly overlap one another in a direction perpendicular to the extent of the line, which further increases the compactness of the arrangement of the sub-pupil regions in the illumination pupil. A corresponding statement applies to a possible overlap of the columns. 
     The sub-pupil regions in the illumination pupil can have a maximum extent in a first sub-pupil dimension and a minimum extent in a second sub-pupil dimension, wherein a ratio between the maximum extent and the minimum extent is at least 1.1. such an aspect ratio deviating from 1 of the sub-pupil regions, even in the illumination pupil, can be used for pre-compensation of an anamorphic effect of a projection optical unit, which is arranged downstream from the illumination optical unit. The aspect ratio of the sub-pupil regions can be pre-set in such a way that e.g. round sub-pupil regions then emerge in an exit pupil of the projection optical unit as a result of the subsequent anamorphic effect of this projection optical unit. The ratio between the maximum extent and the minimum extent of the sub-pupil regions can be at least 1.2, can be at least 1.4, can be at least 1.5, can be at least 1.7, can be at least 2, can be at least 2.5, can be at least 3, can be at least 3.5, can be at least 4 and can be even larger. In particular, the sub-pupil regions can have an elliptical embodiment. The aspect ratio can either be due to the light source or can be caused via a transmission optical unit, for example via anamorphic imaging within the illumination optical unit. The sub-pupil dimension with the maximum extent of the sub-pupil regions can extend parallel to the pupil dimension with the maximum extent of the envelope of the illumination pupil. 
     The first transmission optical unit can include a transmission facet mirror with a plurality of transmission facets. Such transmission facets can be embodied monolithically or as groups of individual MEMS mirrors. The transmission facets or transmission facet groups can be embodied as cylindrical optical units. This can make a contribution to a desired anamorphic image of the illumination optical unit. 
     An envelope of the transmission facet mirror can have a maximum extent in a first field dimension and a minimum extent in a second field dimension, wherein a ratio between the maximum extent and the minimum extent is at least 1.1. Such an aspect ratio of the envelope of the transmission facet mirror can be advantageous when the transmission facet mirror is part of anamorphic imaging of the illumination optical unit. The maximum field dimension can extend parallel to the minimum pupil dimension. The minimum field dimension can extend parallel to the maximum pupil dimension. 
     The transmission optical unit can include a collector which generates an anamorphic image of the light source on the illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit. Such a collector was found to be particularly suitable for the predetermination of an anamorphic imaging effect of the illumination optical unit. This saves an additional component of the illumination optical unit. Anamorphic imaging of such a collector can generate sub-pupil regions deviating from rotational symmetry, in particular elliptical sub-pupil regions. The collector can include a collector subunit which generates a secondary intermediate image of the light source in the beam path of the illumination light. The collector can include at least one further collector subunit which generates a further intermediate image in the pupil plane of the illumination pupil. The secondary intermediate image can be rotationally symmetric. The collector can include collector subunits or collector components which are realized by NI mirrors and/or by GI mirrors. At least one of the collector subunits can be configured as a Wolter collector unit. By way of example, Wolter optical units are described in US 2003/0043455 A1 and in the citations specified there. The collector can also generate an intermediate image of the light source deviating from rotational symmetry as the first intermediate image. Such an intermediate image can then be imaged in the pupil plane of the illumination pupil by further components of the transmission optical unit. 
     A further transmission optical unit can be disposed downstream of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror for generating the illumination pupil. Such a further transmission optical unit increases the number of degrees of freedom when designing the optical components of the illumination optical unit. The further transmission optical unit can be embodied as anamorphic optical unit. Alternatively, an already non-rotationally symmetric image of the light source can be imaged via the further transmission optical unit. The further transmission optical unit can be embodied by a rotationally symmetric telescopic optical unit. Alternatively, the transmission optical unit can include at least one cylinder component. 
     The advantages of an optical system including an illumination optical unit described above and a projection optical unit for imaging the object field in an image field, an illumination system including an illumination optical unit described above, a projection exposure apparatus including such an optical system and a light source, a production method involving the use of such a projection exposure apparatus correspond to those which were already discussed above with reference to the illumination optical unit. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Exemplary embodiments of the disclosure are explained in detail below on the basis of the drawing. In the latter: 
         FIG. 1  shows, very schematically, a projection exposure apparatus for EUV microlithography in a meridional section, including a light source, an illumination optical unit and a projection optical unit; 
         FIG. 2  shows, schematically and likewise in a meridional section, a beam path for selected individual rays of illumination light within the illumination optical unit according to  FIG. 1 , proceeding from an intermediate focus to a reticle arranged in the object plane of the projection optical unit; 
         FIG. 3  shows an arrangement of sub-pupil regions, generated by the illumination optical unit, in an exit pupil in an exit-side pupil plane of the projection optical unit; 
         FIG. 4  shows an arrangement of the sub-pupil regions, belonging to the arrangement of the sub-pupil regions according to  FIG. 3 , in a pupil plane of an illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit; 
         FIGS. 5 and 6  show sub-pupil arrangements, corresponding to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , for a further illumination setting of the projection exposure apparatus, wherein an alternative packing of the sub-pupil regions is depicted; 
         FIGS. 7 and 8  show sub-pupil arrangements, corresponding to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , for a further illumination setting of the projection exposure apparatus, wherein, unlike in the illumination settings according to  FIGS. 3 to 6 , an illumination-predetermining facet mirror of the illumination optical unit is not arranged in a pupil plane of the illumination optical unit in order to generate the arrangement according to  FIGS. 7 and 8 ; 
         FIGS. 9 and 10  show sub-pupil arrangements, corresponding to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , for a further illumination setting of the projection exposure apparatus, wherein an alternative packing of the sub-pupil regions is depicted; 
         FIGS. 11 and 12  show sub-pupil arrangements, corresponding to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , for a further illumination setting of the projection exposure apparatus, wherein an alternative packing of the sub-pupil regions with a line-by-line offset is depicted; 
         FIGS. 13 and 14  show sub-pupil arrangements, corresponding to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , for a further illumination setting of the projection exposure apparatus, wherein an alternative packing of the sub-pupil regions is depicted; 
         FIGS. 14 a  and 14 b    show sub-pupil arrangements, corresponding to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , for a further illumination setting of the projection exposure apparatus, wherein an alternative packing of the sub-pupil regions, which is generated by rotating a Cartesian xy-grid of the sub-pupil regions in the illumination pupil by 45°, is depicted; 
         FIGS. 15 and 16  show sub-pupil arrangements, corresponding to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , for a further illumination setting of the projection exposure apparatus, wherein an alternative packing of the sub-pupil regions is depicted, wherein, unlike in  FIGS. 3 to 14 , the sub-pupil regions deviate from a circular form, i.e. they are not rotationally symmetric, in the illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit and they are circular in the exit pupil of the projection optical unit, i.e. they are rotationally symmetric there; 
         FIG. 17  shows an embodiment of a collector as part of a transmission optical unit for guiding the illumination light via a first facet mirror to an illumination-predetermining facet mirror of the illumination optical unit; 
         FIG. 18  shows, in an illustration similar to  FIG. 1 , a further embodiment of a projection exposure apparatus for EUV microlithography, including an illumination optical unit and a projection optical unit including a first transmission optical unit for generating an elliptical intermediate image of the light source upstream of a first facet mirror of the illumination optical unit; 
         FIG. 19  shows, in a diagram, a dependency of imaging scales of, firstly, pupil imaging and, secondly, of field imaging by the illumination optical unit on a focal length of pupil facets of a pupil facet mirror of one embodiment of the illumination optical unit; 
         FIG. 20  shows, in an illustration similar to  FIG. 18 , a projection exposure apparatus including a further embodiment of the illumination optical unit including a further transmission optical unit, disposed downstream of an illumination-predetermining facet mirror, for generating an illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit, which predetermines an illumination angle distribution in the object field and has an envelope deviating from a circular form, wherein the further transmission optical unit is embodied as a telescopic optical unit with a rotationally symmetric imaging effect; 
         FIGS. 21 and 22  show, in an illustration similar to  FIG. 20 , a projection exposure apparatus including further embodiments of illumination optical units, wherein the further transmission optical unit is embodied as an anamorphic optical unit; 
         FIG. 23   a/b  very schematically show a lens portion of a further embodiment of the illumination optical unit including an illumination-predetermining facet mirror, not arranged in an illumination pupil, of the illumination optical unit and a downstream transmission optical unit in the form of a cylindrical optical unit; wherein 
         FIG. 23 a    shows a longitudinal section (yz-section) containing an object displacement direction through a portion of the illumination optical unit between a portion of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror and an illumination pupil which is disposed in the beam path downstream of a reticle to be illuminated; and 
         FIG. 23 b    shows a corresponding longitudinal section (xz-section) formed perpendicular thereto; 
         FIG. 24  shows, in an illustration similar to  FIG. 18 , a projection exposure apparatus including a further embodiment of an illumination optical unit with an optical effect in accordance with  FIG. 23 ; 
         FIGS. 25 and 26  show, in an illustration similar to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , an arrangement of illumination sub-pupils of a further illumination setting (maximum pupil filling) with elliptical sub-pupil regions in the exit pupil of the projection optical unit and round sub-pupil regions in the illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit; 
