Catadioptric optical system and exposure apparatus equipped with the same

摘要

A catadloptric optical system comprising a first imaging optical system for forming an intermediate image of a first plane surface, a second imaging optical system for forming a final image of the first plane surface onto a second plane surface which is substantially parallel to the first plane surface, and a catadioptric type optical system disposed in the optical path from the first plane surface to the second plane surface and including a first reflecting surface which reflects light coming from through the first plane surface and a second reflecting surface for directing the light reflected by the first reflecting surface toward the second plane surface. At least one of the first and second reflecting surfaces Is a concave reflecting surface. All of the optical elements of the catadloptric optical system are disposed on a single linear optical axis. <IMAGE>