Patent Publication Number: US-8974628-B2

Title: Plasma treatment device and optical monitor device

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a 35 U.S.C. 371 National Phase Entry Application from PCT/JP2011/004698, filed Aug. 24, 2011, which claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-189435, filed on Aug. 26, 2010, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a plasma treatment device that performs a desired treatment on a substrate to be treated using plasma generated by microwave discharge. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Plasma has been frequently used in, for example, etching, deposition, oxidization and sputtering of a manufacturing process of semiconductor devices and flat panel displays (FPD) for an improved reaction of the treatment gas in a relatively low temperature. Conventionally, plasma has been generated using either a high frequency discharge of MHz range or a microwave discharge of GHz range for these types of plasma processing. 
     Plasma generated using the microwave discharge has an advantage in that high density plasma having low electron temperature can be generated under a relatively lower pressure, and in particular, large-diameter plasma can be efficiently generated by employing a slot antenna and a planar plate shaped microwave introduction window structure. It also has an advantage in that the plasma treatment device can be simplified since a magnetic field is not needed. 
     In particular, a radial line slot antenna among the slot antenna radiates microwave uniformly and widely from a slot plate having multiple slots arranged concentrically. As a result, a large-diameter plasma can be generated having an excellent uniformity of density and controllability can be generated. 
     In the meantime, the process being performed within a treatment vessel of the microwave plasma treatment device is occasionally controlled in real time through an in-situ monitoring. When an optical monitor device is installed on the microwave plasma treatment device equipped with such a slot antenna, it may be required to configure an optical waveguide for monitoring such that the optical waveguide does not affect not only the uniformity of electromagnetic wave radiation of the slot antenna, but also the uniformity of plasma density. 
     In regard to this matter, the optical monitor device installed in the plasma treatment device disclosed in Patent Document 1 uses a microwave transmission line which transmits microwave generated from a microwave generator toward a treatment vessel, in which the last section of the microwave transmission line is a coaxial line which is traverse from directly above at the center of the slot antenna in a vertical direction. The internal conductor of the coaxial line is configured as a hollow tube. The process performed within the treatment vessel is adapted to be optically monitored in-situ by making light pass through the hollow tube. 
     The optical monitor device is formed with a hole for the optical waveguide which penetrates through the center of the slot antenna to be continued with the hollow tube (internal conductor) of the coaxial line. In general, the center of the planar plate slot antenna is the center of a radial waveguide, and even if a through hole for the optical waveguide is formed at such a place, no influence will be exerted on uniformity of the electromagnetic wave radiation of the slot antenna, and thus no trouble will be caused in uniformity or controllability of plasma density. 
     PRIOR ART DOCUMENT 
     Patent Document 
     