         FIGS. 27 and 28  show, in an illustration similar to  FIGS. 25 and 26 , a further packing arrangement of sub-pupil regions with elliptical sub-pupil regions in the exit pupil of the projection optical unit and round sub-pupil regions in the illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit; 
         FIGS. 29 and 30  show, in an illustration similar to  FIGS. 7 and 28 , a further raster arrangement of the sub-pupil regions; 
         FIGS. 31 and 32  show, in an illustration similar to  FIGS. 29 and 30 , a further arrangement of the sub-pupil regions, wherein, unlike in the arrangements according to  FIGS. 25 to 29 , an illumination optical unit includes an illumination-predetermining facet mirror which is not arranged in a pupil plane of the illumination optical unit in order to generate the arrangement according to  FIGS. 31 and 32 ; 
         FIGS. 33 and 34  show, in an illustration similar to  FIGS. 31 and 32 , a further arrangement of the sub-pupil regions with a line-by-line offset; 
         FIGS. 35 and 36  show, in an illustration similar to  FIGS. 27 and 28 , an arrangement of sub-pupil regions which are embodied to be round in the exit pupil of the projection optical unit and elliptical in the illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit; 
         FIG. 37  shows, in a meridional section, an embodiment of an imaging optical unit which can be used as a projection lens in the projection exposure apparatus according to  FIG. 1 , wherein an imaging beam path for chief rays and for an upper and a lower coma ray of two selected field points is depicted, embodied as an object-side anamorphic optical unit; 
         FIG. 38  shows a view of the imaging optical unit according to  FIG. 37 , seen from the viewing direction XXXVIII in  FIG. 37 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     A microlithographic projection exposure apparatus  1 , depicted very schematically and in a meridional section in  FIG. 1 , includes a light source  2  for illumination light  3 . The light source is an EUV light source which generates light in a wavelength range between 5 nm and 30 nm. Here, this can be an LPP (laser produced plasma) light source, a DPP (discharge produced plasma) light source or a synchrotron radiation-based light source, for example a free electron laser (FEL). 
     A transmission optical unit  4  serves to guide the illumination light  3  emanating from the light source  2 . The transmission optical unit includes a collector  5 , merely depicted in  FIG. 1  in respect of its reflective effect, and a transmission facet mirror  6 , which is also referred to as first facet mirror and described in more detail below. An intermediate focus  5   a  of the illumination light  3  is arranged between the collector  5  and the transmission facet mirror  6 . A numerical aperture of the illumination light  3  in the region of the intermediate focus  5   a  is e.g. NA=0.182. An illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7 , which is likewise still explained in more detail below, is disposed downstream of the transmission facet mirror  6  and hence downstream of the transmission optical unit  4 . As will likewise be explained in more detail below, the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  can be arranged in, or in the region of, a pupil plane of the illumination optical unit  11  in one embodiment of the illumination optical unit  11  and can also be arranged at a distance from the pupil plane or the pupil planes of the illumination optical unit  11  in a further embodiment of the illumination optical unit  11 . 
     A reticle  12 , which is arranged in an object plane  9  of a downstream projection optical unit  10  of the projection exposure apparatus  1 , is disposed downstream of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  in the beam path of the illumination light  3 . The projection optical unit  10  and the projection optical units of the further embodiments described below respectively are a projection lens. 
     A Cartesian xyz-coordinate system is used below so as to simplify the illustration of positional relationships. In  FIG. 1 , the x-direction extends perpendicular to the plane of the drawing and into the latter. In  FIG. 1 , the y-direction extends to the right. In  FIG. 1 , the z-direction extends downwards. Coordinate systems used in the drawing respectively have x-axes extending parallel to one another. The extent of a z-axis of these coordinate systems follows a respective main direction of the illumination light  3  within the respectively considered figure. 
     The optical components  5  to  7  are constituents of an illumination optical unit  11  of the projection exposure apparatus  1 . The illumination optical unit  11  is used to illuminate an object field  8  on the reticle  12  in the object plane  9  in a defined manner. The object field  8  has an arcuate or partial circle-shaped form and is delimited by two circular arcs, parallel to one another, and two straight side edges which extend in the y-direction with a length y 0  and which have a spacing of x 0  in the x-direction. The aspect ratio x 0 /y 0  is 13 to 1. An insert in  FIG. 1  shows a plan view (not to scale) of the object field  8 . An edge form  8   a  is arcuate. In the case of an alternative and likewise possible object field  8 , the edge form thereof is rectangular. 
     The projection optical unit  10  is merely indicated in part and very schematically in  FIG. 1 . What is depicted is an object field-side numerical aperture  13  and an image field-side numerical aperture  14  of the projection optical unit  10 . Further optical components (not depicted in  FIG. 1 ) of the projection optical unit  10  for guiding the illumination light  3  between the optical components  15 ,  16  are situated between these indicated optical components  15 ,  16  of the projection optical unit  10 , which, for example, can be embodied as mirrors that reflect the EUV illumination light  3 . 
     The projection optical unit  10  images the object field  8  in an image field  17  in an image plane  18  on a wafer  19  which, like the reticle  12  as well, is carried by a holder not depicted in any more detail. Both the reticle holder and the wafer holder are displaceable both in the x-direction and the y-direction via appropriate displacement drives. In  FIG. 1 , installation space of the wafer holder are depicted at  20  as a rectangular box. The installation space  20  are rectangular with an extent in the x-, y- and z-direction that is dependent on the components to be housed therein. By way of example, proceeding from the centre of the image field  17 , the installation space  20  have an extent of 1 m in the x-direction and in the y-direction. Proceeding from the image plane  18 , the installation space  20  also have an extent of e.g. 1 m in the z-direction. The illumination light  3  is guided in the illumination optical unit  11  and in the projection optical unit  10  in such a way that it is in each case guided past the installation space  20 . 
     The transmission facet mirror  6  has a plurality of transmission facets  21 . The transmission facet mirror  6  can be configured as a MEMS mirror. Of these transmission facets  21 , the meridional section according to  FIG. 2  schematically shows a line with a total of nine transmission facets  21 , which, from left to right, are denoted by  211  to  219  in  FIG. 2 . In actual fact, the transmission facet mirror  6  has a substantially larger multiplicity of transmission facets  21 . The transmission facets  21  are grouped into a plurality of transmission facet groups not depicted in any more detail. 
     Overall, the transmission facet mirror  6  has a region which is impinged by the illumination light  3  and can have an x/y-aspect ratio of less than 1. The value y/x of this aspect ratio may be at least 1.1 or be even larger. 
     In one embodiment of the illumination optical unit with an illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  arranged in a pupil plane, an x/y-aspect ratio of the transmission facet groups at least has the same size as the x/y-aspect ratio of the object field  8 . In the depicted embodiment, the x/y-aspect ratio of the transmission facet groups is greater than the x/y-aspect ratio of the object field  8 . The transmission facet groups have a partial circle-shaped bent group edge form which is similar to the edge form of the object field  8 . In respect of further details in relation to the design of the transmission facet mirror  6 , reference is made to WO 2010/099 807 A. 
     The transmission facet groups which are formed by grouping the transmission facets  21  or the monolithic facets corresponding to these facet groups can have an extent of 70 mm in the x-direction and of approximately 4 mm in the y-direction. 
     By way of example, each transmission facet group is arranged in 16 columns which are arranged offset from one another in the x-direction and respectively consist of seven lines of transmission facets  21  arranged adjacently in the y-direction. Each one of the transmission facets  21  is rectangular. 
     Each one of the transmission facet groups guides a portion of the illumination light  3  for partial or complete illumination of the object field  8 . 
     The transmission facets  21  are micromirrors that are switchable between at least two tilt positions. The transmission facets  21  can be embodied as micromirrors that are tiltable about two mutually perpendicular axes of rotation. The transmission facets  21  are aligned in such a way that the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  is illuminated with a predetermined edge form and a predetermined association between the transmission facets  21  and illumination-predetermining facets  25  of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7 . In respect of further details in relation to the embodiment of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  and the projection optical unit  10 , reference is made to WO 2010/099 807 A. The illumination-predetermining facets  25  are micromirrors that are switchable between at least two tilt positions. The illumination-predetermining facets  25  can be embodied as micromirrors which are continuously and independently tiltable about two mutually perpendicular tilt axes, i.e. which can be put into a multiplicity of different tilt positions, particularly if the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  is arranged at a distance from a pupil plane of the illumination optical unit. 
     An example for the predetermined association between the transmission facets  21  and the illumination-predetermining facets  25  is depicted in  FIG. 2 . The illumination-predetermining facets  25  respectively associated with the transmission facets  21   1  to  21   9  have an index corresponding to this association. As a result of this association, the illumination facets  25  are illuminated from left to right in the sequence  25   6 ,  25   8 ,  25   3 ,  25   4 ,  25   1 ,  25   7 ,  25   5 ,  25   2  and  25   9 . 
     The indices  6 ,  8  and  3  of the facets  21 ,  25  are associated with three illumination channels VI, VIII and III, which illuminate three object field points  26 ,  27 ,  28 , which are numbered from left to right in  FIG. 2 , from a first illumination direction. The indices  4 ,  1  and  7  of the facets  21 ,  25  are associated with three further illumination channels IV, I, VII, which illuminate the three object field points  26  to  28  from a second illumination direction. The indices  5 ,  2  and  9  of the facets  21 ,  25  are associated with three further illumination channels V, II, IX, which illuminate the three object field points  26  to  28  from a third illumination direction. 
     The illumination directions which are assigned to
         the illumination channels VI, VIII, III,   the illumination channels IV, I, VII and   the illumination channels V, II, IX
 
