公开(公告)号：US08363515B1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-29

申请号：US13397041

申请日：2012-02-15

申请人： Tsutomu Chou ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Shinji Hara ,  Eiji Komura ,  Ryo Hosoi ,  Kosuke Tanaka

发明人： Tsutomu Chou ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Shinji Hara ,  Eiji Komura ,  Ryo Hosoi ,  Kosuke Tanaka

IPC分类号： G11B11/00

CPC分类号： G11B5/6088 ,  G11B5/314 ,  G11B2005/0021

摘要： The thermally-assisted magnetic recording head includes: a magnetic pole; a waveguide propagating light in a first direction, the first direction intersecting with an air bearing surface; a plasmon generator having a base and a projection, the base having a surface, and the projection having a top, standing partially on the surface of the base and extending in the first direction. The plasmon generator has a first portion and a second portion, and the first portion and the second portion are provided in this order from the air bearing surface in a direction away from the air bearing surface. Herein, the top of the projection and the surface of the base in the first portion define a first step, and the top of the projection and the surface of the base in the second portion define a second step. The first step is larger than the second step.

摘要翻译： 热辅助磁记录头包括：磁极; 波导在第一方向传播光，所述第一方向与空气轴承表面相交; 具有基部和突起的等离子体发生器，所述基部具有表面，并且所述突起具有顶部，部分地位于所述基部的所述表面上并沿所述第一方向延伸。 等离子体发生器具有第一部分和第二部分，并且第一部分和第二部分沿着远离空气支承表面的方向从空气轴承表面依次设置。 这里，突起的顶部和第一部分中的基部的表面限定第一步骤，并且突起的顶部和第二部分中的基部的表面限定第二步骤。 第一步大于第二步。

公开(公告)号：US08270261B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-18

申请号：US12683041

申请日：2010-01-06

申请人： Eiji Komura ,  Tsutomu Chou ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Kosuke Tanaka

发明人： Eiji Komura ,  Tsutomu Chou ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Kosuke Tanaka

IPC分类号： G11B11/00

CPC分类号： G11B5/3116 ,  G11B5/314 ,  G11B5/6088 ,  G11B2005/0005 ,  G11B2005/0021

摘要： Provided is a thermally-assisted magnetic recording head comprising a near-field-light-generating (NFL-generating) optical system with an improved light use efficiency. The head comprises a magnetic pole, a waveguide propagating a light for exciting surface plasmon, and a NF-optical device configured to emit NF-light from its end surface located adjacent to the magnetic pole end surface. The waveguide cross-section, taken by a plane perpendicular to a waveguide edge along elongated direction, has substantially a trapezoidal shape in which a longer side of opposed parallel sides is an edge of the cross-section on the NF-optical device side. This configuration enables a coupled portion of the NF-optical device which is coupled with the light to be placed in the effective distribution range of the light seeping from the waveguide. Consequently, there can be realized a sufficiently strong coupling between the light seeping from the waveguide and the NF-optical device.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种热辅助磁记录头，其包括具有改善的光利用效率的近场光产生（NFL生成）光学系统。 头包括磁极，传播用于激发表面等离子体激元的光的波导和被配置为从其邻近磁极端表面的端表面发射NF光的NF光学装置。 波导横截面由沿着细长方向垂直于波导边缘的平面截取，具有基本上梯形的形状，其中相对的平行边的较长边是NF光学器件侧的横截面的边缘。 该配置使得能够将与光耦合的NF光学器件的耦合部分放置在从波导管渗出的光的有效分布范围内。 因此，可以实现从波导管和NF光学器件渗出的光之间的足够强的耦合。

公开(公告)号：US08243388B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-14

申请号：US12107216

申请日：2008-04-22

申请人： Koji Shimazawa ,  Yasuhiro Ito ,  Eiji Komura ,  Seiichi Takayama ,  Kosuke Tanaka

发明人： Koji Shimazawa ,  Yasuhiro Ito ,  Eiji Komura ,  Seiichi Takayama ,  Kosuke Tanaka

IPC分类号： G11B5/127 ,  G11B11/00

CPC分类号： G11B5/314 ,  G11B5/102 ,  G11B2005/0005 ,  G11B2005/0021

摘要： Provided is a heat-assisted magnetic recording head constituted of a light source unit and a slider, which can be easily joined to each other with sufficiently high accuracy of joining position. The slider comprises a head part including a waveguide having an incident center on its end. The surface including an emission center of the light source is protruded from a joining surface of the unit substrate. And a step is provided on an end surface of the head part. The protruded portion of a lower surface of the light source has a surface contact with a wall surface of the step. Further, the distance between the wall surface of the step and the incident center of the waveguide is set to be equal to the distance between the emission center of the light source and the protruded portion of the lower surface of the light source.