         
         Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2008-251660 
       
    
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Problems to be Solved by the Invention 
     The conventional optical monitor device disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a difficulty in forming an optical waveguide for monitoring within a microwave transmission line (coaxial line). That is, the diameter of the hollow tube as the internal conductor of the coaxial line is limited in terms of a propagation mode or a characteristic impedance of electromagnetic wave. For example, an optical waveguide having a sufficiently large diameter, i.e., a sufficiently large amount of light, cannot be obtained not only in a case where laser light is used in a monitor light but also in a case non-coherent light having a wide wavelength range such as a lamp light is used as the monitor light. 
     Further, the conventional optical monitor device also has a restriction in that the hollow tube (internal conductor) of the microwave transmission line (coaxial line) cannot be used for a treatment gas supply path. 
     The present invention intends to solve the problems of the conventional technology as described above, and provides an optical monitor device and a plasma treatment device which enable high accuracy optical monitoring of the surface of a substrate to be treated in a treatment vessel using monitor light (non-coherent monitor light) having a wide wavelength range, without affecting the uniformity of the electromagnetic radiation from a planar slot antenna. 
     Means to Solve the Problems 
     A plasma treatment device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes: a treatment vessel that is capable of being evacuated and at least partly includes a dielectric window; a substrate holding unit that holds a substrate to be treated within the treatment vessel; a treatment gas supply unit that supplies a desired treatment gas within the treatment vessel in order to perform a desired plasma treatment on the substrate; a slot plate made of a conductor and having one or plural slots for radiating microwave into the treatment vessel and installed above the dielectric window; a microwave supply unit that supplies microwave into the treatment vessel through the slot plate and the dielectric window in order to generate plasma of a treatment gas by a plasma discharge; and an optical monitor unit that optically monitors or measures a surface of the substrate within the treatment vessel through a mesh shaped penetration hole formed on the slot plate and the dielectric window. The optical monitor unit includes: a light source that generates monitor light; a light receiving unit that converts reflected light from the substrate for the monitor light into an electrical signal; a monitor circuit that outputs monitor information or a monitor result by allowing the electrical signal from the light receiving unit to be subjected to a predetermined signal processing; a monitor head that irradiates the monitor light on the surface of the substrate held on the substrate holding unit through the mesh type penetration holes of the slot plate and the dielectric window, and receives the reflected light from the surface of the substrate through the mesh type penetration holes of the slot plate and the dielectric window; a monitor light transmission unit that transmits the monitor light from the light source to the monitor head; and a reflected light transmission unit that transmits the reflected light from the monitor head to the light receiving unit. And, the monitor head includes: a sealable housing that is made of a conductor and placed above the slot plate, a predetermined optical component that is located at a position where the monitor light or the reflected light passes within the housing, a purge gas supply unit that supplies a purge gas into the housing, and an exhaust unit that exhaust the gas from the inside of the housing. 
     A plasma treatment device according to a second aspect of the present invention includes: a treatment vessel that is capable of being evacuated and at least partly includes a dielectric window; a substrate holding unit that holds a substrate to be treated within the treatment vessel; a treatment gas supply unit that supplies a predetermined treatment gas within the treatment vessel in order to perform a predetermined plasma treatment on the substrate; a slot plate of a conductor that includes one or plural slots to radiate microwave within the treatment vessel, and is installed above the dielectric window; a microwave supply unit that supplies microwave into the treatment vessel through the slot plate and the dielectric window in order to generate plasma of the treatment gas by plasma discharge; and an optical monitor unit that optically monitors or measures a surface of the substrate within the treatment vessel through mesh type penetration holes formed in the slot plate and the dielectric window. The top surface of a light shielding portion in the region where the mesh type penetration holes of the slot plate are distributed is rounded. 
     A plasma treatment device according to a third aspect of the present invention includes: a treatment vessel that is capable of being evacuated and at least partly includes a dielectric window; a substrate holding unit that holds a substrate to be treated within the treatment vessel; a treatment gas supply unit that supplies a predetermined treatment gas within the treatment vessel in order to perform a predetermined plasma treatment on the substrate; a slot plate of a conductor that includes one or plural slots to radiate microwave within the treatment vessel, and is installed above the dielectric window; a microwave supply unit that supplies microwave into the treatment vessel through the slot plate and the dielectric window in order to generate plasma of the treatment gas by plasma discharge; and an optical monitor unit that optically monitors or measures a surface of the substrate within the treatment vessel through mesh type penetration holes formed in the slot plate and the dielectric window. In the dielectric window, at least a portion that is overlapped with the region where the mesh type penetration holes of the slot plate are distributed is of a synthetic quartz. 
     An optical monitor device for optically monitoring or measuring a surface of a substrate in a plasma treatment device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein a substrate to be treated is accommodated in a vacuum treatment vessel that is capable of being evacuated and at least partly includes a dielectric window, the substrate being held in a substrate holding unit, a treatment gas is supplied into the treatment vessel, microwave is supplied into the treatment vessel through a dielectric window and a slot plate that is made of a conductor and having one or plural slots and installed above the dielectric window, and plasma of the treatment gas is generated by a microwave discharge such that a desired plasma treatment on the substrate is performed under plasma, the optical monitor device includes: a light source that generates monitor light; a light receiving unit that converts reflected light from the substrate of the monitor light into an electrical signal; a monitor circuit that outputs monitor information or a monitor result by allowing the electrical signal from the light receiving unit to be subjected to a predetermined signal processing; a mesh type penetration holes that are formed in the slot plate in order to pass the monitor light and the reflected light from the surface of the substrate therethrough; a monitor head that irradiates the monitor light on the surface of the substrate held on the substrate holding unit through the mesh type penetration holes of the slot plate and the dielectric window, and receives the reflected light from the surface of the substrate through the mesh type penetration holes of the slot plate and the dielectric window; a monitor light transmission unit that transmits the monitor light from the light source to the monitor head; and a reflected light transmission unit that transmits the reflected light from the monitor head to the light receiving unit. A first mesh type penetration hole for passing the monitor light therethrough and a second mesh shaped penetration hole for passing the reflected light therethrough are formed on the slot plate, and the monitor head irradiates the monitor light on the surface of the substrate on the substrate holding unit through the first mesh shaped penetration hole of the slot plate and the dielectric window, and receives the reflected light from the surface of the substrate through the second mesh type penetration hole of the slot plate and the dielectric window. 