are identical in each case. Therefore, the transmission facets  21  are assigned to the illumination-predetermining facets  25  in such a way that a telecentric illumination of the object field  8  results in the illumination example depicted by way of a figure.
       

     The object field  8  is illuminated by the transmission facet mirror  6  and the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  in the style of a specular reflector. The principle of the specular reflector is known from US 2006/0132747 A1. 
     The projection optical unit  10  has an object/image offset do&#39;s of 930 mm. The latter is defined as the distance of a centre point of the object field  8  from an intersection point of a normal on the centre point of the image field  17  through the object plane  9 . The projection exposure apparatus  1  with the projection optical unit  10  has an intermediate focus/image offset D of 1280 mm. The intermediate focus/image offset D is defined as the distance of the centre point of the image field  17  from an intersection point of a normal of the intermediate focus  5   a  on the image plane  18 . The projection exposure apparatus  1  with the projection optical unit  10  has an illumination light beam/image offset E of 1250 mm. The illumination light beam/image offset E is defined as the distance of the centre point of the image field  17  from an intersection region of the illumination light beam  3  through the image plane  18 . 
     The projection optical unit  10  has an entry pupil with an envelope deviating from a circular form. Simultaneously, the projection optical unit  10  is embodied as an anamorphic optical unit such that this entry pupil is transferred to an image field-side exit pupil, the envelope of which is rotationally symmetric. A pupil plane, in which the exit pupil of the projection optical unit  10  lies, is indicated schematically in  FIG. 1  at  29   a.    
     An example for such a rotationally symmetric, i.e., in particular, circular, envelope  29  of the exit pupil of the projection optical unit  10  is depicted in  FIG. 3 . Within this envelope  29 , the illumination light  3  can be guided as imaging light in the projection optical unit  10 . Sub-pupil regions  30 , within which the illumination light  3  is guided, are depicted. That is to say, the sub-pupil regions  30  represent illumination channels of the illumination optical unit  11 . The sub-pupil regions  30  are grouped to form poles  31  in the style of a quadrupole illumination setting for exposing the wafer  19 . The poles  31  according to  FIG. 3  have an approximately circular sector-shaped form and respectively cover a circumferential angle of approximately 45°. The individual poles  31  of this quadrupole illumination setting emerge as envelope of raster-like arranged groups of the sub-pupil regions  30 . Within these groups, the sub-pupil regions  30  are arranged in a line-by-line and column-by-column manner. 
       FIG. 4  shows an arrangement of the sub-pupil regions  30  in an illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit  11 , which further down along the beam path of the illumination light  3  leads to the arrangement of the sub-pupil regions  30  according to  FIG. 3 . 
     A pupil plane, in which the illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit lies, is indicated schematically in  FIG. 1  at  32 . This illumination pupil plane  32  is at a distance from an arrangement plane of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  in the embodiment according to  FIG. 1 . 
     In an alternative illumination optical unit, the illumination pupil plane  32  coincides with the arrangement plane of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror. In this case, the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  is a pupil facet mirror. In this case, the illumination-predetermining facets  25  are embodied as pupil facets. Here, this can relate to monolithic pupil facets or else to mirror groups subdivided into a plurality of micromirrors. Such a pupil facet mirror as part of an illumination optical unit is known from e.g. U.S. Pat. No. 6,452,661, U.S. Pat. No. 6,195,201 and DE 10 2009 047 316 A1. 
     The illumination pupil according to  FIG. 4  is generated by a variant of the illumination optical unit  10 , in which the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  is embodied as a pupil facet mirror. 
     The illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit  11  according to  FIG. 4  is adapted to the entry pupil of the projection optical unit  10  and, in accordance with this adaptation, has an envelope  33  which deviates from a circular form. 
     The envelope  33  of the illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit  11  is a contour within which an illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit  11  with the maximum extent can be inscribed. The illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit  11  with the maximum extent is the illumination pupil with which a largest illumination angle bandwidth of the illumination angle distribution in the object field  8  is generated using the illumination optical unit  11 . To the extent that different illumination settings with different illumination angle distributions can be generated by the illumination optical unit  11 , the illumination pupil with the largest generable area is the illumination pupil with the maximum extent. In the case of a uniform pupil filling, such a pupil with the largest area is also referred to as a conventional illumination setting. 
     In the embodiment according to  FIG. 4 , the envelope  33  has an elliptical form. In accordance with this adaptation, the poles  31  are also compressed in the y-direction compared to the form in the exit pupil according to  FIG. 3 . In the illumination pupil according to  FIG. 4 , the sub-pupil regions  30  are circular and emerge as images of the light source  2 . In the case of a light source  2  with a rotationally symmetric used-light emission surface, this accordingly results in the circular form of the sub-pupil regions  30  in the illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit  11  in the case of non-anamorphic imaging. 
     The anamorphic projection optical unit  10  leads to the sub-pupil regions  30  being elliptically distorted in the exit pupil of the projection optical unit and having a greater extent in the y-direction than in the x-direction, as depicted in  FIG. 3 . 
     The envelope  33  of the illumination pupil has a maximum extent A in a first pupil dimension, namely in the x-direction, and has a minimum extent B in a second pupil dimension, namely in the y-direction. The ratio of extent A/B, i.e. an x/y-aspect ratio, of the envelope  33  corresponds to the ratio of the anamorphic imaging scales of the projection optical unit. In the projection optical unit  10 , these imaging scales are a reduced imaging scale β y  of ⅛ in the yz-plane and a reduced imaging scale β x  of ¼ in the xz-plane. What emerges is β x /β y =A/B=2. Other ratios in the range between 1.05 and 5, in particular in the range between 1.2 and 3, are also possible. 
     The arrangement of the sub-pupil regions  30  within the illumination pupil according to  FIG. 4  is such that the sub-pupil regions  30  are spaced further from one another in the pupil dimension with the maximum extent A than in the pupil dimension with the minimum extent B. This distance ratio adapts within the exit pupil of the projection optical unit  10  to a ratio of approximately 1:1 (cf.  FIG. 3 ). 
     The arrangement of the sub-pupil regions  30  in the illumination pupil is a raster arrangement with lines Z and columns S. The distance between adjacent lines Z i , Z j  in this case approximately corresponds to the extent of the sub-pupil regions  30 . The distance between adjacent columns is a multiple of the extent of the individual sub-pupil regions  30 . 
     The sub-pupil regions  30  of adjacent lines Z i , Z j  are arranged offset from one another by half a line spacing a ij  of adjacent sub-pupil regions  30 . 
       FIGS. 5 and 6  show an alternative arrangement of sub-pupil regions  30 , firstly in the exit pupil of the projection optical unit  10  (cf.  FIG. 5 ) and secondly in the illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit  11  (cf.  FIG. 6 ) which is adapted to the entry pupil of the projection optical unit  10 . Components and structure elements and also functions which correspond to those already explained above in relation to  FIGS. 3 and 4  are appropriately denoted by the same reference signs and are not discussed again in detail. This also applies to the subsequent pairs of figures, which respectively show arrangements of sub-pupil regions  30 , firstly in the exit pupil of the projection optical unit  10  and secondly in the illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit  11  which is adapted to the entry pupil of the projection optical unit  10 . 
     The arrangement of the sub-pupil regions  30  according to  FIGS. 5 and 6  is also generated by an illumination optical unit with an illumination-predetermining facet mirror embodied as a pupil facet mirror. The pupil facets according to  FIG. 6  are rectangular. The aspect ratio of the edge lengths corresponds to the ratio of the imaging scales of the projection lens. 
     A variant of a quadrupole illumination setting, which differs from the setting according to  FIG. 3  in the form of the envelope of the poles  31 , is present in the exit pupil of the projection optical unit  10 . The poles  31  according to  FIG. 5  have an approximately square form, wherein a radially outer boundary of the poles  31  follows the form of the envelope  29 . 
     In the arrangement according to  FIGS. 5 and 6 , the sub-pupil regions  30  are arranged in the form of a rectangular raster. A line spacing of this sub-pupil region arrangement approximately corresponds to the extent of the sub-pupil regions  30  in the illumination pupil according to  FIG. 6 . A column spacing is a multiple thereof. 
       FIGS. 7 and 8  show arrangements of sub-pupil regions  30 , firstly in the exit pupil of the projection optical unit  10  ( FIG. 7 ) and secondly in the illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit  11  ( FIG. 8 ), in the case of a quadrupole illumination setting which, in principle, corresponds to the one according to  FIGS. 5 and 6 . This arrangement of the sub-pupil regions  30  according to  FIGS. 7 and 8  is generated by an illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  which is not arranged in a pupil plane. An overlap of the illumination channels emerges in the pupil plane, and so the sub-pupil regions  30  merge into one another in the y-direction. Then, a line spacing of the sub-pupil regions  30  in the y-direction is less than the extent of individual sub-pupil regions  30 . The column spacing of the sub-pupil regions is approximately the same size as the extent of the sub-pupil regions in the x-direction. The facets  25  of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  are rectangular in  FIG. 8 , like the pupil facets from  FIG. 6 . The aspect ratio of the edge lengths corresponds to the ratio of the imaging scales of the projection lens. 
       FIGS. 9 and 10  show a further arrangement variant of the sub-pupil regions  30  in the case of a further quadrupole illumination setting. In contrast to the setting according to  FIG. 3 , the poles  31  in the setting according to  FIG. 9  are delimited in the form of cut-off circular sectors, and so a quadrupole illumination emerges with a larger minimum illumination angle compared to  FIG. 3 . 
     In the illumination pupil (cf.  FIG. 10 ), the sub-pupil regions  30  are arranged with the spacings of adjacent lines Z i , Z j , which correspond to the spacing of adjacent columns S i , S j . Once again, the sub-pupil regions  30  of adjacent lines Z i , Z j  are respectively arranged offset from one another by half a spacing a ij  of adjacent sub-pupil regions  30  within one line. The sub-pupil regions  30  can be arranged in a hexagonal grid. The facets  25  of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  are round or hexagonal in this case, adapted to the form of the plasma, i.e. to the form of the light source  2 . 
       FIGS. 11 and 12  show a further arrangement of the sub-pupil regions  30 , which corresponds to the one according to  FIGS. 5 and 6 , wherein the distances between adjacent columns of the sub-pupil region arrangement are reduced. The poles  31  have an approximately square edge contour in the exit pupil of the projection optical unit  10 . 
       FIGS. 13 and 14  show an arrangement of the sub-pupil regions  30 , otherwise corresponding to the arrangement according to  FIGS. 11 and 12 , wherein, in this case, the sub-pupil regions  30  of one of the lines of the raster arrangement are arranged offset from one another relative to the sub-pupil regions of an adjacent line of the raster arrangement by half a spacing a ij  of sub-pupil regions  30  adjacent to one another within a line. This results in a very dense packing of the sub-pupil regions, even in the exit pupil, after the compression in the y-direction as a result of the anamorphic imaging effect of the projection optical unit  10  (cf.  FIG. 13 ). 
     The facets  25  of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  are not embodied as monolithic or macroscopic facets and can be approximated by groups of micromirrors. In this case, a line-by-line or column-by-column displacement of these virtual facets is not possible if the micromirrors are respectively combined on subunits. A displacement as described above then fails due to gaps which are present as a result of transitions between the subunits since the virtual facets cannot extend beyond the subunits. Particularly for this technical implementation of the facets  25  of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7 , it is advantageous for these subunits, and hence also for the arrangement of the virtual facets  25 , to be undertaken on a Cartesian grid which is rotated in relation to the main axes of the illumination pupil without a rotationally symmetric edge, e.g. an elliptical illumination pupil. In relation to the coordinates x and y of the pupils perpendicular and parallel to the scanning direction, this corresponds to an offset from one another of the sub-pupil regions of one of the columns S i  of the arrangement relative to the sub-pupil regions  30  of an adjacent column S j  of the arrangement by a half spacing b ij  of sub-pupil regions  30  adjacent to one another within a column. As a result, an effect virtually identical to the above-described displacement can be generated in the exit pupil. This is depicted in  FIGS. 14 a    and  14   b.    
     These figures show a variant of an illumination of, firstly, the exit pupil of the projection optical unit  10  ( FIG. 14 a   ) and, secondly, of the associated illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit  11  ( FIG. 14 b   ), respectively for an illumination setting with a pupil filled in the most complementary manner possible. The illustration in  FIGS. 14 a  and 14 b    in principle corresponds to the pupil illustrations of e.g.  FIGS. 3 and 4 . 
       FIG. 14 b    shows the arrangement of the virtual illumination-predetermining facets  25  in accordance with the arrangement of the sub-pupil regions  30  as this is based on an arrangement for the illumination optical unit  11  with the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  arranged in the illumination pupil. The illumination-predetermining facets  25  are rotated by 45° in relation to a Cartesian xy-grid. 
       FIG. 14 a    shows the effect emerging after the anamorphic imaging onto the arrangement of the sub-pupil regions  30  in the exit pupil of the projection optical unit  10 . The Cartesian-rotated arrangement of the round sub-pupil regions  30  in the illumination pupil becomes an approximately hexagonal arrangement of elliptical sub-pupil regions  30  in the exit pupil. 
       FIGS. 15 and 16  show an arrangement of the sub-pupil regions  30 , otherwise corresponding to  FIGS. 13 and 14 , with the difference that the sub-pupil regions  30  in the illumination pupil (cf.  FIG. 16 ) respectively have a form deviating from the circular form, namely having a maximum extent in a first sub-pupil dimension—the x-direction in  FIG. 16 —and a minimum extent in a second sub-pupil dimension—the y-direction in  FIG. 16 . 
     The sub-pupil regions  30  are elliptical with an axis ratio of 2, wherein the major axis of the ellipse extends parallel to the x-direction and the minor axis extends parallel to the y-direction. The elliptical sub-pupil regions  30  in the illumination pupil according to  FIG. 16  emerge, for example, as images of a corresponding elliptical light source  2 . The orientation of the sub-pupil regions  30  that are elliptical in the illumination pupil is selected in such a way that round sub-pupil regions  30  emerge in the exit pupil of the projection optical unit  10  as a result of the anamorphic effect of the projection optical unit  10 . 
     Alternatively, sub-pupil regions which are elliptical in the manner of  FIG. 16  can also emerge via anamorphic imaging of an e.g. rotationally symmetric light source  2 . 