摘要翻译： 提供一种由光源单元和滑块构成的热辅助磁记录头，其可以以足够高的接合位置精度彼此容易地接合。 滑块包括头部，其包括在其端部具有入射中心的波导。 包括光源的发射中心的表面从单元基板的接合表面突出。 并且在头部的端面上设置有台阶。 光源的下表面的突出部分与台阶的壁面具有表面接触。 此外，台阶壁面与波导入射中心之间的距离被设定为等于光源的发射中心与光源的下表面的突出部分之间的距离。

公开(公告)号：US08125858B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-28

申请号：US12728890

申请日：2010-03-22

申请人： Shinji Hara ,  Tsutomu Chou ,  Kosuke Tanaka ,  Eiji Komura ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Daisuke Miyauchi ,  Susumu Aoki ,  Takeshi Tsutsumi

发明人： Shinji Hara ,  Tsutomu Chou ,  Kosuke Tanaka ,  Eiji Komura ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Daisuke Miyauchi ,  Susumu Aoki ,  Takeshi Tsutsumi

IPC分类号： G11B11/00

CPC分类号： G11B5/314 ,  G11B5/3163 ,  G11B5/6088 ,  G11B2005/001 ,  G11B2005/0021

摘要： A plasmon generator has an outer surface including a plasmon exciting part, and has a near-field light generating part located in a medium facing surface. The plasmon exciting part faces an evanescent light generating surface of a waveguide's core with a predetermined distance therebetween. The outer surface of the plasmon generator further includes first and second inclined surfaces that are each connected to the plasmon exciting part. The first and second inclined surfaces increase in distance from each other with increasing distance from the plasmon exciting part. The plasmon generator includes a shape changing portion where the angle of inclination of each of the first and second inclined surfaces with respect to the evanescent light generating surface increases continuously with decreasing distance to the medium facing surface.

摘要翻译： 等离子体发生器具有包括等离子体激元部分的外表面，并且具有位于介质面对表面中的近场光产生部分。 等离子激元激发部分面对波导芯的渐逝光产生表面，其间具有预定的距离。 等离子体发生器的外表面还包括各自连接到等离子体激元部分的第一和第二倾斜表面。 第一和第二倾斜表面随距离等离激子激发部分的距离增加而彼此间距离增加。 等离子体发生器包括形状改变部分，其中第一和第二倾斜表面中的每一个相对于ev逝光产生表面的倾斜角度随着到介质面向表面的距离的减小而连续增加。

公开(公告)号：US08116034B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-14

申请号：US12204452

申请日：2008-09-04

申请人： Eiji Komura ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Kosuke Tanaka ,  Seiichi Takayama ,  Hitoshi Hatate

发明人： Eiji Komura ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Kosuke Tanaka ,  Seiichi Takayama ,  Hitoshi Hatate

IPC分类号： G11B5/02 ,  G11B5/127

CPC分类号： G11B5/314 ,  G11B2005/0021

摘要： When first and second near-field light-generating portions are irradiated with laser light or other energy rays, near-field light is generated at the tips of both the near-field light-generating portions. By means of the near-field light thus generated, a magnetic recording medium opposing the medium-opposing surface is heated, and the coercivity of the magnetic recording medium is lowered. Since at least a portion of the main magnetic pole is positioned within the spot region including the region between the first and second near-field light-generating portions, the tips of both the near-field light-generating portions and the main magnetic pole can be brought extremely close together, and high-density recording can be performed.

