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Abstract
A laser apparatus includes a modelocked laser system with a high reflector and an output coupler that define an oscillator cavity. An output beam is produced from the oscillator cavity. A gain medium and a modelocking device are positioned in the oscillator cavity. A diode pump source produces a pump beam that is incident on the gain medium. A second harmonic generator is coupled to the oscillator cavity. A third harmonic generator that produces a UV output beam, is coupled to the second harmonic generator. A photonic crystal fiber is provided with a proximal end coupled to the laser system. A delivery device is coupled to a distal portion of the photonic crystal fiber.
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- This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/194,439, filed Jul. 12, 2002, titled Remote UV Laser System and Methods of Use, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety and which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 10/114,337, filed Apr. 1, 2002, which is a continuation in part of Ser. No. 09/321,499, filed May 27, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,373,565, issued Apr. 16, 2002.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- This invention relates generally to UV and visible laser systems, and their methods of use, and more particularly to UV and visible laser systems that are suitable for semiconductor inspection or processing.
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- An increasing number of laser applications in the semiconductor industry require UV or visible laser light. These applications include inspection as well as materials processing tasks. Many of these applications require that the sample under test be kept clean or be in close proximity to processing equipment, and thus the entire machine is located in a clean room environment.
- Diode-pumped solid-state lasers are finding increasing acceptance in this market because of their robustness. These systems consist of several subsystems: a power supply to run the pump diodes, the pump diodes themselves, the laser head, and a harmonic conversion device to generate the visible or UV radiation. Typically, the entire laser system is included within the semiconductor-processing machine, which is located in the clean room.
- Diodes used as the pump source can be positioned in the power supply. Pump light is then coupled from the diodes in a multi-mode fiber, and is conveyed to the laser head by an armored fiber cable. In this way, the power supply and diodes can be located remotely, while the laser head and harmonic conversion device are located in the semiconductor-processing machine. The power supply and diodes can be outside the machine or even outside the clean room.
- However, positioning the diodes in the power supply, followed by coupling the diode pump light in a multimode fiber, works because the pump light is: in the IR, continuous wave, and not diffraction limited. In contrast, the output of the laser is visible or UV, is often pulsed, and has a diffraction limited beam. Thus, single mode fibers are required to preserve the beam quality, but are problematic with both pulses and UV radiation.
- There is a need for improved UV and visible laser systems that are suitable for semiconductor inspection or processing. There is a further need for UV and visible laser systems for semiconductor inspection or processing applications where the laser resonator and power supply are positioned at a location external to a clean room.
- Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide diode-pumped lasers, and their methods of use, in remote location applications.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide diode-pumped lasers, and their methods of use, in semiconductor inspection or processing applications with the laser resonator and power supply positioned at a location external to a clean room.
- These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a laser apparatus that includes a modelocked laser system with a high reflector and an output coupler that define an oscillator cavity. An output beam is produced from the oscillator cavity. A gain medium and a modelocking device are positioned in the oscillator cavity. A diode pump source produces a pump beam that is incident on the gain medium. A second harmonic generator is coupled to the oscillator cavity. A third harmonic generator that produces a UV output beam, is coupled to the second harmonic generator. A photonic crystal fiber is provided with a proximal end coupled to the laser system. A delivery device is coupled to a distal portion of the photonic crystal fiber.
- In another embodiment of the present invention, a laser apparatus includes a modelocked laser system with a high reflector and an output coupler that define an oscillator cavity and produces an output beam. A gain medium and a modelocking device are positioned in the oscillator cavity. A diode pump source produces a pump beam that is incident on the gain medium. A first amplifier is also included. A second harmonic generator is coupled to the first amplifier. A third harmonic generator that produces a UV output beam, is coupled to the second harmonic generator. A photonic crystal fiber is provided with a proximal end coupled to the laser system. A delivery device is coupled to a distal portion of the photonic crystal fiber.
- In another embodiment of the present invention, a laser apparatus includes a modelocked IR laser system with a high reflector and an output coupler that define an oscillator cavity. A gain medium and a modelocking device are positioned in the oscillator cavity. A diode pump source produces a pump beam that is incident on the gain medium. A photonic crystal fiber is provided with a proximal end coupled to the IR laser system. A harmonic conversion delivery device is coupled to a distal end of the photonic crystal fiber.