       FIG. 17  shows an example for a collector  34 , which can be used in place of the collector  5  according to  FIG. 1  and, together with the first facet mirror  6 , forms the transmission optical unit  4  for guiding the illumination light to the pupil plane  32 . Components which correspond to those already explained above in relation to  FIGS. 1 to 16 , and in particular in relation to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , are denoted by the same reference signs and are not discussed again in detail. 
     The transmission optical unit  4  including the collector  34  has an anamorphic effect such that elliptical sub-pupil regions  30  in the style of  FIG. 16  are generated in the illumination pupil in the pupil plane  32 . The first facet mirror  6  is depicted schematically in transmission in  FIG. 17 . It is clear that the optical effect of the first facet mirror  6  is achieved correspondingly in reflection. 
     The collector  34  includes a first ellipsoid mirror  35  in the beam path of the illumination light  3 , which ellipsoid mirror is rotationally symmetric in relation to a central optical axis OA of the collector  34 . 
     The ellipsoid mirror  35  transfers the used light emission from the source  2  to the intermediate focus  5   a . Consequently, the ellipsoid mirror  35  is a first collector subunit which generates a secondary intermediate image of the light source  2  in the beam path of the illumination light  3 . In the embodiment according to  FIG. 17 , the intermediate image  5   a  has the symmetry of the light source  2 . To the extent that the light source  2  is rotationally symmetric, this also applies to the intermediate image  5   a.    
     In the beam path of the illumination light  3 , the ellipsoid mirror  35  is followed by another collector subunit  36 , which is embodied as nested collector and, in terms of its function, in any case in terms of its main planes, corresponds to a Wolter collector.  FIG. 17  depicts, using dashed lines, a beam path in the yz-section, i.e. in the plane corresponding to the meridional section according to  FIG. 1 . The beam path of the illumination light  3  in the xz-section perpendicular thereto is shown in  FIG. 17  using dash-dotted lines. 
     The collector subunit  36  is subdivided into hyperbolic shells  37  with a reflection surface profile rotationally symmetric in relation to the optical axis OA and into elliptical shells  38 . 
     These elliptical shells are respectively depicted in the yz-section (cf. shell section  38   y  in  FIG. 17 ) and in the xz-section (cf. shell section  38   x  in  FIG. 17 ). Thus, a yz-section would only cut the shell sections  38   y  and an xz-section would only cut the shell sections  38   x . The respective elliptical shells  38 , which are linked to one another in their continuous extent about the optical axis, are provided with the same superscript index, e.g. the index “1”, in  FIG. 17 . The shell sections  38   x   1  and  38   y   1  are conical sections with different radii of curvature and different conical constants, which continuously merge into one another along the circumferential direction about the optical axis. In this way, a total of eight elliptical shells  38 , arranged nested in one another, of the collector subunit  36  emerge. 
     A deflecting reflecting effect, i.e., abstractly, a refractive power, of the elliptical shells  38   x   i  is greater than the deflecting reflecting effect of the respectively associated shell  38   y   i . What emerges are the beam paths of the illumination light  3  between the collector subunit  36  and the first facet mirror  6 , as depicted in  FIG. 17 , wherein the rays of the illumination light  3  reflected by the elliptical shells  38   x  propagate convergently to one another and the rays of the illumination light  3  reflected by the elliptical shells  38   y  propagate parallel to one another. 
     In the yz-plane, the transmission facets  21  of the first facet mirror  6  have an imaging effect and, together with the elliptical shells  38   y , generate a further image of the light source  2  in the yz-plane. This image is generated in the pupil plane  32 . Then, a sub-pupil range  30  is generated in the pupil plane  32  for each illuminating channel or illumination channel. In the xz-plane, the transmission facets of the first facet mirror  6  do not have an imaging effect, and so the illumination light  3  is reflected in the xz-plane by the transmission facets  21  as it would be by a plane mirror; in the schematic transmission illustration according to  FIG. 17 , this does not lead to a change in direction of the dash-dotted rays, propagating in the xz-direction, of the illumination light  3 . Consequently, it remains in the case of the imaging effect of the elliptical shells  38   x , which likewise image the intermediate image  5   a  in the pupil plane  32 . 
     Overall, the transmission facets  21  of the first facet mirror  6  of the arrangement according to  FIG. 17  are embodied as cylindrical mirrors which have a concave curvature in the yz-plane. Since the first facet mirror  6  is illuminated over an illumination region, the y-extent of which is greater than the x-extent thereof, images of the light source are generated in the pupil plane  32 , that is to say sub-pupil regions, the y-extent of which is smaller than the x-extent thereof, as depicted in, for example,  FIG. 16 . 
       FIG. 18  shows a further embodiment of the projection exposure apparatus  1 . In place of the projection optical unit  10 , which is depicted in the meridional section with six mirrors M 1  to M 6  therein, use can be made of an embodiment of an anamorphic projection optical unit, as is described in e.g. US 2013/0128251 A1. 
     In the beam path downstream of the light source  2 , the illumination optical unit  11  of the projection exposure apparatus  1  according to  FIG. 18  includes a collector  39  and a downstream transmission mirror  40 , which both form an anamorphic optical unit, which generate an elliptical intermediate image in the intermediate focus  5   a  from the source  2  which is rotationally symmetric in this embodiment. Here, the beam path from the collector  39  to the first facet mirror  6  in the yz-plane is depicted by a full line and the beam path from the collector  39  to the first facet mirror  6  in the xz-plane is depicted by a dashed line. 
     The optical effect of the transmission-optical components  39 ,  40  is such that the intermediate image in the intermediate focus  5   a  is not rotationally symmetric and has a greater extent in the x-direction than in the y-direction. The intermediate image in the intermediate focus  5   a  can be elliptical. Then, an illumination pupil with sub-pupil regions  30  with an x/y-aspect ratio corresponding to this intermediate image is generated by way of the first facet mirror  6  and the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7 . This can also be used to generate an arrangement of the sub-pupil regions  30  in the illumination pupil in accordance with the arrangement according to e.g.  FIG. 16 . In the illumination optical unit  11  according to  FIG. 18 , the transmission facets  21  of the first facet mirror  6  do not require a rotationally asymmetrical refractive power or any refractive power substantially deviating from rotational symmetry. Since the transmission facets  21  of the first facet mirror  6  are not impinged perpendicularly by the illumination light  3 , it may be advantageous to embody these facets  21  in a toric or elliptical manner. 
     In the exemplary embodiment according to  FIG. 18 , the transmission mirror  40  is depicted as an NI mirror, i.e. as a mirror which is impinged by the illumination light  3  with angles of incidence between 0° and 30°. Alternatively, the transmission mirror  40  can also be embodied as a grazing incidence mirror (GI mirror), i.e. as a mirror which is impinged by the illumination light  3  with angles of incidence in the range between 60° and 90°. 
     Conversely, the mirror of the collector subunit  36  described above in the context of  FIG. 17 , in particular the elliptical shells  38 , can be embodied as an NI mirror. 
     The illumination optical unit  11  according to  FIG. 18  includes a total of three NI mirror components downstream of the collector  39 , namely the transmission mirror  40 , the first facet mirror  6  and the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7 . What this involves is, unlike the illumination optical units explained above, the light source  2  in the illumination optical unit  11  according to  FIG. 18  is arranged on the same side of the image plane  18  as the projection optical unit  10 . 
     Below, a further embodiment of an illumination optical unit  11  for the projection exposure apparatus  1  is described on the basis of  FIGS. 19 and 20 . Components which correspond to those already explained above in relation to  FIGS. 1 to 18 , and in particular in relation to  FIG. 18 , are denoted by the same reference signs and are not discussed again in detail. 
     Proceeding from the light source  2 , the illumination optical unit  11  according to  FIG. 20  includes a rotationally symmetric collector  41 , the function of which corresponds to that of the collector  5  in the embodiment according to  FIG. 1 , and, downstream thereof, the first facet mirror  6  and the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7 . The image of the light source  2  in the intermediate focus  5   a  is rotationally symmetric. Using the transmission facet mirror  6  and the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7 , an illumination pupil with an envelope deviating from the circular form in accordance with the embodiments explained above is generated. In the illumination optical unit  11  according to  FIG. 20 , the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  is arranged in a pupil plane conjugate to the pupil plane  32 . The extent of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7 , which then acts as a pupil facet mirror, is twice as large in the x-direction as it is in the y-direction. 
     A further transmission optical unit  42  with two transmission mirrors  43 ,  44  is arranged between the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  and the object field  8 . The transmission optical unit  42  firstly images the transmission facet groups of the transmission facet mirror  6  on the object field  8  together with the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  and secondly images the pupil plane  32   a  on the entry pupil of the projection optical unit  10 , which is arranged in the pupil plane  32 . This pupil plane  32  can be disposed upstream of the object field  8 , that is to say between the second transmission mirror  44  and the object field  8 , in the beam path of the illumination light  3  or downstream of the object field  8  in the beam path of the imaging light, which was reflected by the reticle  12 . Both variants are indicated schematically in  FIG. 20 . Thus, the transmission optical unit  42  images the pupil plane  32   a  on the entry pupil plane  32  of the projection optical unit  10 , in which one of the illumination pupils then is generated as a superposition of sub-pupil regions  30 , as already explained above in the discussion relating to the various arrangement variants of the sub-pupil regions  30 . 
     Certain pairs of imaging scales, which are elucidated in the diagram of  FIG. 19 , can be realized for this combined field and pupil imaging, in which the transmission optical unit  42  is involved. What is plotted in each case is the imaging scale β as a function of a focal length f of the pupil facets of the pupil facet mirror  7 . The two upper branches βZP and βZF denote the dependence of the imaging scale of the pupil imaging (βZP) and the field imaging (βZF) in the case where the transmission optical unit  42  generates an intermediate image. The two lower branches βP and βF denote the case, which is discussed in more detail below and realized in the projection optical unit  11  according to  FIG. 20 , in which the transmission optical unit  42  does not generate an intermediate image. Here, βP denotes the imaging scale of the pupil imaging and βF denotes the imaging scale of the field imaging. 
     The illumination optical unit  11  according to  FIG. 20  is dimensioned in such a way that, in combination with a focal length of the pupil facets in the region of 770 mm, an imaging scale βP of −1 for the pupil imaging and of approximately −1.75 for the field imaging is realized. The first transmission mirror  43  has a focal length of approximately −1100 mm and the second transmission mirror  44  has, in absolute terms, a slightly smaller focal length of approximately 1000 mm. A used region of the pupil facet mirror  7 , on which the illumination light  3  impinges, has an extent of approximately 500 mm in the x-direction and an extent of approximately 250 mm in the y-direction. 
       FIG. 21  shows a further embodiment of the illumination optical unit  11 , for use in the projection exposure apparatus  1 . Components and structure elements and also functions which correspond to those already explained above in relation to  FIGS. 1 to 20  are appropriately denoted by the same reference signs and are not discussed again in detail. 
     In the illumination optical unit  11  according to  FIG. 21 , the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7 , which in turn is embodied as a pupil facet mirror  7 , is round, i.e. it has an xy-aspect ratio of 1. The transmission optical unit  42  downstream of the pupil facet mirror  7  is embodied as an anamorphic optical unit and generates the illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit  11  with an envelope  33  deviating from the circular form from the pupil still present with a rotationally symmetric envelope in the pupil plane  32   a , as already explained above in the context of the various sub-pupil region arrangements. 
     The anamorphic transmission optical unit  42  according to  FIG. 21  is in turn embodied with two transmission mirrors which, in the sequence of the impingement thereof by the illumination light  3 , are denoted by the reference numerals  45  and  46 . Together with the focal lengths of the pupil facets of the pupil facet mirror  7  of approximately 1010 mm and 670 mm, this transmission optical unit  42  generates imaging scales βF of approximately −1.2 in the xy-plane and 2.4 in the yz-plane. Simultaneously, the transmission optical unit  42  images the round pupil facet mirror in the xz-plane and in the yz-plane with the imaging scales of −1.5 and −0.75 respectively, and thus provides the desired elliptical entry pupil. 
     The focal lengths f of the transmission mirrors  45 ,  46  are −12.6 m and 1214 mm in the xz-plane and −461 mm and 889 mm in the yz-plane. 
     In the illumination optical unit  11  according to  FIG. 21 , an impinged-upon region on the pupil facet mirror  7  has an overall radius of 184 mm. The diameter of the impinged-upon region on the pupil facet mirror  7  is therefore significantly smaller than the maximum extent of the impinged-upon region in the pupil facet mirror  7  according to  FIG. 20 . This results in smaller switching angles for the transmission facets  21 . This simplifies the technological implementation of these facets  21 . 
     The transmission facet groups, into which the transmission facets  21  are grouped, or the monolithic facets corresponding to these facet groups have an extent of 100 mm in the x-direction and 3 mm in the y-direction in the illumination optical unit  11  according to  FIG. 21 . 
       FIG. 22  shows a further embodiment of the illumination optical unit  11 , which otherwise corresponds to  FIG. 21 , including a different design of a transmission optical unit  47 , which otherwise corresponds to the transmission optical unit  42  according to  FIG. 21 . The transmission mirrors  45 ,  46  of the transmission optical unit  47  are matched to the focal lengths of the pupil facets of the pupil facet mirror  7  of approximately 2010 mm and 1020 mm, respectively, and once again image field and pupil without intermediate image. This results in imaging scales PP for the pupil imaging of −1.3 and −0.65, respectively, and imaging scales βF for the field imaging of −1.0 and −2.0, respectively. 
     The pupil facet mirror  7  is also round in the illumination optical unit  11  according to  FIG. 22 , wherein the impinged-upon region of the pupil facet mirror  7  has a radius of 211 mm. 
     The transmission facet groups which are formed by grouping the transmission facets  21  or the monolithic field facets corresponding to these have a dimension of 120 mm in the x-direction and of slightly less than 4 mm in the y-direction. 
     A transmission optical unit disposed downstream of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  can also be used to reduce switching angles for the transmission facets  21 , particularly if the illumination-predetermining facet mirror is not arranged in a pupil plane, i.e. if it is embodied as a specular reflector. 
       FIG. 23 a    shows a yz-section through a portion of the illumination optical unit  11  between the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  and a pupil plane  32 , disposed downstream of the reticle  12  in this case in the beam path of the illumination light  3 , in which the illumination pupil is generated. 
       FIG. 23 b    shows a corresponding xz-section. 
     What is depicted is a construction of the beam path of the illumination light  3 , once again in a schematic transmission lens section comparable to  FIG. 17  explained above. 
     An extent of the sub-pupil ranges  30  within the illumination pupil emerges from the following relationship:
 
