Abstract: In order to further correct the optical proximity effect in laser direct writing
the Iterative Error-Correction Method proposed by Rajesh Menon is improved from two aspects. On the one hand
one virtual acoustooptic modulator with high resolution is used to correct the direct writing pattern
and then the exposure data obtained is converted and rounded to that corresponding to the low resolution acoustooptic modulator to avoid the degradation during correction. On the other hand
the exposure dose of writing spots nearest to each error area barycenter is modulated by performing serial global optimization with the minimum whole pattern error as a yardstick
which avoids failure to correct the optical proximity effect when the number of positive errors is equal to that of negative errors. Numerical simulation results indicate that
by the improved Iterative Error-Correction Method
the optical proximity effect of pattern with low resolution acoustooptic modulator can be preferably corrected
and that with high resolution acoustooptic modulator can be further corrected. Subsequently
the resolution of laser direct writing is enhanced.