摘要翻译： 当用激光或其他能量射线照射第一和第二近场光产生部分时，在近场光产生部分的尖端处产生近场光。 通过这样产生的近场光，加热与介质相对表面相对的磁记录介质，并降低磁记录介质的矫顽力。 由于主磁极的至少一部分位于包括第一和第二近场发光部之间的区域的光点区域内，因此近场发光部和主磁极两者的尖端 被非常靠近在一起，并且可以执行高密度记录。

公开(公告)号：US20100103553A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-29

申请号：US12260639

申请日：2008-10-29

申请人： Koji Shimazawa ,  Eiji Komura ,  Yasuhiro Ito ,  Seiichi Takayama ,  Satoshi Tomikawa ,  Daisuke Miyauchi ,  Kosuke Tanaka

发明人： Koji Shimazawa ,  Eiji Komura ,  Yasuhiro Ito ,  Seiichi Takayama ,  Satoshi Tomikawa ,  Daisuke Miyauchi ,  Kosuke Tanaka

IPC分类号： G11B5/02 ,  G21G4/00

CPC分类号： G11B5/314 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  G02B6/1226 ,  G11B5/4866 ,  G11B2005/001 ,  G11B2005/0021

摘要： Provided is a surface plasmon antenna that can be set so that the emitting position on the end surface of the plasmon antenna where near-field light is emitted is located sufficiently close to the end of a magnetic pole. The surface plasmon antenna comprises an edge having a portion for coupling with a light in a surface plasmon mode. The edge is provided for propagating surface plasmon excited by the light and extends from the portion to a near-field light generating end surface that emits near-field light. The edge for propagating surface plasmon is a very narrow propagation region. Therefore, the near-field light generating end surface, which appears as a polished surface processed through polishing in the manufacturing of the plasmon antenna, can be made a shape with a very small size, and further can be set so that surface plasmon propagates to reach the end surface reliably.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种表面等离子体激元天线，其可以被设置为使得发射近场光的等离子体激元天线的端面上的发射位置足够靠近磁极的端部。 表面等离子体激元天线包括具有用于与表面等离子体激元模式的光耦合的部分的边缘。 该边缘用于传播由光激发的表面等离子体激元，并从该部分延伸到发射近场光的近场光产生端面。 传播表面等离子体激元的边缘是非常窄的传播区域。 因此，通过在等离子体激元天线的制造中通过研磨处理的抛光面的近场光产生端面可以形成为非常小的形状，并且还可以将表面等离子体激元传播到 可靠地到达端面。

公开(公告)号：US20090168220A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-02

申请号：US12204452

申请日：2008-09-04

申请人： Eiji Komura ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Kosuke Tanaka ,  Seiichi Takayama ,  Hitoshi Hatate

发明人： Eiji Komura ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Kosuke Tanaka ,  Seiichi Takayama ,  Hitoshi Hatate

IPC分类号： G11B5/02 ,  B44C1/22

CPC分类号： G11B5/314 ,  G11B2005/0021

摘要： When first and second near-field light-generating portions are irradiated with laser light or other energy rays, near-field light is generated at the tips of both the near-field light-generating portions. By means of the near-field light thus generated, a magnetic recording medium opposing the medium-opposing surface is heated, and the coercivity of the magnetic recording medium is lowered. Since at least a portion of the main magnetic pole is positioned within the spot region including the region between the first and second near-field light-generating portions, the tips of both the near-field light-generating portions and the main magnetic pole can be brought extremely close together, and high-density recording can be performed.

摘要翻译： 当用激光或其他能量射线照射第一和第二近场光产生部分时，在近场光产生部分的尖端处产生近场光。 通过这样产生的近场光，加热与介质相对表面相对的磁记录介质，并降低磁记录介质的矫顽力。 由于主磁极的至少一部分位于包括第一和第二近场发光部之间的区域的光点区域内，因此近场发光部和主磁极两者的尖端 被非常靠近在一起，并且可以执行高密度记录。

公开(公告)号：US08547805B1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-01

申请号：US13432245

申请日：2012-03-28

申请人： Eiji Komura ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Tsutomu Chou ,  Shinji Hara ,  Kosuke Tanaka ,  Ryo Hosoi

发明人： Eiji Komura ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Tsutomu Chou ,  Shinji Hara ,  Kosuke Tanaka ,  Ryo Hosoi

IPC分类号： G11B11/00

CPC分类号： G11B5/314 ,  G11B5/607 ,  G11B2005/0021

摘要： A thermal assisted magnetic recording head includes a dielectric waveguide that is configured to propagate propagation light a metal waveguide that is provided facing the dielectric waveguide and that couples to the propagation light propagating through the dielectric waveguide in a surface plasmon mode, thereby generating and propagating surface plasmon, a near-field light generator that is exposed on an air bearing surface facing a magnetic recording medium either at an end part of the metal waveguide or at a position facing the end part of the metal waveguide, and that generates near-field light from the surface plasmon, a magnetic pole for magnetic recording that is exposed on the air bearing surface, and a temperature sensor that is arranged inside the dielectric waveguide.