Δ k= 1(1/ zEP− 1/ zSR )
 
Δk is a measure for the variation of the illumination angle and therefore a measure for the extent of the respective sub-pupil region  30  belonging to the respectively considered illumination channel. Here, 1 denotes the extent of the object field  8  in the respectively considered dimension x or y. zEP describes a distance between the illumination pupil and the object plane  9  in the z-direction, i.e. along the beam path of the illumination light  3 . This distance in the yz-plane may differ from that in the xz-plane. zSR describes the distance of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  from the object plane  9  in the z-direction.
 
     If the above equation is considered in the yz-plane, i.e. in the plane containing the object displacement direction y,  1  represents the scanning length (object field dimension in the scanning direction). Then Δk quantifies a length of the sub-pupil regions  30 , which emerges in an integrated manner during the scanning process in the y-direction. As a result of the scanning process, the respective sub-pupil range  30  is therefore deformed in a rod-shaped manner along the scanning direction, which is why the sub-pupil regions  30  are also referred to as rods. 
     What can be achieved in the case of the anamorphic projection optical unit  10  in a scan-integrated manner is that the illumination pupil is completely filled by the sub-pupil regions  30 , either overall or within the predetermined illumination poles (cf. poles  31 , e.g. in  FIG. 4 ), that is to say that, in a scan-integrated manner, a point on the reticle  12  is impinged with illumination light from every illumination direction within the illumination pupil or within the predetermined poles. A homogeneously completely filled pupil can be obtained in a scan-integrated manner within predetermined tolerances via appropriate matching of the distance conditions for zSR and zEP with the scanning geometry of the projection exposure apparatus. 
     A cylindrical mirror  48 , which represents a transmission optical unit disposed downstream of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7 , is arranged between the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  and the reticle  8 . The cylindrical mirror  48  only has an imaging effect in the xz-plane, as a result of which, as depicted in  FIG. 23 b   , this results in a virtual enlargement of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7 . A virtual, magnified image of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  is shown in  FIG. 23 b    at  49 . Thus, as a result of the cylindrical mirror  48 , there is a size reduction of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  in respect of its x-extent, as indicated in  FIG. 23 b    via a double-headed arrow  49 . As a result, the switching angles of the transmission facets  21  are reduced. Once again, elliptical sub-pupil regions  30  emerge in the illumination pupil plane due to the different imaging effects of the illumination optical unit according to  FIG. 23  in, firstly, the yz-plane and, secondly, in the xz-plane. These are then converted into round sub-pupil regions  30  in the exit pupil of the projection optical unit  10 , as already explained above for example in the context of  FIGS. 15 and 16 . 
     The pupil plane  32  need not have the same z-coordinate in the xz-plane as in the yz-plane. This is also indicated in  FIG. 23 , where a distance between the reticle  12  and the pupil plane  32  is greater in  FIG. 23 a    than in  FIG. 23   b.    
     As an alternative to the reduction in the tilt angle properties of the transmission facets  21  described in  FIG. 23 , an aspect ratio of the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  involving larger switching angles of the facets  21  can be accounted for by transmission facets  21  that include two tilt axes which are designed for differently large switching angles and accuracies. By way of example, these anisotropic tilt angle characteristics can be realized by spring hinges with different stiffness, positioning motors with different positioning forces or anisotropic damping. 
       FIG. 24  shows a variant of the projection exposure apparatus  1  including an exemplary embodiment of the projection optical unit  11  including such a cylindrical mirror  48 . Proceeding from the collector  41 , the projection optical unit  11  according to  FIG. 24  once again includes an odd number of reflecting components, namely the transmission facet mirror  6 , the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  and the cylindrical mirror  48 . Therefore, in a manner comparable to the illumination optical unit according to  FIG. 18 , the light source is also arranged on the same side of the image plane  18  as the projection optical unit  10  in the illumination optical unit according to  FIG. 24 . 
       FIGS. 25 to 36  show further variants of illuminations of, firstly, the illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit  11  and, secondly, of the exit pupil of the projection optical unit  10 , respectively for an illumination setting with a pupil that is filled as completely as possible. The illustrations in  FIGS. 25 to 36  in principle correspond to the pupil illustrations of  FIGS. 3 to 16 . 
       FIG. 25  shows an embodiment with elliptical sub-pupil regions  30  in the exit pupil of the projection optical unit  10  having a circular envelope  29 . The sub-pupil regions  30  are elliptical with an x/y-aspect ratio of approximately ½. The associated illumination pupil (cf.  FIG. 26 ) has an envelope  33  with an x/y-aspect ratio of 2 and round sub-pupil regions  30 . The region impinged overall in the illumination pupil is elliptical. 
     In the exit pupil ( FIG. 25 ), a raster arrangement of the sub-pupil regions  30  is present with the same grid constant in the x- and y-direction. 
       FIGS. 27 and 28  correspond to  FIGS. 25 and 26  with the difference that a packing density of the sub-pupil regions  30 , firstly in the exit pupil of the projection optical unit  10  and secondly in an illumination pupil of the illumination optical unit  11 , is increased. 
       FIGS. 29 and 30  show an arrangement of the sub-pupil regions  30 , wherein, in turn, the sub-pupil regions  30  of one of the columns of the raster arrangement are arranged offset from one another relative to the sub-pupil regions of an adjacent column of the raster arrangement by half a spacing of sub-pupil regions  30  adjacent to one another within a column. Additionally, the sub-pupil regions  30  of adjacent lines overlap since the spacing between adjacent lines is smaller than the y-extent of the sub-pupil regions  30 . This results in reduced breaking of the symmetry of the arrangement of the illumination sub-pupils in the exit pupil of the lens and, as result thereof, in a smaller directional dependence of the imaging properties of the projection exposure apparatus (cf.  FIG. 29 ). 
       FIGS. 31 and 32  show sub-pupil region arrangements corresponding to those of  FIGS. 27, 28 , wherein, unlike in  FIGS. 25 to 29 , the illumination-predetermining facet mirror  7  is not arranged in a pupil plane, but rather at a distance therefrom. This once again results in a confluence of the sub-pupil regions  30  in the y-dimension. 
       FIGS. 33 and 34  show the situation of the arrangement of the sub-pupil regions when using an illumination-predetermining setting mirror arranged at a distance from the pupil plane, wherein the sub-pupil regions  30  are arranged firstly in an offset manner and secondly in a densely packed manner, comparable to  FIGS. 29 and 30 . This results in practically complete filling of the exit pupil of the projection optical unit  10 , without unimpinged regions. 
       FIGS. 35 and 36  show, once again comparable to  FIGS. 15 and 16 , the situation with elliptical sub-pupil regions in the illumination pupil (cf.  FIG. 36 ) and round resultant sub-pupil regions  30  in the exit pupil of the projection optical unit  10  as a result of the anamorphic effect of the projection optical unit  10 . 
       FIGS. 37 and 38  show the optical design of a further embodiment of a projection optical unit  50 , which can be used in the projection exposure apparatus  1  in place of the projection optical unit  10 . What is depicted in  FIGS. 37 and 38  is, in each case, the beam path of three individual rays, which emanate from the object field points spaced apart in the y-direction in  FIGS. 37 and 38 . What is depicted are chief rays  51 , i.e. individual rays which pass through the centre of a pupil in a pupil plane of the projection optical unit  50 , and in each case an upper and lower coma ray  52  of these object field points.  FIG. 37  shows a meridional section of the projection optical unit  50 .  FIG. 38  shows a sagittal view of the projection optical unit  50 . 
     Proceeding from the object field  8 , the chief rays  51  include an angle CRAO of 5.1° with a normal of the object plane  9 . 
     The object plane  9  lies parallel to the image plane  18 . 
     The projection optical unit  50  has an image-side numerical aperture of 0.55. 
     The projection optical unit  50  according to  FIG. 2  has a total of eight mirrors which, in the sequence of the beam path of the individual rays  15  emanating from the object field  8 , are numbered M 1  to M 8  in sequence. Such an imaging optical unit can also have a different number of mirrors, for example four mirrors or six mirrors. 
     On the object side, the projection optical unit  50  is embodied as anamorphic optical unit. In the yz-section according to  FIG. 37 , the projection optical unit  50  has a reducing imaging scale β y  of ⅛. In the xz-plane perpendicular thereto (cf.  FIG. 38 ), the projection optical unit  50  has a reducing imaging scale β x  of ¼. 
     In combination with a rotationally symmetric exit pupil, these different imaging scales β x , β y  lead to an object-side numerical aperture being half the size in the yz-plane compared to the xz-plane, as emerges immediately from comparison between  FIGS. 37 and 38 . As a result of this, an advantageously small chief ray angle CRAO of 5.1° is obtained in the yz-plane. 
     Advantages of an anamorphic projection lens connected herewith are also discussed in US 2013/0128251 A1, which is incorporated in its entirety in this application by reference. 
     The anamorphic effect of the projection optical unit  50  is distributed to all optical surfaces of the mirrors M 1  to M 8 . 
       FIGS. 37 and 38  depict the calculated reflection surfaces of the mirrors M 1  to M 8 . As can be seen from the illustration according to  FIGS. 37 and 38 , only a portion of these calculated reflection surfaces is used. Only this actually used region of the reflection surfaces is in fact present in the real mirrors M 1  to M 8 . These used reflection surfaces are carried by mirror bodies in a known manner. 
     In the projection optical unit  50 , the mirrors M 1 , M 4 , M 7  and M 8  are embodied as mirrors for normal incidence, that is to say as mirrors on which the imaging light  3  is incident with an angle of incidence that is smaller than 45°. Thus, the projection optical unit  50  has a total of four mirrors M 1 , M 4 , M 7  and M 8  for normal incidence. 
     The mirrors M 2 , M 3 , M 5  and M 6  are mirrors for grazing incidence of the illumination light  3 , that is to say mirrors on which the illumination light  3  is incident with angles of incidence which are greater than 60°. A typical angle of incidence of the individual rays  15  of the imaging light  3  on the mirrors M 2 , M 3  and M 5 , M 6  for grazing incidence lies in the region of 80°. Overall, the projection optical unit  50  includes exactly four mirrors M 2 , M 3 , M 5  and M 6  for grazing incidence. 
     The mirrors M 2  and M 3  form a mirror pair arranged directly in succession in the beam path of the imaging light  3 . The mirrors M 5  and M 6  also form a mirror pair arranged directly in succession in the beam path of the imaging light  3 . 
     The mirror pairs M 2 , M 3  on the one hand and M 5 , M 6  on the other hand reflect the imaging light  3  in such a way that the angles of reflection of the individual rays on the respective mirrors M 2 , M 3  or M 5 , M 6  of these two mirror pairs add up. Thus, the respective second mirror M 3  and M 6  of the respective mirror pair M 2 , M 3  and M 5 , M 6  amplifies a deflecting effect which the respective first mirror M 2 , M 5  exerts on the respective individual ray. This arrangement of the mirrors of the mirror pairs M 2 , M 3  and M 5 , M 6 , respectively, corresponds to that described in DE 10 2009 045 096 A1 for an illumination optical unit. 
     The mirrors M 2 , M 3 , M 5  and M 6  for grazing incidence in each case have very large absolute values for the radius, i.e. have a relatively small deviation from a plane surface. These mirrors M 2 , M 3 , M 5  and M 6  for grazing incidence therefore have practically no refractive power, i.e. practically no overall beam-forming effect like a concave or convex mirror, but contribute to specific and, in particular, to local aberration correction. 
     The mirrors M 1  to M 8  carry a coating optimizing the reflectivity of the mirrors M 1  to M 8  for the imaging light  3 . This can be a ruthenium coating, a molybdenum coating or a molybdenum coating with an uppermost layer made of ruthenium. In the mirrors M 2 , M 3 , M 5  and M 6  for grazing incidence, use can be made of a coating with e.g. a ply made of molybdenum or ruthenium. These highly reflecting layers, in particular of mirrors M 1 , M 4 , M 7  and M 8  for normal incidence, can be embodied as multi-ply layers, wherein successive layers can be manufactured from different materials. Use can also be made of alternating material layers. A typical multi-ply layer can include 50 bi-plies made of in each case a layer of molybdenum and a layer of silicon. 
     The mirror M 8 , i.e. the last mirror in the imaging beam path in front of the image field  8 , has a passage opening  54  for the imaging light  3 , which is reflected from the antepenultimate mirror M 6  to the penultimate mirror M 7 , to pass through. The mirror M 8  is used in a reflective manner around the passage opening  54 . All other mirrors M 1  to M 7  do not include a passage opening and are used in a reflective manner in a continuous region without gaps. 
     The mirrors M 1  to M 8  are embodied as free-form surfaces which cannot be described by a rotationally symmetric function. Other embodiments of the projection optical unit  50 , in which at least one of the mirrors M 1  to M 8  is embodied as a rotationally symmetric asphere, are also possible. It is also possible for all mirrors M 1  to M 8  to be embodied as such aspheres. 
     A free-form surface can be described by the following free-form surface equation (equation 1): 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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                         12 
                       
