To provide an EUV light source apparatus using a spectrum purity filter for obtaining high spectrum purity EUV light.
The EUV light source apparatus includes: a chamber; a target supply unit for supplying a target material; a driver laser using a laser gas containing a carbon dioxide gas as a laser medium, for radiating a laser beam to the target material to generate plasma; a collector mirror for collecting and outputting the extreme ultraviolet light radiated from the plasma; and a spectrum purity filter provided in an optical path of the extreme ultraviolet light, for transmitting the extreme ultraviolet light and reflecting the laser beam, the spectrum purity filter including a mesh having electrical conductivity and formed with an arrangement of apertures having a pitch not larger than a half of a shortest wavelength of the laser beam radiated by the driver laser.
ABE TAMOTSU
SUGANUMA TAKASHI
ENDO AKIRA
SUMIYA AKIRA
WAKABAYASHI OSAMU
GIGAPHOTON INC
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