- In another embodiment of the present invention, a laser apparatus includes a modelocked IR laser system with a high reflector and an output coupler that define an oscillator cavity. A gain medium and a modelocking device are positioned in the oscillator cavity. A diode pump source produces a pump beam incident on the gain medium. A first amplifier is also included. A photonic crystal fiber has a proximal end coupled to the IR laser system. A harmonic conversion delivery device is coupled to a distal end of the photonic crystal fiber.
- In another embodiment of the present invention, a method of delivering a UV output beam to a remote location provides a modelocked infrared laser system. The laser system includes a high reflector and an output coupler that define an oscillator cavity that produces an output beam. A gain medium and a modelocking device are positioned in the oscillator cavity. A photonic crystal fiber is provided and has a proximal portion coupled to the laser system, and a distal portion coupled to a delivery device. The infrared laser system is positioned at a distance from the remote location. A UV output beam is produced at a distance from the remote location. The UV output beam is delivered to the delivery device at the remote location.
- In another embodiment of the present invention, a method of delivering an UV output beam to a remote location is provided. A modelocked IR laser system includes a high reflector and an output coupler that define an oscillator cavity that produces an output beam. A gain medium and a modelocking device are positioned in the oscillator cavity. A diode pump source produces a pump beam that is incident on the gain medium. A harmonic conversion delivery device is positioned at the remote location. A photonic crystal fiber is provided that has a proximal portion coupled to the IR laser system, and a distal portion coupled to the harmonic conversion delivery device. The IR laser beam is delivered with the photonic crystal fiber from the IR laser system to the harmonic conversion delivery device. A UV beam is produced from the harmonic conversion delivery device at the remote location.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram that illustrates one embodiment of a laser or laser/amplifier system that produces UV light utilized with the systems and methods of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of one embodiment of a system of the present invention illustrating the combination of the system ofFIG. 1 , a photonic crystal fiber and a delivery device. -
FIG. 3 is a block diagram that illustrates another embodiment of a laser or laser/amplifier system that produces IR light utilized with the systems and methods of the present invention. -
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of one embodiment of a system of the present invention illustrating the combination of the system ofFIG. 3 , a photonic crystal fiber and a harmonic conversion delivery device. -
FIG. 5 illustrates one embodiment of the present invention utilizing the systems ofFIG. 2 orFIG. 4 in a remote location. - In various embodiments, the present invention provides a laser apparatus that has a laser system, and its methods of use. In one embodiment, the laser system includes an oscillator system or an oscillator/amplifier system. The oscillator/amplifier system is similar to the oscillator system but includes one or more amplifiers. The oscillator and oscillator/amplifier systems can be coupled with second, third, fourth, and fifth harmonic generators. A second harmonic generator can be used alone with the oscillator and oscillator/amplifier systems and in various combinations with third, fourth and fifth harmonic generators. Additionally, the harmonic generators can be coupled with an OPO. The OPO can be pumped by a fundamental beam from an oscillator or from the harmonic generators. An output of the OPO can be mixed with the harmonic generators to generate an additional variable wavelength source.
- In one embodiment, the oscillator system includes an Nd:YVO4 gain medium and is modelocked by a multiple quantum well absorber. In a specific embodiment of this oscillator system, the oscillator is pumped by a single fiber-coupled diode bar that provides 13 watts of pump power incident on the Nd:YVO4 gain medium, and typically produces 5-6 watts of 5-15 picosecond pulses at 80 MHz repetition rate. In another embodiment, an oscillator/amplifier system includes an Nd:YVO4 gain medium modelocked by a multiple quantum well absorber, a double pass amplifier and two single pass amplifiers. Each of the amplifiers has an Nd:YVO4 gain medium and is pumped by two fiber-coupled diode pump sources. This oscillator/amplifier system produces 25-30 watts of 5-15 picosecond pulses at 80 MHz repetition rate. In another embodiment, a pumping wavelength of 880 nm is used for increased power with a similar value of the thermal lens in the gain medium.
- The oscillator and oscillator/amplifier systems can be modelocked with a multiple quantum well saturable absorber, a non-linear mirror modelocking method, a polarization coupled modelocking method, or other modelocking techniques, including but not limited to use of an AO modulator. An example of a quantum well saturable absorber is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,627,854, incorporated herein by reference. An example of a non-linear mirror modelocking method is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,914,658, incorporated herein by reference. An example of a polarization coupled modelocking method is disclosed U.S. Pat. No. 6,021,140, incorporated herein by reference. In order to produce shorter pulses and a single output beam the gain media is positioned adjacent to a fold mirror as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,812,308, incorporated herein by reference.