     An optical monitor device according to the present invention is an optical monitor device for optically monitoring or measuring surface of the substrate in a plasma treatment device in which a substrate to be treated is accommodated in a treatment vessel that is capable of being evacuated and at least a portion of ceiling plate includes a dielectric window and the substrate being held in a substrate holding unit, a treatment gas is supplied into the treatment vessel, microwave is supplied into the treatment vessel through a dielectric window and a slot plate made of a conductor and having one or plural slots and installed above the dielectric window, and plasma of the treatment gas is generated by a microwave discharge such that a desired plasma treatment on the substrate is performed under plasma, the optical monitor device includes: a light source that generates a monitor light; a light receiving unit that converts a reflective light from the substrate of the monitor light into an electrical signal; a monitor circuit that outputs a monitor information or a monitor result by allowing the electrical signal from the light receiving unit to be subjected to a predetermined signal processing; a mesh shaped penetration hole formed on the slot plate in order to pass through the monitor light and the reflective light from the surface of the substrate; a monitor head that irradiates the monitor light on the surface of the substrate held on the substrate holding unit through the mesh shaped penetration hole of the slot plate and the dielectric window and receives the reflective light from the surface of the substrate through the mesh shaped penetration hole of the slot plate and the dielectric window; a monitor light transmission unit that transmits the monitor light from the light source to the monitor head; and a reflective light transmission unit that transmits the reflective light from the monitor head to the light receiving unit. 
     In a microwave plasma treatment device configured as described above, microwave supplied from the microwave supply unit is radiated from the slots of the slot plate into the treatment vessel through the dielectric window and the treatment gas is dissociated by its microwave electric field to generate plasma. Plasma generated in the vicinity of the dielectric window is diffused downwardly in the treatment vessel and a desired treatment such as a micro-machining or a thin film depositing is performed under the plasma. 
     The optical monitor unit or the optical monitor device described above that performs an optical in-situ monitoring or measuring of the surface of the substrate to be treated that is being subjected to the plasma treatment through the optical waveguide for monitoring that passes through the conductive slot plate and the dielectric window. Here, in the slot plate, the mesh shaped penetration hole forms an optical waveguide for monitoring, while microwave supplied from the microwave supply unit smoothly propagates all of the portions of the mesh shaped penetration hole as well as the other portions other than the slots. Accordingly, it is possible to stably and securely carry out a desired optical monitoring on a surface of the substrate to be treated with high accuracy by constructing an optical waveguide which is appropriate for propagating monitor light (in particular, non-coherent monitor light) having a wide wavelength range, without affecting the uniformity of the electromagnetic radiation (further, uniformity of plasma density). 
     Effect of the Invention 
     According to an optical monitor device and a plasma treatment device of the present invention, with the above-described configuration and effect, it is possible to carry out high accuracy optical monitoring of the surface of a substrate to be treated in a treatment vessel using monitor light (in particular, non-coherent monitor light) having a wide wavelength range, without affecting the uniformity of the electromagnetic radiation from a planar slot antenna. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a view illustrating a configuration of a microwave plasma treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a cross sectional view illustrating a configuration of an optical waveguide and a monitor head of an optical monitor device according to an embodiment installed in the microwave plasma treatment device of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3A  is a plan view illustrating a configuration of mesh type penetration holes which are formed in a slot plate in order to configure the optical waveguide in the optical monitor device of the embodiment. 
         FIG. 3B  is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cross-sectional structure of a light shielding unit in an area where the mesh type penetration holes of the slot plate are distributed. 
         FIGS. 4  ( a )-( c ) are views illustrating a sequence of a method of fabricating the mesh type penetration holes in the slot plate. 
         FIG. 5  is a view illustrating a wavelength dependency of light transmittance of a synthetic quartz and a fused quartz. 
         FIG. 6  is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a monitor body of the optical monitor device. 
         FIGS. 7  ( a )-( c ) are views illustrating a sequence of an etch-back process carried out to form a sidewall of an LDD structure using the plasma treatment device of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 8A  is view illustrating an example (recess) of a bad etch-back result in forming the sidewall of the LDD structure. 
         FIG. 8B  is view illustrating an example (footing) of bad etch back result in forming the sidewall of the LDD structure. 
         FIG. 9  is a view illustrating a wavelength dependency characteristic of reflectivity in an SiO 2  film. 
         FIG. 10  is view illustrating a modified example of the plasma treatment device of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 11  is view illustrating a modified example of the optical waveguide and the monitor head in the optical monitor device of the embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates a configuration of a microwave plasma treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The microwave plasma treatment device is configured as a planar plate shaped surface wave excited microwave plasma etching device using a planar plate slot antenna and has a cylindrical vacuum chamber (treatment vessel)  10  made of a metallic material, for example, an aluminum or a stainless steel. Chamber  10  is protectively grounded. 
     First, a configuration of each component of the microwave plasma etching device that is irrelevant to generation of plasma will be described. 
     A disc-shaped susceptor  12  on which a substrate to be treated, for example, a semiconductor wafer W is mounted is disposed horizontally, as a substrate holding table which also serves as a high frequency electrode, at the center of a lower portion within chamber  10 . Susceptor  12  is made of, for example, aluminum, and is supported by an insulating cylindrical support unit  14  which extends vertically upward from the bottom of chamber  10 . 
     On the outer periphery of a cylindrical support unit, an annular exhaust path  18  is formed between a conductive cylindrical support unit  16  which extends vertically upward from the bottom of chamber  10  and an inner wall of chamber  10 . An annular baffle plate  20  is attached to an upper portion or inlet of exhaust path  18  and one or plural exhaust ports  22  are installed on the bottom portion of exhaust path  18 . An exhaust device  26  is connected to each exhaust port  22  through an exhaust pipe  24 . Exhaust device  26  includes a vacuum pump such as a turbo molecular pump so that a plasma treatment space within chamber  10  can be decompressed to a desired vacuum level. A gate valve  28  which opens and closes a carry-in and carry-out port  27  of semiconductor wafer W is attached to the outside of the sidewall of chamber  10 . 