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                     + 
                     
                       
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                         21 
                       
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     The following applies to the parameters of this equation (1): 
     Z PH  is the sag of the free-form surface at the point x, y, where x 2 +y 2 =r 2 . Here, r is the distance from the reference axis of the free-form surface equation (x=0; y=0). 
     In the free-form surface equation (1), C 1 , C 2 , C 3  . . . denote the coefficients of the free-form surface series expansion in powers of x and y. 
     In the case of a conical base area, c x , c y  is a constant corresponding to the vertex curvature of a corresponding asphere. Thus, c x =1/R x  and c y =1/R y  applies. k x  and k y  each correspond to a conical constant of a corresponding asphere. Thus, equation (1) describes a bi-conical free-form surface. 
     An alternative possible free-form surface can be generated from a rotationally symmetric reference surface. Such free-form surfaces for reflection surfaces of the mirrors of projection optical units of microlithographic projection exposure apparatuses are known from US 2007-0058269 A1. 
     Alternatively, free-form surfaces can also be described with the aid of two-dimensional spline surfaces. Examples for this are Bezier curves or non-uniform rational basis splines (NURBS). By way of example, two-dimensional spline surfaces can be described by a grid of points in an xy-plane and associated z-values, or by these points and the gradients associated therewith. Depending on the respective type of the spline surface, the complete surface is obtained by interpolation between the grid points using e.g. polynomials or functions which have specific properties in respect of the continuity and the differentiability thereof. Examples for this are analytical functions. 
     The optical design data of the reflection surfaces of the mirrors M 1  to M 8  of the projection optical unit  50  can be gathered from the following tables. These optical design data in each case proceed from the image plane  18 , i.e. describe the respective projection optical unit in the reverse propagation direction of the imaging light  3  between the image plane  18  and the object plane  9 . 
     The first one of these tables specifies a vertex radius (radius=R=R y ) for the optical surfaces of the optical components. 
     The second table specifies, for the mirrors M 1  to M 8  in mm, the conical constants k x  and k y , the vertex radius R x  possibly deviating from the value R (=R y ) and the free-form surface coefficients C n . 
     The third table still specifies the magnitude along which the respective mirror, proceeding from a reference surface, was decentred (DCY) in the y-direction, and displaced (DCZ) and tilted (TLA, TLC) in the z-direction. This corresponds to a parallel displacement and a tilt when carrying out the free-form surface design method. Here, a displacement is carried out in the y-direction and in the z-direction in mm, and tilting is carried out about the x-axis and about the z-axis. Here, the tilt angle is specified in degrees. Decentring is carried out first, followed by tilting. The reference surface during decentring is in each case the first surface of the specified optical design data. Decentring in the y-direction and in the z-direction is also specified for the object field  8 . 
     The fourth table still specifies the transmission data of the mirrors M 8  to M 1 , namely the reflectivity thereof for the angle of incidence of an illumination light ray incident centrally on the respective mirror. The overall transmission is specified as a proportional factor remaining from an incident intensity after reflection at all mirrors in the projection optical unit. 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Table 1 for FIG. 37/38 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 SURFACE 
                 RADIUS = R y   
                 THICKNESS 
                 OPERATING MODE 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Image plane 
                 0 
                 0 
                   
               
               
                 M8 
                 −1023.649 
                 0 
                 REFL 
               
               
                 M7 
                 690.912 
                 0 
                 REFL 
               
               
                 M6 
                 10074.889 
                 0 
                 REFL 
               
               
                 M5 
                 72950.754 
                 0 
                 REFL 
               
               
                 M4 
                 −4292.992 
                 0 
                 REFL 
               
               
                 M3 
                 −21913.738 
                 0 
                 REFL 
               
               
                 M2 
                 7573.476 
                 0 
                 REFL 
               
               
                 Stop 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                 M1 
                 −1898.455 
                 0 
                 REFL 
               
               
                 Object plane 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Table 2a for FIG. 37/38 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                 FREE-FORM 
                 COEFFICIENTS 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface 
                 M8 
                 M7 
                 M6 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 KY 
                 0 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                 KX 
                 0 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                 RX 
                 −1133.327 
                 4406.388 
                 4739.62 
               
               
                 C1 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C2 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C3 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C4 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C5 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C6 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C7 
                 −1.37046E−08 
                  7.46796E−08 
                 −2.88085E−08 
               
               
                 C8 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C9 
                 −7.61542E−09 
                 −1.45727E−07 
                 −1.79062E−08 
               
               
                 C10 
                 −7.69204E−12 
                  2.92797E−10 
                  4.42007E−11 
               
               
                 C11 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C12 
                 −2.20924E−11 
                  1.13531E−09 
                 −8.60192E−12 
               
               
                 C13 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C14 
                 −1.03739E−11 
                  1.40909E−09 
                 −4.58761E−11 
               
               
                 C15 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C16 
                 −7.31775E−15 
                 −1.31555E−13 
                 −1.45618E−13 
               
               
                 C17 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C18 
                 −1.17172E−14 
                 −6.54063E−13 
                  4.24616E−15 
               
               
                 C19 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C20 
                 −3.39836E−15 
                 −3.50696E−13 
                 −8.53811E−14 
               
               
                 C21 
                 −9.15895E−18 
                  2.09018E−16 
                 −9.75509E−17 
               
               
                 C22 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C23 
                 −3.59919E−17 
                  2.50711E−15 
                  3.58425E−16 
               
               
                 C24 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C25 
                 −3.77288E−17 
                  9.96925E−15 
                 −1.56598E−19 
               
               
                 C26 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C27 
                 −1.19641E−17 
                  7.56227E−15 
                 −2.28738E−16 
               
               
                 C28 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C29 
                  −5.7505E−21 
                  8.60467E−19 
                  −9.7608E−19 
               
               
                 C30 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C31 
                 −1.25791E−20 
                  4.3679E−18 
                 −8.89549E−19 
               
               
                 C32 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C33 
                 −1.03116E−20 
                 −9.69396E−18 
                 −3.40251E−19 
               
               
                 C34 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C35 
                 −2.20183E−21 
                 −3.27752E−18 
                 −6.53545E−19 
               
               
                 C36 
                 −8.33158E−24 
                  4.55265E−22 
                  4.12908E−21 
               
               
                 C37 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C38 
                 −4.25998E−23 
                  7.24917E−21 
                  1.05887E−20 
               
               
                 C39 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C40 
                 −6.98306E−23 
                  1.4359E−20 
                  3.05154E−21 
               
               
                 C41 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C42 
                 −4.83368E−23 
                  8.43034E−20 
                  2.41518E−23 
               
               
                 C43 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C44 
                 −1.40394E−23 
                  1.97591E−19 
                 −1.62504E−21 
               
               
                 C45 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C46 
                 −2.98149E−27 
                 −4.16141E−25 
                  6.47813E−23 
               
               
                 C47 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C48 
                  −1.122E−26 
                 −9.85706E−24 
                   2.803E−23 
               
               
                 C49 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C50 
                 −1.69711E−26 
                  4.0986E−23 
                  1.52688E−23 
               
               
                 C51 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C52 
                 −8.57563E−27 
                  1.47028E−22 
                  7.02363E−24 
               
               
                 C53 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C54 
                  1.76715E−28 
                 −6.99745E−23 
                 −2.14952E−24 
               
               
                 C55 
                  −6.6289E−30 
                  1.4211E−27 
                 −2.82086E−25 
               
               
                 C56 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C57 
                  −4.1087E−29 
                 −4.51003E−27 
                 −7.63378E−25 
               
               
                 C58 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C59 
                 −9.17862E−29 
                  7.25468E−26 
                 −2.77481E−25 
               
               
                 C60 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C61 
                 −9.90356E−29 
                  3.9633E−25 
                 −3.52163E−26 
               
               
                 C62 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C63 
                 −5.59488E−29 
                  9.9557E−25 
                  −8.0433E−28 
               
               
                 C64 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C65 
                 −7.22003E−30 
                 −4.21378E−24 
                  −2.7441E−27 
               
               
                 C66 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C67 
                  −5.2462E−33 
                 −8.35762E−30 
                 −9.15485E−28 
               
               
                 C68 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C69 
                 −2.01841E−32 
                  5.45404E−29 
                 −5.39668E−28 
               
               
                 C70 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C71 
                 −3.79283E−32 
                 −2.97201E−28 
                 −1.38363E−27 
               
               
                 C72 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C73 
                 −2.44971E−32 
                  3.25228E−28 
                 −3.68929E−28 
               
               
                 C74 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C75 
                 −7.62728E−33 
                 −8.72124E−27 
                 −1.16531E−28 
               
               
                 C76 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C77 
                 −5.73596E−33 
                  4.80554E−27 
                  −4.1739E−29 
               
               
                 C78 
                 −8.04718E−36 
                 −8.23504E−33 
                  7.06018E−30 
               
               
                 C79 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C80 
                 −5.44037E−35 
                  2.3497E−31 
                  1.8604E−29 
               
               
                 C81 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C82 
                 −1.67551E−34 
                  1.33047E−30 
                  1.34215E−29 
               
               
                 C83 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C84 
                 −2.69006E−34 
                  5.04719E−30 
                  4.72484E−30 
               
               
                 C85 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C86 
                 −2.38084E−34 
                  −7.8081E−30 
                  4.75456E−31 
               
               
                 C87 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C88 
                 −9.66546E−35 
                  1.17081E−29 
                 −1.51989E−31 
               
               
                 C89 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C90 
                 −2.31042E−35 
                  9.71583E−29 
                 −2.31509E−31 
               
               
                 C91 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C92 
                  3.72879E−39 
                  1.17935E−34 
                  3.77091E−34 
               
               
                 C93 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C94 
                  1.51419E−38 
                 −8.62572E−36 
                 −7.82263E−33 
               
               
                 C95 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C96 
                  3.40542E−38 
                  3.38357E−33 
                  3.57456E−32 
               
               
                 C97 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C98 
                  3.58688E−38 
                 −2.30441E−34 
                  1.60062E−32 
               
               
                 C99 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C100 
                 −4.37696E−39 
                 −7.67778E−33 
                  1.17808E−33 
               
               
                 C101 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C102 
                 −9.00259E−39 
                  1.15561E−31 
                  4.06368E−34 
               
               
                 C103 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C104 
                  9.73218E−39 
                 −1.33023E−31 
                 −5.19168E−34 
               
               
                 C105 
                 −3.15681E−43 
                  8.50011E−38 
                 −6.16414E−35 
               
               
                 C106 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C107 
                 −6.71085E−42 
                 −3.50192E−37 
                 −1.25785E−34 
               
               
                 C108 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C109 
                  1.81014E−41 
                 −3.77113E−36 
                 −1.73593E−34 
               
               
                 C110 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C111 
                  1.21189E−40 
                  −1.794E−35 
                 −1.92853E−34 
               
               
                 C112 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C113 
                   2.123E−40 
                  4.42096E−35 
                 −1.73175E−35 
               
               
                 C114 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C115 
                  1.96802E−40 
                  3.78746E−34 
                 −5.80389E−36 
               