摘要翻译： 热辅助磁记录头包括电介质波导，其被配置为传播传播光，所述介质波导设置成面对介质波导并且以表面等离子体模式耦合到传播通过介质波导的传播光，从而产生和传播表面 等离子体激元，近场光发生器，其在面向金属波导的端部的面向磁记录介质的空气轴承表面上或面对金属波导的端部的位置处暴露，并且产生近场光 从表面等离子体激元，暴露在空气轴承表面上的用于磁记录的磁极，以及布置在电介质波导内部的温度传感器。

公开(公告)号：US08406091B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-26

申请号：US12832593

申请日：2010-07-08

申请人： Koji Shimazawa ,  Kosuke Tanaka ,  Eiji Komura ,  Takashi Honda

发明人： Koji Shimazawa ,  Kosuke Tanaka ,  Eiji Komura ,  Takashi Honda

IPC分类号： G11B11/00

CPC分类号： G11B5/314 ,  G11B5/6088 ,  G11B2005/0021

摘要： Provided is a thermally-assisted magnetic recording head in which a slider including an optical system is joined with a light source unit. The light source unit comprises: a unit substrate including a joining surface joined with the slider and a source-installation surface adjacent to the joining surface; a light source provided in the source-installation surface and emits light for thermal assist; and a photodetector section formed inside the unit substrate, a light-receiving portion of the photodetector section for receiving light emitted from a rear light-emission center being located on the source-installation surface side. The light source unit includes the photodetector section that enables constant monitoring of light output from the light source. Accordingly, feedback adjustment of the light output can be accomplished. Further, since the rear light-emission center and the light-receiving portion can be located sufficiently close to each other, the light output can be monitored with a higher efficiency.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种热辅助磁记录头，其中包括光学系统的滑块与光源单元接合。 光源单元包括：单元基板，包括与滑块接合的接合表面和邻近接合表面的源安装表面; 设置在源安装表面中并发射用于热辅助的光的光源; 以及形成在所述单元基板内的光检测器部分，所述光电检测器部分的光接收部分用于接收从位于所述源安装表面侧的后发光中心发射的光。 光源单元包括能够恒定地监视来自光源的光输出的光电检测器部分。 因此，可以实现光输出的反馈调整。 此外，由于后发光中心和受光部分可以彼此充分接近，所以能够以更高的效率监视光输出。

公开(公告)号：US08000178B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-16

申请号：US12260639

申请日：2008-10-29

申请人： Koji Shimazawa ,  Eiji Komura ,  Yasuhiro Ito ,  Seiichi Takayama ,  Satoshi Tomikawa ,  Daisuke Miyauchi ,  Kosuke Tanaka

发明人： Koji Shimazawa ,  Eiji Komura ,  Yasuhiro Ito ,  Seiichi Takayama ,  Satoshi Tomikawa ,  Daisuke Miyauchi ,  Kosuke Tanaka

IPC分类号： G11B11/00

CPC分类号： G11B5/314 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  G02B6/1226 ,  G11B5/4866 ,  G11B2005/001 ,  G11B2005/0021

摘要： Provided is a surface plasmon antenna that can be set so that the emitting position on the end surface of the plasmon antenna where near-field light is emitted is located sufficiently close to the end of a magnetic pole. The surface plasmon antenna comprises an edge having a portion for coupling with a light in a surface plasmon mode. The edge is provided for propagating surface plasmon excited by the light and extends from the portion to a near-field light generating end surface that emits near-field light. The edge for propagating surface plasmon is a very narrow propagation region. Therefore, the near-field light generating end surface, which appears as a polished surface processed through polishing in the manufacturing of the plasmon antenna, can be made a shape with a very small size, and further can be set so that surface plasmon propagates to reach the end surface reliably.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种表面等离子体激元天线，其可以被设置为使得发射近场光的等离子体激元天线的端面上的发射位置足够靠近磁极的端部。 表面等离子体激元天线包括具有用于与表面等离子体激元模式的光耦合的部分的边缘。 该边缘用于传播由光激发的表面等离子体激元，并从该部分延伸到发射近场光的近场光产生端面。 传播表面等离子体激元的边缘是非常窄的传播区域。 因此，通过在等离子体激元天线的制造中通过研磨处理的抛光面的近场光产生端面可以形成为非常小的形状，并且还可以将表面等离子体激元传播到 可靠地到达端面。