Abstract
Zero-order diffraction efficiencies, in reflection, of short-pitch (pitch less than the incident wavelength), narrow-linewidth, photoresist gratings exhibit significant variations with angle of incidence. The intent of our effort was to explain these variations, which are characterized as resonance anomalies. At resonance we also have observed enhanced diffuse scattering. Modal analysis was applied to characterize the fields within the grating structure. A separate numerical method that combines effective-medium theory and waveguide mode computation was used to determine the lossy, guided-wave modes of the layered grating structure. We show that enhanced diffuse scattering is directly correlated with enhanced surface fields (order that are associated with coupling of the incident field into guided-wave modes in the presence of the grating. Under certain conditions anti-guided-wave behavior in the grating is evident. Applications to scatterometry and surface characterization are suggested.
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