Patent ID: 8189174

Claim:
A lithographic apparatus comprising: a first and a second stage that are each configured to hold a substrate, each of the first and the second stage being provided with a short stroke module and a long stroke module configured to move the short stroke module of the stage; a swap bridge configured to couple the first and the second stage, wherein, in use, in a first configuration, the first and the second stage are moveable with respect to each other, and wherein, in a second configuration, the first and the second stage are coupled via the swap bridge for joint movement; a bridge holder configured to hold the swap bridge in the first configuration, wherein the bridge holder is dynamically isolated from a moveable part of the short stroke module of the first and the second stage; and a coupler configured to couple the moveable part of the short stroke module of the first and the second stage with the swap bridge such that, in use, in the second configuration, the swap bridge is only coupled with the moveable part of the short stroke module of the first and the second stage.