               
                 C116 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C117 
                  6.74688E−41 
                  −4.5593E−35 
                  7.2231E−37 
               
               
                 C118 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C119 
                  1.51521E−41 
                 −4.50735E−34 
                 −4.27492E−37 
               
               
                 C120 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C121 
                 −3.77954E−45 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C122 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C123 
                 −5.73507E−44 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C124 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C125 
                 −1.67582E−43 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C126 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C127 
                 −2.67358E−43 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C128 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C129 
                 −2.40297E−43 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C130 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C131 
                 −8.92457E−44 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C132 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C133 
                 −1.44216E−44 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C134 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C135 
                 −1.25305E−44 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C136 
                 −1.34457E−47 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C137 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C138 
                 −1.15918E−46 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C139 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C140 
                 −4.92021E−46 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C141 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C142 
                 −1.26164E−45 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C143 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C144 
                 −1.92457E−45 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C145 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C146 
                 −1.81299E−45 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C147 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C148 
                 −1.06311E−45 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C149 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C150 
                 −3.31314E−46 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C151 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C152 
                 −4.79752E−47 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Table 2b for FIG. 37/38 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                 FREE-FORM 
                 COEFFICIENTS 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface 
                 M5 
                 M4 
                 M3 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 KY 
                 0 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                 KX 
                 0 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                 RX 
                 21144.94 
                 −2867.384 
                 −10853.57 
               
               
                 C1 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C2 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C3 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C4 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C5 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C6 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C7 
                 −8.13272E−08 
                 −3.58842E−08 
                  5.29877E−10 
               
               
                 C8 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C9 
                 −5.82176E−08 
                 −7.04519E−07 
                  2.10519E−09 
               
               
                 C10 
                  9.37453E−12 
                  1.30052E−12 
                  −6.304E−12 
               
               
                 C11 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C12 
                  3.0068E−11 
                  1.85556E−10 
                 −5.20862E−12 
               
               
                 C13 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C14 
                  8.83038E−11 
                  3.58735E−09 
                 −3.58046E−12 
               
               
                 C15 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C16 
                  4.50889E−14 
                 −8.90737E−15 
                  1.13558E−14 
               
               
                 C17 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C18 
                 −8.85587E−15 
                 −1.37507E−12 
                 −1.13089E−16 
               
               
                 C19 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C20 
                 −2.84536E−13 
                 −2.40161E−11 
                  1.26937E−15 
               
               
                 C21 
                  −4.026E−17 
                  9.8411E−19 
                 −1.07754E−17 
               
               
                 C22 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C23 
                 −1.60628E−16 
                  1.18787E−16 
                 −4.13075E−18 
               
               
                 C24 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C25 
                 −2.12462E−16 
                  1.07306E−14 
                 −2.61988E−18 
               
               
                 C26 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C27 
                  7.88492E−16 
                  1.62876E−13 
                 −1.51826E−18 
               
               
                 C28 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C29 
                  8.29817E−20 
                 −1.42316E−21 
                  8.37815E−21 
               
               
                 C30 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C31 
                  4.09821E−19 
                  −1.5316E−18 
                  2.70593E−21 
               
               
                 C32 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C33 
                  1.04061E−18 
                 −1.00777E−16 
                  9.75607E−22 
               
               
                 C34 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C35 
                 −2.28977E−18 
                 −1.25475E−15 
                  1.00242E−21 
               
               
                 C36 
                 −1.07019E−22 
                  1.36622E−24 
                 −3.00882E−23 
               
               
                 C37 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C38 
                 −4.94074E−23 
                  2.88428E−23 
                  2.10003E−24 
               
               
                 C39 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C40 
                 −1.34527E−21 
                  1.98697E−20 
                  8.31511E−24 
               
               
                 C41 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C42 
                 −4.60973E−21 
                  1.12696E−18 
                  3.79722E−24 
               
               
                 C43 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C44 
                  4.81654E−21 
                  1.64452E−17 
                 −1.75074E−25 
               
               
                 C45 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C46 
                  1.01636E−24 
                 −5.39059E−27 
                  2.00076E−26 
               
               
                 C47 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C48 
                 −9.38769E−25 
                  6.02028E−25 
                  1.15957E−26 
               
               
                 C49 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C50 
                 −7.09697E−24 
                  1.64761E−22 
                 −5.38273E−27 
               
               
                 C51 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C52 
                 −2.38403E−24 
                  3.42328E−21 
                 −2.97502E−27 
               
               
                 C53 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C54 
                 −2.2624E−23 
                 −3.23207E−19 
                 −5.02184E−28 
               
               
                 C55 
                  1.26386E−28 
                  1.71521E−30 
                  9.81733E−30 
               
               
                 C56 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C57 
                 −2.83068E−27 
                  8.4656E−29 
                 −3.36675E−29 
               
               
                 C58 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C59 
                  2.46205E−26 
                 −1.62711E−26 
                  −9.5445E−29 
               
               
                 C60 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C61 
                  9.95586E−26 
                  −8.1993E−24 
                 −8.78075E−29 
               
               
                 C62 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C63 
                  1.01879E−25 
                  1.62251E−22 
                 −3.16475E−29 
               
               
                 C64 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C65 
                  1.91562E−25 
                 −5.94818E−21 
                 −4.32421E−30 
               
               
                 C66 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C67 
                  −3.0812E−30 
                  −1.7543E−33 
                 −6.87806E−32 
               
               
                 C68 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C69 
                  4.41107E−30 
                  −4.3076E−30 
                 −8.63344E−32 
               
               
                 C70 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C71 
                 −2.84725E−29 
                 −2.73981E−27 
                  6.96849E−32 
               
               
                 C72 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C73 
                  4.49515E−30 
                 −1.83905E−25 
                  8.79586E−32 
               
               
                 C74 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C75 
                  8.74288E−29 
                 −8.91906E−24 
                  2.23941E−32 
               
               
                 C76 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C77 
                 −6.92551E−28 
                  2.64874E−22 
                  4.81132E−33 
               
               
                 C78 
                  2.23688E−34 
                 −1.85559E−36 
                 −5.94735E−35 
               
               
                 C79 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C80 
                 −7.09239E−33 
                  −8.8033E−35 
                  1.42958E−34 
               
               
                 C81 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C82 
                 −2.40355E−31 
                  1.32753E−31 
                  3.76355E−34 
               
               
                 C83 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C84 
                 −1.33477E−30 
                  6.70625E−29 
                  4.22629E−34 
               
               
                 C85 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C86 
                 −3.52927E−30 
                  4.70367E−27 
                  2.6854E−34 
               
               
                 C87 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C88 
                 −4.04945E−30 
                 −1.60136E−25 
                  9.37755E−35 
               
               
                 C89 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C90 
                 −2.28582E−32 
                  3.37935E−24 
                  1.01872E−35 
               
               
                 C91 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C92 
                  1.53054E−35 
                  1.03182E−38 
                  4.49578E−37 
               
               
                 C93 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C94 
                  1.90636E−34 
                  7.96148E−37 
                  4.15344E−37 
               
               
                 C95 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C96 
                  1.77216E−33 
                  5.60447E−33 
                  −1.332E−37 
               
               
                 C97 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C98 
                  7.04888E−33 
                  5.29126E−31 
                 −4.53303E−37 
               
               
                 C99 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C100 
                  1.53325E−32 
                  6.99281E−29 
                 −2.18759E−37 
               
               
                 C101 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C102 
                  1.55848E−32 
                 — 
                  −2.6401E−38 
               
               
                 C103 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C104 
                  5.50738E−33 
                 — 
                 −5.86276E−39 
               
               
                 C105 
                  −3.2947E−39 
                  2.07879E−42 
                 −7.97362E−43 
               
               
                 C106 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C107 
                  −6.0305E−38 
                  8.43169E−40 
                 −9.19642E−40 
               
               
                 C108 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C109 
                 −5.38471E−37 
                 −2.34624E−37 
                 −7.68527E−40 
               
               
                 C110 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C111 
                 −3.36031E−36 
                 −1.09111E−34 
                 −5.25252E−40 
               
               
                 C112 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C113 
                 −1.05801E−35 
                 −2.66123E−32 
                 −3.43775E−40 
               
               
                 C114 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C115 
                 −2.05318E−35 
                 — 
                 −3.04774E−40 
               
               
                 C116 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C117 
                 −1.88192E−35 
                 — 
                  −1.37941E−40 
               
               
                 C118 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C119 
                 −9.04484E−36 
                 — 
                 −1.23379E−41 
               
               
                 C120 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C121 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C122 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C123 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C124 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C125 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C126 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C127 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C128 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C129 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C130 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C131 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C132 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C133 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C134 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C135 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C136 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C137 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C138 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C139 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C140 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C141 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C142 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C143 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C144 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C145 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C146 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C147 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C148 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C149 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C150 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C151 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C152 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Table 2c for FIG. 37/38 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                 FREE-FORM 
                 COEFFICIENTS 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Surface 
                 M2 
                 Stop 
                 M1 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 KY 
                 0 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                 KX 
                 0 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                 RX 
                 −5190.311 
                 0 
                 −5923.957 
               
               
                 C1 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C2 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C3 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C4 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C5 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C6 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C7 
                 −5.28973E−09  
                 — 
                 −9.34107E−08  
               
               
                 C8 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C9 
                 3.16118E−08 
                 — 
                 −3.08171E−08  
               
               
                 C10 
                 −3.51132E−11  
                 — 
                 2.15749E−11 
               
               
                 C11 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C12 
                 −5.9484E−11 
                 — 
                 −4.16147E−11  
               
               
                 C13 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C14 
                 4.15397E−11 
                 — 
                 −9,.60233E−12   
               
               
                 C15 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C16 
                 8.87193E−14 
                 — 
                 −1.3871E−13 
               
               
                 C17 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C18 
                 2.11911E−14 
                 — 
                 −4.21724E−13  
               
               
                 C19 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C20 
                 5.83626E−14 
                 — 
                 1.56832E−13 
               
               
                 C21 
                 −7.52771E−17  
                 — 
                 2.28833E−17 
               
               
                 C22 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C23 
                 2.86727E−17 
                 — 
                 −7.98916E−17  
               
               
                 C24 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C25 
                 −6.0786E−17 
                 — 
                 −6.15893E−16  
               
               
                 C26 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C27 
                 9.82617E−17 
                 — 
                 6.98314E−16 
               
               
                 C28 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C29 
                 −1.4409E−21 
                 — 
                 −1.67085E−20  
               
               
                 C30 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C31 
                  1.0419E−19 
                 — 
                  1.2491E−19 
               
               
                 C32 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C33 
                 1.81953E−20 
                 — 
                 −5.55657E−19  
               
               
                 C34 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C35 
                 2.04228E−19 
                 — 
                 −3.23337E−18  
               
               
                 C36 
                 −1.68994E−23  
                 — 
                 −3.08541E−25  
               
               
                 C37 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C38 
                 −5.92116E−23  
                 — 
                 −6.92334E−22  
               
               
                 C39 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C40 
                 3.83068E−23 
                 — 
                 −1.17222E−21  
               
               
                 C41 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C42 
                 −9.3194E−23 
                 — 
                 1.57625E−21 
               
               
                 C43 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C44 
                 3.54806E−22 
                 — 
                 −4.85283E−20  
               
               
                 C45 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C46 
                 1.64543E−25 
                 — 
                 7.61057E−26 
               
               
                 C47 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C48 
                 −2.94839E−25  
                 — 
                 1.52897E−24 
               
               
                 C49 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C50 
                 −1.09554E−24  
                 — 
                 8.66858E−24 
               
               
                 C51 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C52 
                 −1.81473E−24  
                 — 
                 2.18885E−23 
               
               
                 C53 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C54 
                 −1.10156E−25  
                 — 
                 2.98501E−22 
               
               
                 C55 
                 −3.91687E−28  
                 — 
                 −3.84029E−29  
               
               
                 C56 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C57 
                 −9.77389E−28  
                 — 
                 8.12605E−27 
               