- A high power oscillator system with the performance of an oscillator/amplifier system is achieved by using multiple fiber-coupled diodes and either a non-linear mirror modelocking technique or a polarization coupled modelocking method. This high power oscillator system produces 10-20 watts of output power with 4-10 picosecond pulses at a repetition rate of 80-120 MHz.
- High repetition rates are desirable for applications where the laser system is used as a quasi-CW source. For some applications, 80 MHz repetition rate is sufficiency high to be considered quasi-CW. This repetition rate is achieved with an oscillator cavity length of 1.8 meters. When the cavity length is shortened to 0.4 meters the repetition rate increases to 350 MHz.
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FIG. 1 , one embodiment of anoscillator system 10 has aresonator cavity 12 defined by ahigh reflector 14 and anoutput coupler 16. A gain media 18 is positioned inresonator cavity 12. Suitable gain media 18 include but are not limited to, Nd:YVO4, Nd:YAG, Nd:YLF, Nd:Glass, Ti:sapphire, Cr:YAG, Cr:Forsterite, Yb:YAG, Yb:glass, Yb:KGW, Yb:KYW, KYbW, YbAG, and the like. A preferred gain media 18 is Nd:YVO4. Amodelocking device 19 is positioned inoscillator cavity 12. In one embodiment,oscillator system 10 is modelocked and pumped by a fiber-coupledbar 20 that produces 13 watts of power.Oscillator cavity 12 can produce 1 to 6 watts of power nominally at an 80 MHz repetition rate with pulse widths of 5 to 15 picoseconds. - Optionally included are one or more amplifiers, generally denoted as 23. An
output beam 22 fromresonator cavity 12 can be amplified by afirst amplifier 24. Asecond amplifier 26 can be included. Additional amplifiers may also be included to increase power. Typically,amplifiers resonator cavity 12. Nd:YVO4 is a suitable gain media material because it provides high gain in an amplifier. The high gain of Nd:YVO4 provides a simplified amplifier design requiring fewer passes through the gain media.Amplifiers produce output beams Amplifiers amplifier system 10 using an oscillator, a double pass amplifier and two single pass amplifiers can provide 30 watts of average power. - Output beams 22, 28 or 30 can be incident on a harmonic generator generally denoted as 31 and can include a second
harmonic generator 32. Anoutput 34 from secondharmonic generator 32 can be incident on a thirdharmonic generator 36 to produce anoutput beam 40. Alternatively,output 34 can be incident on a fourthharmonic generator 42 to produce anoutput beam 44. It will be appreciated thatoscillator system 10 can include various combinations ofharmonic generators harmonic generator 32 can use non-critically phase matched LBO, thirdharmonic generator 36 can employ type II LBO and fourthharmonic generator 42 can use type I BBO. - In a specific embodiment,
oscillator system 10 includesoscillator cavity 12 with harmonic generation.Output beam 22 is incident on secondharmonic generator 32. In this specific embodiment,oscillator system 10 may also include third or fourthharmonic generators oscillator system 10 is 5 watts at 1064 nm. A harmonic generation system produces 2 watts at 532 nm or 1 watt at 355 nm or 200 milliwatts at 266 nm. - In another specific embodiment, Nd:YVO4 is the gain media of oscillator/
amplifier system 10, and 29 watts of 7 picosecond pulses at 1064 nm is produced. The harmonic generation system can generate 22 watts at 532 nm or 11 watts at 355 nm or 4.7 watts at 266 nm. - In another specific embodiment, oscillator/
amplifier system 10 includesoscillator cavity 12, a four-pass amplifier 24 and secondharmonic generator 32 to produce 2 watts at 532 nm. This oscillator/amplifier system can pump an OPO that utilizes non-critically phase matched LBO as described in Kafka, et al., J. Opt. Soc.Am. B 12, 2147-2157 (1995) incorporated herein by reference. - In another specific embodiment, oscillator/
amplifier system 10 includesoscillator cavity 12, adouble pass amplifier 24 and threesingle pass amplifiers 26 that produces 42 watts of 7 picosecond pulses at 1064 nm. This oscillator/amplifier system can pump an OPO using non-critically phase-matched KTA and produce an output beam at 1535 nm. The output beam at 1535 nm can be mixed with a 1064 nm beam to provide 11.6 watts at 629 nm, as described in Nebel, et al., in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Vol. 6 of 1998 OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of America, Washington, D.C., 1998) postdeadline paper CPD3. Fiber-coupled bars that produce 40 Watts, commercially available from Spectra Physics Semiconductor Lasers, Tucson, Ariz. can be used to increase the output power of oscillator or oscillator/amplifier systems 10. - The use of a Nd:YVO4 gain media 18 with a doping level of less than 0.5% can also be used to increase the output power of oscillator or oscillator/
