Patent ID: 8451458

Claim:
An imaging aerial image sensor, comprising: a first optical element group comprising a first optical element configured to transfer an object side beam bundle emanating from an object or an aerial image positioned in an object plane into an image side beam bundle; a second optical element group configured to focus the image side beam bundle to image the object or aerial image onto an image plane with a total magnification β′ of |β′|>800; wherein: the imaging aerial image sensor has a maximum longitudinal extension in a direction perpendicular to the object plane; the imaging aerial image sensor has a first maximum lateral extension in a direction perpendicular to the maximum longitudinal extension; the imaging aerial image sensor has a second maximum lateral extension perpendicular to both the maximum longitudinal extension and the first maximum lateral extension; the first maximum lateral extension is greater than or equal to the second maximum lateral extension; a sum of the maximum longitudinal extension and the first maximum lateral extension is less than 250 mm; and the imaging aerial image sensor is configured to be integrated in a wafer stage.