     A high frequency power supply  30  for RF biasing is electrically connected to susceptor  12  through a matching unit  32  and a power feeding rod  34 . High frequency power supply  30  outputs a predetermined frequency, for example, a high frequency of 13.56 MHz, which is suitable for controlling ion energy input to the semiconductor wafer W, with a predetermined power. Matching unit  32  accommodates a matcher for performing a matching between an impedance of high frequency power supply  30  side and an impedance of a load (mainly, electrode, plasma, chamber) side, a blocking condenser for generating self-bias is included in the matcher. 
     An electrostatic chuck  36  for holding semiconductor wafer W using an electrostatic adsorbing force is installed on an upper surface of susceptor  12  and a focus ring  38  annularly surrounding the periphery of the semiconductor wafer W is installed in the radially outside of electrostatic chuck  36 . Electrostatic chuck  36  is configured in such a manner that an electrode  36   a  including a conductive film is sandwiched between a pair of insulating films  36   b  and  36   c . A high voltage direct power supply  40  is electrically connected to electrode  36   a  through a switch  42  and a sheathed line  43 . Semiconductor wafer W is adsorbed and held on the electrostatic chuck  36  by an electrostatic force by a direct voltage applied form direct power supply  40 . 
     An annular refrigerant chamber  44  extending, for example, in a circumferential direction is installed inside susceptor  12 . A refrigerant having a predetermined temperature, for example, cooling water cw is supplied to refrigerant chamber  44  from a chiller unit (not illustrated) through pipes  46  and  48 . A treatment temperature of semiconductor wafer W mounted on electrostatic chuck  36  can be controlled by a temperature of the refrigerant. Further, a heat transfer gas, for example, He gas, from a heat transfer gas supply unit (not illustrated) is supplied between the top surface of electrostatic chuck  36  and the rear surface of semiconductor wafer W through a gas supply pipe  50 . Further, for loading/unloading of semiconductor wafer W, a lift pin, an elevating mechanism thereof (not illustrated) and the like that may be moved up and down vertically through susceptor  12  are installed. 
     Next, a configuration of each component of the microwave plasma etching device that is relevant to generation of plasma will be described. 
     A circular dielectric window  52  for introducing microwave is hermitically attached to a ceiling surface opposed to susceptor  12  of chamber  10  as a ceiling plate. As will be described in detail below, dielectric window  52  is configured such that a portion  52   a  through which an optical waveguide  104  for monitoring passes is formed of a synthetic quartz having a high transmittance to light (in particular, ultraviolet ray) of a short wavelength and other portion  52   b  is formed of an inexpensive fused quartz. 
     A planar plate-shaped slot antenna, for example, a disc-shaped radial line slot antenna  55  is installed above dielectric window  52 . Radial line slot antenna  55  is configured by a slot plate  54 , a dielectric plate (a delay plate)  56  and a metal portion of the upper surface of the dielectric plate (lower surface of a cover plate  72 ). 
     Slot plate  54  includes, as illustrated in  FIG. 3A , multiple slot pairs  54   a ,  54   b  concentrically distributed as slots for radiating microwave. Further, as will be described in detail below, a mesh type penetration (gap) holes MH are formed at a portion  54   c  of slot plate  54  through which optical waveguide  104  for monitoring passes. 
     Radial line slot antenna  55  is electromagnetically connected to microwave transmission line  58  through dielectric plate  56  installed above slot plate  54 . Dielectric plate  56  is configured such that a portion  56   a  through which optical waveguide  104  for monitoring passes is formed of a synthetic quartz having a high transmittance to light (in particular, ultraviolet ray) of a short wavelength. Other portion  56   b  of dielectric plate  56  is formed of a dielectric material having high dielectric constant, which is appropriate for compressing (shortening) the wavelength of microwave, for example, a quartz, an aluminum oxide or an aluminum nitride. Here, like dielectric window  52 , other portion  56   b  is formed of the inexpensive fused quartz. 
     Microwave transmission line  58  is a line which transmits microwave, for example, microwave of 2.45 GHz, which is output with a predetermined power from a microwave generator  60  to radial line slot antenna  55 , and includes a waveguide  62 , a waveguide-coaxial pipe converter  64  and a coaxial pipe  66 . Waveguide  62  is, for example, a rectangular waveguide, and transmits microwave from the microwave generator  60  using a TE mode as a transmission mode to waveguide-coaxial pipe converter  64  toward chamber  10 . 
     Waveguide-coaxial pipe converter  64  connects a terminating end portion of waveguide  62  with a starting end portion of coaxial pipe  66  to convert a transmission mode of quadrangle waveguide  62  into a transmission mode of coaxial pipe  66 . Coaxial pipe  66  extends vertically downwardly from waveguide-coaxial pipe converter  64  to a central portion of the top surface of chamber  10 , and an end portion or lower end portion of the coaxial line thereof is connected to the central part of slot plate  54  through dielectric plate  56 . Coaxial pipe  66  is configured in a cylindrical body, and microwave is propagated through a space between internal conductor  68  and an external conductor  70  in a TEM mode. 
     Microwave output from microwave generator  60  is propagated through waveguide  62 , waveguide-coaxial pipe converter  64  and coaxial pipe  66  of the above-described microwave transmission line  58  and is fed to dielectric plate  56  of radial line slot antenna  55 . In the meantime, microwave expanded in a radial direction while being shortened in its wavelength within dielectric plate  56  becomes a planar surface wave which is circularly polarized wave which includes two polarized wave components orthogonal to each other, and is radiated towards the inside of chamber  10 . Microwave radiated into chamber  10  ionizes neighboring gas, thereby generating high density plasma with a low electron temperature. In the meantime, electric field of microwave (electric field of surface wave) propagates in a radial direction along the surface of dielectric window  52  and plasma. 
     A cover plate  72  which also serves as a rear plate of the antenna is installed above the dielectric plate  56  to cover the top surface of chamber  10 . Cover plate  72  is made of, for example, an aluminum, and has a function of absorbing heat (heat dissipating) of dielectric loss generated from dielectric window  52  and dielectric plate  56  or heat generated according to a process, thereby adjusting the temperature thereof to a certain temperature. For this cooling function, a refrigerant having a predetermined temperature, for example cooling water cw is circularly provided to a flow path  74  formed in the inside of cover plate  72  from a chiller unit (not illustrated) through pipes  76  and  77 . A hole  72   a  which vertically penetrating the surface of the plate is formed at a portion of cover plate  72  through which optical waveguide  104  for monitoring passes. 
     Treatment gas supply unit  80  includes a treatment gas supply source  82  located in the outside of chamber  10 , a manifold or a buffer chamber  84  formed in an annular shape within the sidewall of chamber  10  at a position slightly lower than dielectric window  52 , a plurality of sidewall gas ejection ports  86  formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction and extending from buffer chamber  84  to a plasma generation space, and a gas supply pipe  88  extending from the treatment gas supply source  82  to the buffer chamber  84 . A mass flow controller (MFC)  90  and an opening/closing valve  92  are installed in the way of gas supply pipe  88 . 