               
                 C58 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C59 
                 −6.1463E−28 
                 — 
                 4.79733E−26 
               
               
                 C60 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C61 
                 −1.2791E−27 
                 — 
                 3.31526E−26 
               
               
                 C62 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C63 
                 −4.46201E−27  
                 — 
                 −2.96899E−25  
               
               
                 C64 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C65 
                 −2.14425E−28  
                 — 
                 2.24301E−24 
               
               
                 C66 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C67 
                 3.17154E−32 
                 — 
                  −3.989E−30 
               
               
                 C68 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C69 
                 6.31254E−30 
                 — 
                 −4.30684E−29  
               
               
                 C70 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C71 
                 1.77074E−29 
                 — 
                 −3.09346E−28  
               
               
                 C72 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C73 
                 2.94127E−29 
                 — 
                 −3.27636E−28  
               
               
                 C74 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C75 
                 1.73718E−29 
                 — 
                 1.84376E−28 
               
               
                 C76 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C77 
                 9.59406E−30 
                 — 
                 −9.29243E−27  
               
               
                 C78 
                 2.26428E−33 
                 — 
                 6.44291E−34 
               
               
                 C79 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C80 
                 6.98016E−33 
                 — 
                 −7.26103E−32  
               
               
                 C81 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C82 
                 3.90295E−33 
                 — 
                 −8.26037E−31  
               
               
                 C83 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C84 
                 1.00564E−32 
                 — 
                 −2.47229E−30  
               
               
                 C85 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C86 
                 5.31207E−32 
                 — 
                 1.36268E−30 
               
               
                 C87 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C88 
                 4.68167E−32 
                 — 
                 1.15589E−29 
               
               
                 C89 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C90 
                 2.22751E−32 
                 — 
                 −6.48766E−29  
               
               
                 C91 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C92 
                 4.94909E−36 
                 — 
                 2.12374E−35 
               
               
                 C93 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C94 
                 −2.40459E−35  
                 — 
                 2.73288E−34 
               
               
                 C95 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C96 
                 −6.9107E−35 
                 — 
                 2.28463E−33 
               
               
                 C97 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C98 
                 −1.61919E−34  
                 — 
                 6.85275E−33 
               
               
                 C99 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C100 
                  −1.443E−34 
                 — 
                 −4.32046E−33  
               
               
                 C101 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C102 
                 −7.93406E−35  
                 — 
                 −1.07655E−32  
               
               
                 C103 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C104 
                 −1.6653E−35 
                 — 
                 1.27235E−31 
               
               
                 C105 
                 5.86499E−40 
                 — 
                 −4.29231E−39  
               
               
                 C106 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C107 
                 −1.54194E−38  
                 — 
                 2.35882E−37 
               
               
                 C108 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C109 
                 −7.13318E−39  
                 — 
                 4.70203E−36 
               
               
                 C110 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C111 
                 −1.43456E−38  
                 — 
                 2.37591E−35 
               
               
                 C112 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C113 
                 −1.90287E−37  
                 — 
                 3.22171E−35 
               
               
                 C114 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C115 
                 −2.94354E−37  
                 — 
                 −8.87391E−35  
               
               
                 C116 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C117 
                 −2.19039E−37  
                 — 
                 −1.98534E−34  
               
               
                 C118 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 C119 
                 −6.06928E−38  
                 — 
                 8.31104E−34 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Table 3a for FIG. 37/38 
               
               
                 DECENTRING AND TILTING 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Surface 
                 DCX 
                 DCY 
                 DCZ 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 M8 
                 0 
                 0.357 
                 928.412 
               
               
                   
                 M7 
                 0 
                 −194.006 
                 123.625 
               
               
                   
                 M6 
                 0 
                 110.738 
                 1485.211 
               
               
                   
                 M5 
                 0 
                 410.249 
                 1906.051 
               
               
                   
                 M4 
                 0 
                 989.832 
                 2227.669 
               
               
                   
                 M3 
                 0 
                 −480.768 
                 1725.544 
               
               
                   
                 M2 
                 0 
                 −1586.007 
                 983.729 
               
               
                   
                 Stop 
                 0 
                 −1833.301 
                 630.897 
               
               
                   
                 M1 
                 0 
                 −2256.97 
                 48.209 
               
               
                   
                 Object plane 
                 0 
                 −2433.049 
                 1809.336 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Table 3b for FIG. 37/38 
               
               
                 DECENTRING 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Surface 
                 TLA [deg] 
                 TLB [deg] 
                 TLC [deg] 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 M8 
                 −6.812 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                   
                 M7 
                 166.853 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                   
                 M6 
                 65.471 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                   
                 M5 
                 41.134 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                   
                 M4 
                 −66.253 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                   
                 M3 
                 26.326 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                   
                 M2 
                 43.988 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                   
                 Stop 
                 17.853 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                   
                 M1 
                 165.032 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                   
                 Object plane 
                 0.842 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Table 4 for FIG. 37/38 
               
               
                 TRANSMISSION 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Surface 
                 Angle of incidence [deg] 
                 Reflectivity 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 M8 
                 6.791 
                 0.661 
               
               
                   
                 M7 
                 0.473 
                 0.666 
               
               
                   
                 M6 
                 78.111 
                 0.852 
               
               
                   
                 M5 
                 77.566 
                 0.845 
               
               
                   
                 M4 
                 4.904 
                 0.663 
               
               
                   
                 M3 
                 82.655 
                 0.912 
               
               
                   
                 M2 
                 79.497 
                 0.872 
               
               
                   
                 M1 
                 20.679 
                 0.609 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Overall transmission = 0.10167 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     An overall reflectivity of the projection optical unit  50  is 10.17%. 
     The axes of rotation symmetry of the aspherical mirrors are generally tilted with respect to a normal of the image plane  9 , as is made clear by the tilt values in the tables. 
     The object field  8  has an x-extent of two times 13 mm and a y-extent of 1.20 mm. The projection optical unit  50  is optimized for an operating wavelength of the illumination light  3  of 13.5 nm. 
     The projection optical unit  50  has exactly eight mirrors M 1  to M 8 . The mirrors M 2  and M 3  on the one hand, and M 5 , M 6  on the other hand are embodied as mirrors for grazing incidence and are arranged in each case as a mirror pair directly behind one another in the imaging beam path. The projection optical unit  50  has exactly four mirrors for grazing incidence, namely the mirrors M 2 , M 3 , M 5  and M 6 . The mirrors M 1 , M 4 , M 7  and M 8  are embodied as mirrors for normal incidence. 
     In the projection optical unit  50 , a stop  53  is arranged in the beam path between the mirrors M 1  and M 2 , near the grazing incidence on the mirror M 2 . The stop  53  is arranged between the mirrors M 1  and M 2  in the region of a first pupil plane in the beam path of the illumination or imaging light  3 . This first pupil plane  53  is tilted relative to the chief ray  51  of a central field point, i.e. it includes an angle ≠90° with this chief ray. The whole beam of the imaging light  3  is accessible from all sides between the mirrors M 1  and M 2  in the region of this first pupil plane, and so the stop  53  embodied as an aperture stop is arranged here. Alternatively or additionally, a stop can be arranged directly on the surface of the mirror M 2 . 
     In the xz-plane (cf.  FIG. 38 ), an entry pupil of the projection optical unit  50  lies 2740 mm in front of the object field  8  in the beam path of the illumination light. In the yz-plane, the entry pupil lies 5430 mm downstream of the object field  8  in the imaging beam path of the projection optical unit  50 . An extent of the chief rays  51  emanating from the object field  8  is therefore convergent both in the meridional section according to  FIG. 37  and in the view according to  FIG. 38 . 
     In the xz-section (cf.  FIG. 38 ), the stop  53  can lie at a position displaced in the z-direction compared to its position in the yz-section. 
     A z-distance between the object field  8  and the image field  17 , i.e. a structural length of the projection optical unit  50 , is approximately 1850 mm. 
     An object/image offset (d OIS ), i.e. a y-spacing between a central object field point and a central image field point, is approximately 2400 mm. 
     A free working distance between the mirror M 7  and the image field  17  is 83 mm. 
     In the projection optical unit  34 , an RMS value for the wavefront aberration is at most 7.22 mλ and, on average, 6.65 mλ. 
     A maximum distortion value is at most 0.10 nm in the x-direction and at most 0.10 nm in the y-direction. A telecentricity value in the x-direction is at most 1.58 mrad on the image field side and a telecentricity value in the y-direction is at most 0.15 mrad on the image field side. 
     Further mirror data of the projection optical unit  50  emerge from the following table. 
     
       
         
           
               
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Table 5 for FIG. 37/38 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 M1 
                 M2 
                 M3 
                 M4 
                 M5 
                 M6 
                 M7 
                 M8 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Maximum angle of incidence 
                 20.9 
                 81.9 
                 83.8 
                 7.0 
                 79.8 
                 81.2 
                 17.2 
                 8.3 
               
               
                 [deg] 
               
               
                 Extent of the mirror (x) [mm] 
                 525.7 
                 662.4 
                 847.1 
                 984.1 
                 675.6 
                 325.0 
                 482.9 
                 1074.4 
               
               
                 Extent of the mirror (y) [mm] 
                 268.1 
                 512.7 
                 856.1 
                 66.4 
                 336.1 
                 466.1 
                 277.4 
                 1053.4 
               
               
                 Maximum mirror diameter 
                 525.8 
                 662.5 
                 926.3 
                 984.1 
                 675.6 
                 470.0 
                 483.0 
                 1076.0 
               
               
                 [mm] 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     There is an intermediate image  53   a  in the beam path in the region of a reflection on the mirror M 5  in the yz-plane ( FIG. 37 ) and in the imaging beam path region between the mirrors M 6  and M 7  in the xz-plane ( FIG. 38 ). 
     A further pupil plane of the projection optical unit  50  is arranged in the region of the reflection of the imaging light  3  on the mirrors M 7  and M 8 . 
     Aperture stops in the region of the mirrors M 7  and M 8  can be arranged distributed for the x-dimension, on the one hand, and for the y-dimension, on the other hand, at two positions in the imaging beam path, for example there can be an aperture stop for primarily providing a restriction along the y-dimension on the mirror M 8  and an aperture stop for primarily providing a restriction along the x-dimension on the mirror M 7 . 
     The mirror M 8  is obscured and includes a passage opening  54  for the passage of the illumination light  3  in the imaging beam path between the mirrors M 6  and M 7 . Less than 20% of the numerical aperture of the projection optical unit  50  is obscured as a result of the passage opening  54 . Thus, in a system pupil of the projection optical unit  50 , a surface which is not illuminated due to the obscuration is less than 0.20 2  of the surface of the overall system pupil. The non-illuminated surface within the system pupil can have a different extent in the x-direction than in the y-direction. Moreover, this surface in the system pupil which cannot be illuminated can be decentred in the x-direction and/or in the y-direction in relation to a centre of the system pupil. 
     Only the last mirror M 8  in the imaging beam path includes a passage opening  54  for the imaging light  3 . All other mirrors M 1  to M 7  have a continuous reflection surface. The reflection surface of the mirror M 8  is used around the passage opening  54  thereof. 
     The mirrors M 1 , M 3 , M 4 , M 6  and M 8  have negative values for the radius, i.e. are, in principle, concave mirrors. The other mirrors M 2 , M 5  and M 7  have positive values for the radius, i.e. are, in principle, convex mirrors. The mirrors M 2 , M 3 , M 5  and M 6  for grazing incidence have very large radii and only constitute small deviations from plane reflection surfaces. 
     The reticle  12  and the wafer  19  are initially provided for producing a microstructured component, in particular a highly integrated semiconductor component, for example a memory chip, with the aid of the projection exposure apparatus  1 . Subsequently, a structure on the reticle  8  is projected onto a light-sensitive layer on the wafer  19  with the projection optical unit of the projection exposure apparatus  1 . By developing the light-sensitive layer, a microstructure is then generated on the wafer  19  and the microstructured or nanostructured component is generated therefrom.