amplifier systems 10. The combination of the 40 watt fiber-coupled bars with the low doped Nd:YVO4 gain media greatly increases the output power of oscillator and oscillator/amplifier systems 10. Use of low doped Nd:YVO4 gain media 18 can also reduce the sensitivity ofoscillator cavity 12 to misalignment as well as improve the output beam quality from anamplifier amplifier system 10, are collectively designated aslaser system 110, andoutput beams output beam 112. - Referring now to
FIG. 2 , one embodiment of the present invention is a laser apparatus 100 that includeslaser system 110. Aphotonic crystal fiber 114 has aproximal portion 116 coupled tolaser system 110 and adistal portion 118 coupled to adelivery device 120. Suitable delivery devices include, but are not limited to, one or more lenses, mirrors, scanners, microscopes, telescopes, acousto-optic or electro-optic devices, and the like. - A characteristic of
photonic crystal fiber 114 is that is has low absorption at the wavelength of interest. Additionally, the damage threshold and threshold for nonlinear effects are both high. By way of illustration, and without limitation, the threshold for nonlinear effects can be substantially greater than 1 kilowatt. In one embodiment,photonic crystal fiber 114 is a hollow core single mode photonic crystal fiber. Hollow core single modephotonic crystal fiber 114 guidesoutput beam 112 in air and preserves its mode quality. These fibers are commercially available from Blaze Photonics, Bath, England. - As illustrated in
FIG. 3 , in another embodiment,laser system 210 is an IR laser system that produces an output of a wavelength between 1000 nm and 1100 and most preferably 1064 nm. The power range can be between 5 to 30 W. -
IR laser system 210 is similar tolaser system 10 but does not include the harmonic generators.IR laser system 210 has aresonator cavity 212,high reflector 214,output coupler 216, again media 218 and amodelocking device 219.IR laser system 210 is pumped by apump source 220 and produces anoutput beam 222.IR laser system 210 can include one or more amplifiers, 223 that amplifyoutput beam 222.Amplifier 223 can include afirst amplifier 224, asecond amplifier 226 and additional amplifiers depending on the application. - Referring to
FIG. 4 ,IR laser system 310 is similar toIR laser system 210, and produces anoutput beam 312.Output beam 312 is coupled to aphotonic crystal fiber 314, which in turn is coupled to a harmonicconversion delivery device 320. Harmonicconversion delivery device 320 can include various combinations ofharmonic generators delivery device 338 which is substantially the same asdelivery device 120. - In one method of the present invention,
laser systems remote location 422.Delivery device 120 or harmonicconversion delivery device 320, collectively 420, is positioned atremote location 422. Output beams 112 or 312, collectively 412, fromlaser 410, is delivered byphotonic crystal fiber 414 todelivery device 420 at aremote location 422 as shown inFIG. 5 . In the embodiment ofIR laser 310, its power supply, pump diodes, and IR laser head are all positioned away fromremote location 422. Examples ofremote location 422 include clean rooms, vacuum enclosures, enclosed machinery and the like. - In one embodiment,
remote location 422 is a clean room that is utilized in the semiconductor industry. However, it will be appreciated that the present invention also finds utility in a wide variety of different types of clean rooms, and other remote locations, where it is desired to positionlaser system 410 apart fromremote location 422. - In one embodiment,
laser system 410 is positioned from 2 to 200 meters fromremote location 422. In another embodiment,laser system 410 is positioned no more than 10 meters fromremote location 422. -
Laser system 410 is positioned away fromremote location 422 and the heat produced bylaser system 410 is not introduced toremote location 422. By positioninglaser system 410 away fromremote location 422, maintenance oflaser system 410 can be carried out without disruptingremote location 422 as well as items located there. - The foregoing description of a preferred embodiment of the invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Obviously, many modifications and variations will be apparent to practitioners skilled in this art. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the following claims and their equivalents.
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1. A laser apparatus, comprising:
a modelocked UV laser system including a high reflector and an output coupler defining an oscillator cavity, a gain medium and a modelocking device positioned in the oscillator cavity, a diode pump source producing a pump beam incident on the gain medium, a second harmonic generator coupled to the oscillator cavity and to a third harmonic generator, the modelocked laser system producing a UV output beam; and
a photonic crystal fiber with a proximal end coupled to the UV laser system.
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