     In treatment gas supply unit  80 , the treatment gas delivered in a predetermined flow rate from treatment gas supply source  82  is introduced into buffer chamber  84  in the inside of the sidewall of chamber  10  through gas supply pipe  88 , uniformized in pressure in the circumferential direction within buffer chamber  84 , and then ejected substantially horizontally from sidewall gas ejection ports  86  towards the center of chamber  10  to be diffused into the plasma generation space. 
     A controller  94  includes a microcomputer, and controls the operation of each component within the plasma etching device, for example, an exhaust device  26 , a high frequency power supply  30 , a switch  42  for electrostatic chuck  36 , a microwave generator  60 , treatment gas supply unit  80 , a heat transfer gas supply unit (not illustrated), and a optical monitor device  100  to be described below, and the overall operations of the device. 
     In the microwave plasma etching device, for performing etching, first, gate valve  28  is set to be in the open state, and a semiconductor wafer W to be processed is carried into chamber  10  and mounted on electrostatic chuck  36 . Next, gate valve  28  is set to be in the closed state and then a treatment gas, i.e., an etching gas (typically, a mixed gas) is introduced into chamber  10  at a predetermined flow rate from treatment gas supply unit  80 . Further, a heat transfer gas (He gas) is supplied to a contact interface between electrostatic chuck  36  and semiconductor wafer W from the heat transfer gas supply unit and turns ON switch  42  to confine the heat transfer gas in the contact interface using electrostatic force of electrostatic chuck  36 . Then, microwave generator  60  is turned ON and propagates microwave which is output with a predetermined power from microwave generator  60  through transmission line  58  to supply power to radial line slot antenna  55  and radiates microwave from radial line slot antenna  55  into chamber  10 . Further, high frequency power supply  30  is turned ON and outputs the high frequency power for RF biasing with a predetermined power to apply the high frequency to susceptor  12  through matching unit  32  and power feeding rod  34 . 
     The etching gas introduced into chamber  10  from sidewall gas ejection ports  86  of the treatment gas supply unit  80  is diffused below dielectric window  52  and gas particles are ionized by electric field of microwave, thereby generating surface wave excited plasma. When plasma is generated, the microwave becomes surface wave which propagates in a radial direction along the lower surface of dielectric window  52  (surface opposed to the plasma) and plasma. By doing this, plasma generated below dielectric window  52  is diffused downwardly so that an isotropic etching using radicals contained in plasma and vertical etching using ion irradiation are performed on a film to be processed on the main surface of semiconductor wafer W. 
     The microwave plasma etching device includes an optical monitor device  100  to optically monitor a situation of the etching process performed within chamber  10 , for example, a film thickness of a film to be processed which is reduced as time elapses, in-situ or in real time. 
     Optical monitor device  100  is installed at a position located more radially inward than the edge of semiconductor wafer W mounted on susceptor  12 , and more radially outward than coaxial pipe  66 . Optical monitor device  100  has a monitor head  102  located above cover plate  72 , an optical waveguide  104  for monitoring, and a monitor main body  108  optically connected to monitor head  102  via an optical fiber  106 . Optical waveguide  104  for monitoring is formed vertically below monitor head  102  to traverse cover plate  72 , dielectric plate  54 , and dielectric window  52 . 
       FIG. 2  illustrates a configuration of monitor head  102  and optical waveguide  104 . Monitor head  102  has a sealable cap type housing  110  made of a conductor, for example, an aluminum and is provided with, for example, an optical reflector  112  and an optical lens  114  as optical components for monitoring. 
     Optical reflector  12  is made of, for example, an aluminum, and has an inclined surface of about 45 degrees which inclined downwardly to be opposed to an end surface of optical fiber  106  which traverses the inside of the housing  110 . Monitor light LB exited horizontally from optical fiber  106  is reflected vertically downward by optical reflector  112  to pass through optical waveguide  104  to be incident on semiconductor wafer W located directly below optical waveguide  104 . In the meantime, reflected light HB which exited vertically upward the semiconductor wafer W onto which the monitor light LB is irradiated comes into contact with optical reflector through optical waveguide  104 , and is reflected horizontally from optical reflector  112  to be incident on optical fiber  106 . 
     Optical lens  114  radiates monitor light LB exited from optical fiber  106  toward optical reflector  112  at a predetermined diffusion angle and collects reflected light HB from the optical reflector  112  to be received into optical fiber  106 . As illustrated, optical lens  114  may be attached integrally to the front end of optical fiber  106 , or may be separated from optical fiber  106  and located at a predetermined position. 
     Optical fiber  106  includes, for example, a twin fan-out (FO) cable, in which an inner outbound cable  106   a  that transmits monitor light LB and an outer inbound cable  106   b  that transmits reflected light HB are integrally bound. Monitor light LB exits from the end surface of inner outbound cable  106   a  and reflected light HB is incident on the end surface of outer inbound cable  106   b . Optical fiber  106  is accommodated in a sleeve  116  which is made of a conductor, for example, aluminum, hermetically attached to housing  110 , thereby being connected to monitor head  102 . 
     The inside of monitor head  102  is electromagnetically shielded from outside by housing  110  and sleeve  116  made of the conductor as described above. Accordingly, even if microwave enters monitor head  102  from dielectric plate  56  or radial line slot antenna  55  via optical waveguide  104 , the microwave will not leak out to the outside of monitor head  102 . 
     The inner space of monitor head  102  is blocked from atmospheric space and is always purged by a purge gas, for example, N 2  gas, introduced from a purge gas supply port  118  provided on upper surface of housing  110 . Here, purge gas supply port  118  is connected to a purge gas supply source  122  through a purge gas supply pipe  120 . 
     In the embodiment, a base plate  124  having a thick thickness and made of a conductor, for example, an aluminum, is hermetically installed on the bottom of monitor head  102  in order to sufficiently perform the purging of the inside of monitor head  102 . A through hole  124   a  which is continued with a through hole  72   a  of cover plate  72  and an exhaust flow path  124   b  which is continued with an exhaust flow path  72   b  of cover plate  72  are provided at portion of base plate  124  where the optical waveguide  104  passes. The outlet of exhaust flow path  124   b  is connected to, for example, an exhaust unit  128  including an exhaust fan through an exhaust tube  126 . Through hole  72   a  and exhaust flow path  72   b  that constitute optical waveguide  104  are connected with each other through a communication path  72   c  formed at a lower end in cover plate  72 . 
     The purge gas (N 2  gas) supplied from purge gas supply port  118  into the housing is filled in housing  110  and then flows through a sealed space that is formed by through hole  124   a  of base plate  124 , through hole  72   a  of cover plate  72 , communication path  72   c , exhaust flow path  72   b  and exhaust flow path  124   b  of base plate  124  in this order and then is exhausted to the outside of exhaust unit  128 . 
     Optical monitor device  100  in the embodiment does not use coherent laser light having a single wavelength but uses non-coherent lamp light having multiple wavelengths having, for example, a wide range of 185 nm to 785 nm as monitor light LB for monitoring the thickness of the film to be processed on semiconductor wafer W. Here, since a short wavelength (in particular, 200 nm or less) included in monitor light LB is easily absorbed into oxygen, it is significantly reduced when being exposed to the atmosphere. 
     In the embodiment, as described above, since a space in monitor head  102  and also a space of optical waveguide  104  for monitoring are always purged by the purge gas (N 2  gas), monitor light LB after exited from optical fiber  106  and also reflected light HB before received by optical fiber  106  are not contacted with the atmosphere. Therefore, monitor light LB and reflected light HB are difficult to be attenuated. Accordingly, optical monitor device  100  improves the monitoring precision. 
     Further, in making the monitoring precision of optical monitor device  100  and the uniformity of the electromagnetic radiation characteristic of radial line slot antenna  55  be compatible, the configuration in which the mesh type penetration holes MH are formed at a portion or an area  54   c  of slot plate  54  through which optical waveguide  104  for monitoring passes is also very important. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 3A , penetration holes MH having a predetermined shape and size are distributed within optical waveguide passing area  54   c  (mesh) of slot plate  54  at a predetermined density. In increasing the monitoring precision, it is preferable to increase the aperture ratio of mesh  54   c . The aperture ratio of 70% or more is preferable. Here, it is preferable to form the opening of each of the penetration holes MH in a polygonal shape rather than a circular shape in order to increase the aperture ratio of mesh  54   c . An opening of a regular hexagonal shape, i.e., mesh  54   c  with a honeycomb structure is most preferable. 
     According to the honeycomb structure, for example, assuming that the length of one side of each penetration hole MH is j mm, the length of the diagonal line of each penetration hole is k mm, the aperture ratio is 76.3% when j=1.0 mm and k=1.73 mm, and the aperture ratio is 71.8% when j=0.8 mm, k=1.39. However, when j=0.5 mm and k=0.89 mm, the aperture ratio is reduced to 60.3%. 
     Like this, in optical waveguide passing area  54   c  (mesh) of slot plate  54 , the larger aperture ratio can be obtained as the dimension of the penetration holes MH increases. However, there is an upper limit in the opening dimension of the penetration holes MH in order to reduce the leakage of microwave from the mesh. Generally, when the opening dimension of penetration holes MH is one tenth or less of wavelength within the dielectric window, the leakage of microwave is significantly reduced. For example, when using a quartz plate as a material of dielectric window  52 , a wavelength of microwave (2.45 GHz) within the quartz is 61 mm. Therefore, the opening dimension of the penetration holes MH of 6 mm or less is preferable. 
     In the meantime, in the dimension of the opening of the pair of slots  54   a  and  54   b  for radiating microwave, for example, the longer side is 36 mm and the shorter side is 6 mm. 
     In the present embodiment, optical waveguide passing area (mesh)  54   c  is provided to be separated from coaxial pipe  66  of microwave transmission line  58 . As a result, the bore of optical waveguide passing area (mesh)  54   c  may be selected to have any size selected in a range where the bore does not affect the uniformity of electromagnetic wave radiation characteristic of radial line slot antenna  55 , and typically may be selected to have a size in the range of about 10 mm to 20 mm. 
     As an additional feature to mesh shaped penetration holes MH, the present embodiment forms rounded convex surfaces on the top side of a grid part or light shielding part TD that separates penetration holes MH that are adjacent to each other in the optical waveguide passing area  54   c , as illustrated in  FIG. 3B . If the top side of light shielding unit TD is formed with convex surfaces, monitor light LB incident on the convex surfaces from the directly upper side is reflected obliquely rather than vertically upward. Therefore, the stray light may be reduced. The stray light returns from light shielding unit TD to monitor head  102 , thereby causing the reduction of S/N ratio. This also significantly contributes to the increase of the monitoring precision of optical monitor device  100 . 
       FIGS. 4  ( a )-( c ) illustrate a method suitable for fabricating mesh type penetration holes MH in slot plate  54 . In the meantime, the material of slot plate  54  is preferably a conductor such as, for example, a copper or an iron-nickel alloy, where the surface of the conductor is plated with gold in order to secure a good electrical conductivity. In particular, the iron-nickel alloy with a low linear coefficient of expansion may suppress the displacement of the slot plate. 
     First, as illustrated in  FIGS. 4(   a ) and  4 ( b ), mesh type penetration holes MH are formed in optical waveguide passing area  54   c  set on slot plate  54  by, for example, punching. In this step, the grid part of optical waveguide passing area  54   c  still has a flat surface. Subsequently, when the optical waveguide passing area  54   c  of slot plate  54  is immersed into an etching liquid, as illustrated in  FIG. 4(   c ), optical waveguide passing area  54   c  is rounded off from the corner of the edge of each penetration hole MH and consequently, the entirety of the top side of the grid part is rounded off, thereby forming the convex surfaces. A chemical liquid containing, for example, an oxidizer, an inorganic salt and chloride ions may be used as the etching liquid. Also, the surface of the grid part or light shielding part TD may be rounded off to form convex surfaces also on the rear side of optical waveguide passing area  54   c . However, even if the rear side is not rounded off (even if the rear side is a flat surface), there will be no specific problem. 
     In optical monitor device  100  of the present embodiment, as described above, the mesh type penetration holes MH are formed in slot plate  54  of the conductor in order to pass optical waveguide  104  for monitoring through slot plate  54 . Therefore, microwave smoothly propagates through the portion of mesh shaped penetration holes MH in the radial direction (without leaking out) similarly to the other portions of the slot plate except for the pair of slots  54   a  and  54   b . Accordingly, it is possible to construct an optical waveguide  104  for monitoring that is appropriate for propagating the non-coherent monitor light having a wide range (multiple wavelengths) without affecting the uniformity of electromagnetic wave radiation characteristic (and further the uniformity of plasma density) of radial line slot antenna  54 . The degree of freedom for positioning optical waveguide passing area (mesh)  54   c  on slot plate  54  is high. Basically, optical waveguide passing area (mesh)  54   c  may be formed at any position which is located in the outside coaxial pipe  66  in the diametrical direction and where optical waveguide passing area does not interfere with the pair of slots  54   a  and  54   b.    
     Also, in optical monitor device  100 , as described above, portions  52   a  and  56   a  where optical waveguide  104  for monitoring passes are formed of the synthetic quartz having a high transmittance to light (in particular, ultraviolet ray) of a short wavelength. Therefore, the monitoring precision for a film thickness using the non-coherent monitor light LB including multiple wavelengths having a wide range of, for example, 185 nm to 785 nm and reflected light HB may be further improved. 
       FIG. 5  illustrates a wavelength dependency of light transmittance of a synthetic quartz and a fused quartz. As illustrated, the light transmittance of the fused quartz is 90% or more in the wavelength region of 270 nm or more. However, when the wavelength is shorter than 270 nm, the light transmittance is reduced. In particular, when the wavelength is shorter than 200 nm, the light transmittance is significantly (50% or less) reduced. In connection with this, the light transmittance of the synthetic quartz falls within the range of 85% to 92% over the entire wavelength range (185 nm to 785 nm) of monitor light LB and reflected light HB. Therefore, the homogeneity is high and stable. 
     The high price is a disadvantage of the synthetic quartz. However, in the present embodiment, the synthetic quartz is used locally only in portions  52   a  and  56   a  where optical waveguide  104  for monitoring passes through. In particular, since in dielectric window  52  with the large thickness (volume), the most area  52   b  except for area  52   a  in optical waveguide  104  is formed of the inexpensive fused quartz, the cost will not be increased. Also, for dielectric plate  56 , the cost will not be increased. 
     In the meantime, in dielectric window  52 , the boundary between fused quartz portion  52   b  and synthetic quartz portion  52   a  may be vacuum sealed by, for example, welding. In dielectric plate  56 , since vacuum sealing is not required, it would be sufficient if a small disc  56   a  made of the synthetic quartz and having a diameter of optical waveguide  104  is inserted into a circular hole formed in a plate body  56   b  made of the fused quartz in order to pass optical waveguide  104  for monitoring through dielectric plate  56 . 
       FIG. 6  illustrates an example of a configuration of the inside of monitor body  108 . In the present embodiment, optical monitor device  100  is provided with a light source  130 , a light receiving unit  132  and a monitor circuit  134  in monitor main body  108  in order to perform in-situ monitoring of the thickness of a film to be processed on the surface of semiconductor wafer W. 
     Light source  130  has, for example, a halogen lamp or a xenon lamp, and generates the monitor light LB having multiple wavelengths of at least in the range of 185 nm to 785 nm. Light source  130  is optically connected to outbound cable  106   a  of optical fiber  106  through an optical lens which is not illustrated and is turned ON (lighting-up) and OFF (lighting-out) according to a control signal RSa from control unit  94 . 
     Light receiving unit  132  has, for example, a photoelectric conversion element and, divides reflected light HB from the surface of semiconductor wafer W which is sent through inbound cable  106   b  of the optical fiber into multiple spectrums in the range of 185 nm to 785 and generates an electric signal (a reflection ratio signal S HB ) indicating the strength of the reflected light, i.e., reflection ratio, for each spectrum. 
     Monitor circuit  134  has a reference setting unit  136 , a comparison and destination unit  138  and a monitor output unit  140 . Reference setting unit  136  assigns a reference value or reference data R HB  included in various setting values RSb given from the control unit  94  to comparison and destination unit  138 . In a case of monitoring a film thickness, reference data R HB  gives a setting value or a reference value in relation to a predetermined attribute of a spectrum reflection ratio signal S HB  obtained from light receiving unit  132 . 
     Comparison and destination unit  138  compares (collates) spectrum reflection ratio signal S HB  received from light receiving unit  132  with reference data R HB , and when the values or characteristics of the attributes predetermined between the S HB  and the R HB  are coincided or approximated with each other, comparison and destination unit  138  outputs monitor information or a monitor result indicating that the film thickness of film to be processed of the surface of the semiconductor wafer W reaches a setting value (or reaches the setting value after time determined by anticipation). Then, a monitor signal MS indicating such a meaning is output from monitor output unit  140  and control unit  94  ( FIG. 1 ) causes the etching process to be stopped or switched in response to monitor signal MS. 
     As an example of the etching process to which the film thickness monitoring function of optical monitor device  100  of the present embodiment may be appropriately applied, there is an etch back process that forms a sidewall for a lightly doped drain (LDD) structure or a very shallow junction structure during an MOS transistor manufacturing process. 
       FIGS. 7(   a )-( c ) illustrate the sequence of the etch back process in the present embodiment. In the meantime, prior to the etch back process, as illustrated in  FIG. 7(   a ), an SiO 2  film  142  is formed on the surface of a semiconductor wafer W by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. Here, a thin film  144  of the bottom layer of gate electrode  146  is a gate insulation film, for example, a thermal oxide film (SiO 2  film) having a film thickness of about 5 nm. Impurity ions are implanted into the surface of the substrate in both sides of gate electrode  146 . 
     The etch back process for forming the sidewall in the present embodiment includes a first etching process, as illustrated in  FIG. 7(   b ), in which the entire surface is etched until the film thickness of remaining SiO 2  film  142  except for above or both sides of gate electrode  146  becomes a setting value TH s  and a second etching process as illustrated in  FIG. 7(   c ), in which the entire surface is etched until remaining SiO 2  film  142  is completely removed except for sidewalls  142   w  on both sides of gate electrode  146 . 
     In the first etching process, for example, a strong anisotropic etching is performed by the following recipe. 
     Etching gas: Ar/O 2 /CH 2 F 2 =1000/2/5 sccm 
     Pressure within chamber: 20 mTorr 
     Microwave power: 2000 W 
     High frequency bias power: 120 W 
     In the second etching process, for example, a weak anisotropic etching is performed by the following recipe. 
     Etching gas: Ar/CH 2 F 2 =360/20 sccm 
     Pressure within chamber: 100 mTorr 
     Microwave power: 2000 W 
     High frequency bias power: 75 W 
     In the above-described etch back process, in order to prepare an ideal sidewall structure as illustrated in  FIG. 7(   c ) without causing recess as illustrated in  FIG. 8A  or footing as illustrated in  FIG. 8B , film thickness setting value TH s  is preferably selected to be a small dimension immediately before the substrate is exposed, for example, selected to be 1 mm. 
     The microwave plasma etching device of the present embodiment, when performing the two-stage etch back process as described above, detects or estimates a timing when the film thickness of SiO 2  film  142  reaches setting value TH s  by the function of the film thickness monitoring and stops the first etching process at that timing and subsequently starts the second etching process. 
     In this case, optical monitor device  100  turns ON light source  130  to irradiate monitor light LB on the surface of semiconductor wafer W on susceptor  12  through monitor head  102  and optical waveguide  104  while the first etching process is being performed at the full. Further, reflected light HB from the surface of semiconductor wafer W received through optical waveguide  104  and monitor head  102  is subjected to a photoelectric conversion using light receiving unit  132  and also provided to a signal processing of monitor circuit  134 . Therefore, the decrease of the film thickness of SiO 2  film  142  on the surface of the semiconductor wafer may be monitored in real time as the etching process time elapses. 
       FIG. 9  illustrates a characteristic in which a wavelength dependency characteristic of the spectrum reflection ratio of reflected light HB obtained by irradiating monitor light LB in the region of 185 nm to 785 nm on the SiO 2  film of the surface of semiconductor wafer W varies according to the film thickness of the SiO 2  film in optical monitor device  100 . 
     As illustrated, in the case of the SiO 2  film, as the film thickness decreases, the reflection ratio in the entire wavelength region generally reduces, and in particular, a difference in the film thickness dependency characteristic becomes noticeable in a short wavelength region of 200 nm or less. Therefore, a timing when the film thickness of SiO 2  film  142  becomes setting value TH s  (1 nm) may be detected or estimated based on, for example, the reflection ratio characteristic of a limited wavelength region near 200 nm or a profile (waveform) of the reflection ratio characteristic of the extensive entire wavelength region (185 nm to 785 nm). 
     In the present embodiment, the wavelength dependency characteristic of the reflection ratio ( FIG. 9 ) is set to a reflection ratio which is obtained in a state where SiO 2  film  142  is completely exposed except for the sidewall of the gate electrode  146 , i.e., in a state where the substrate (under-layer) is exposed (the state equivalent to  FIG. 7(   c ) as the reference value. Like this, as the reflection ratio obtained at the under-layer at the time when the thin film to be etched is completely removed is set as the reference value, even a very thin film thickness of about 1 nm may be monitored with a high precision. 
     In the meantime, in the two-step etch back process, a timing (terminating timing detection) when the etching process is stopped may be set using, for example, a timer function or a known scheme (a light emitting monitor) which spectrumizes and detects the plasma light is may be used. In this case, optical waveguide  104  of optical monitor device  100  may be used for the window for monitoring light emission. As such, optical monitor device  100  of the present embodiment may be used in various types of film thickness monitoring or other optical monitoring. 
     As described above, although preferred embodiments of the present invention are described, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and other embodiments and various modifications may be made within the technical spirit and scope of the present invention. 
     For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 10 , internal conductor  68  of coaxial pipe  66  constituting microwave transmission line  58  may be configured by a hollow tube, and hollow tube  68  may be used for a central gas supply path of treatment gas supply unit  80 . In this case, a gas ejection port  150  penetrating through the center of radial line slot antenna  55  is formed to be continued with hollow tube  68 . The center of radial line slot antenna  55  is the center of the radial waveguide, and even if a through hole  150  for ejecting gas is formed at this location, the uniformity of the electromagnetic wave radiation characteristic is not affected, and further there is no conflict or contrary relationship in relation to optical monitor device  100 . 
     In treatment gas supply unit  80  of this configuration example, a part of the treatment gas delivered from treatment gas supply source  82 , as described above, passes through gas supply pipe  88  and is introduced into chamber  10  from gas ejection port  86  of the sidewall of chamber  10 . Further, the other part of the treatment gas delivered from treatment gas supply source  82  passes through gas supply pipe  152  and internal conductor  68  of coaxial pipe  66 , and is introduced into chamber  10  from gas ejection port  150  of the central part of the ceiling. In the meantime, a mass flow controller (MFC)  154  and an opening and closing valve  156  are installed in way of the gas supply pipe  152 . 
     Each component constituting optical monitor device  100  may also be modified in various ways. For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 11 , optical waveguide  104  for monitoring formed around radial line slot antenna  55  may be configured to be divided into an optical waveguide  104 L for an outbound line (reserved only for monitor light LB) and an optical waveguide  104 R for an inbound line (reserved only for reflected light HB). In this case, in dielectric window  52 , slot plate  54 , dielectric plate  56  and cover plate  72 , synthetic quartz  52   a , mesh type penetration holes MH, synthetic quartz  56   a , and through hole  72   a  are individually and separately formed at a location or portion where optical waveguide  104 L for the outbound line (reserved only for monitor light LB) passes and optical waveguide  104 R for the inbound line (reserved only for reflected light HB) passes. 
     Further, in monitor head  102 , optical systems  112 L and  114 L and housing  110 L are individually allotted to optical waveguide  104 L for the outbound line (reserved only for monitor light LB), and optical systems  112 R and  114 R and housing  110 R are individually allotted to optical waveguide  104 R for the outbound line (reserved only for reflected light HB). 
     In optical fiber  106 , an outbound cable  106   a  is attached to housing  110 L at the outbound side through a sleeve  116 L made of a conductor and an inbound cable  106   b  is connected to housing  110 R at the inbound side through a sleeve  116 R made of a conductor. Further, a purge gas is supplied to housings  110 L and  110 R from a common purge gas supply source  122  through individual gas supply pipes  120 L and  120 R and gas inlet ports  118 L and  118 R. 
     In the meantime, optical waveguide  104 L for the outbound line (reserved only for monitor light LB) and optical waveguide  104 R for the inbound line (reserved only for reflected light HB) may be formed in a V shape obliquely inclined with respect to a vertical line, and housings  110 L and  110 R may be separated from each other. 
     Further, optical fiber  106  may be omitted and a different optical transmission system may be used between monitor head  102  and monitor body  108 . 
     In the microwave plasma treatment device of the present embodiment, the configuration of the microwave discharge mechanism, in particular, microwave transmission line  58  and radial line microwave transmission line  55  are merely examples, and other scheme or types of microwave transmission lines and slot antenna may also be used. 
     In dielectric window  52  of the present embodiment, the synthetic quartz having a high transmittance to a shorter wavelength (in particular, 200 nm or less) is used at a portion  52   a  where optical waveguide  104  for monitoring passes. However, when monitor light LB does not include such a shorter wavelength, the fused quartz or the other transparent dielectric may be used at portion  52   a  where the optical waveguide passes. Further, in dielectric window  52 , an alumina or non-transparent dielectric may be used in a portion except for portion  52   a  where optical waveguide  104  passes. 
     Since the microwave plasma etching device of the embodiment generates microwave plasma in non-magnetic field, it is not needed to install a magnetic field forming mechanism, such as a permanent magnet or an electromagnetic coil, at circumference of the chamber  10 , so that device configuration can be simplified as much. However, the present invention may also be applied to a plasma treatment device using an electron cyclotron resonance (ECR). 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     The present invention is not limited to the microwave plasma etching device of the above-described embodiment, but may be applied to other microwave plasma treatment devices, such as plasma CVD, plasma ALD, plasma oxidation, plasma nitration, plasma doping, sputtering apparatuses. Further, the substrate to be treated in the present invention is not limited to a semiconductor wafer, and may include various substrates or photomasks for a flat panel display, a CD substrate, or a printed substrate. 
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                 10: chamber 
                 12: susceptor (lower electrode) 
               
               
                 26: exhaust device 
               
               
                 30: high frequency power supply 
               
               
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                 52: dielectric window (ceiling plate) 
               
               
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                 54: slot plate 
                 54a, 54b: a pair of slots 
               
               
                 54c: optical waveguide passing area 
                 MH: mesh shaped penetration hole 
               
               
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                 55: radial line slot antenna 
                 56: dielectric plate 
               
               
                 58: microwave transmission line 
                 60: microwave generator 
               
               
                 66: coaxial pipe 
                 72: cover plate 
               
               
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                 passing portion) 
               
               
                 80: treatment gas supply unit 
               
               
                 94: controller 
                 100: optical monitor device 
               
               
                 102: monitor head 
                 108: monitor body