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：US08315129B1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-20

申请号：US13297375

申请日：2011-11-16

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

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

IPC分类号： G11B11/00

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

摘要： A thermally-assisted magnetic recording head that allows even steeper magnetization reversal between adjacent magnetic domains of a magnetic recording medium and that satisfies the demands of high SN ratio and high recording density is provided. A thermally-assisted magnetic recording head includes a pole that generates a writing magnetic field, a waveguide through which light for exciting surface plasmon propagates, and a plasmon generator that generates near-field light. The waveguide is arranged on a back side of the pole, the plasmon generator has a plane part and a projection part that is projected from the plane part to the waveguide side and that opposes the pole and the waveguide with a predetermined gap, and a projection part opposing surface that opposes the projection part in the pole is configured so as to be distant from the projection part as approaching toward the back side.

摘要翻译： 提供一种热辅助磁记录头，其允许在磁记录介质的相邻磁畴之间更加陡峭的磁化反转，并且满足高SN比和高记录密度的要求。 热辅助磁记录头包括产生书写磁场的磁极，用于激发表面等离子体激元传播的光的波导和产生近场光的等离子体发生器。 波导布置在极的背侧，等离子体发生器具有从平面部分到波导侧突出并且以预定间隙与极和波导相对的平面部分和突出部分，以及突出部 与杆的突出部抵接的部分对置面被配置为当朝向后侧接近时远离突出部。

公开(公告)号：US08089831B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-03

申请号：US12710129

申请日：2010-02-22

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

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

IPC分类号： G11B11/00

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

摘要： A plasmon generator has an outer surface including a surface plasmon exciting surface, and has a near-field light generating part located in a medium facing surface. The surface plasmon exciting surface is a flat surface that faces an evanescent light generating surface of a waveguide with a predetermined distance therebetween. The surface plasmon exciting surface includes a width changing portion. The width of the width changing portion in a direction parallel to the medium facing surface and the evanescent light generating surface decreases with decreasing distance to the medium facing surface. A magnetic pole is located at such a position that the plasmon generator is interposed between the magnetic pole and the waveguide. The outer surface of the plasmon generator includes a pole contact surface that is in contact with the magnetic pole.

摘要翻译： 等离子体发生器具有包括表面等离子体激元表面的外表面，并且具有位于介质面对表面中的近场光产生部。 表面等离子体激元表面是面对波导的ev逝光产生表面的平坦表面，其间具有预定的距离。 表面等离子体激元表面包括宽度改变部分。 宽度改变部分在与面向介质的表面和ev逝光产生表面平行的方向上的宽度随着与面向介质的表面的距离的减小而减小。 磁极位于这样的位置，等离子体发生器插入在磁极和波导之间。 等离子体发生器的外表面包括与磁极接触的极接触表面。

公开(公告)号：US20120117791A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-17

申请号：US12947091

申请日：2010-11-16

申请人： Shinji HARA ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Eiji Komura ,  Tsutomu Chou ,  Seiichi Takayama

发明人： Shinji HARA ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Eiji Komura ,  Tsutomu Chou ,  Seiichi Takayama

IPC分类号： G11B5/127

CPC分类号： G11B5/314 ,  G02B6/4202 ,  G11B5/105 ,  G11B5/3116 ,  G11B5/6088 ,  G11B2005/0021 ,  Y10T29/49032 ,  Y10T29/49041 ,  Y10T29/49043 ,  Y10T29/49044 ,  Y10T29/49046 ,  Y10T29/49048 ,  Y10T29/49052

摘要： In a method for manufacturing a thermally-assisted magnetic head that includes a slider and an LD unit, the slider including an air bearing surface (ABS) that faces a recording medium and including a waveguide with a core for light propagation that extends from a light entering surface, which is different from the ABS, to the ABS, the LD unit being attached to the light entering surface of the slider, and the thermally-assisted magnetic head performing magnetic recording while heating the recording medium with near-field light that is excited from linearly polarized laser light, the LD unit is disposed in a position facing the light entering surface of the slider, a photo detector is disposed in a position facing the ABS of the slider, and a polarizer transmitting only light having a polarization component that is orthogonal to a polarization direction of the linearly polarized laser light is disposed between the ABS and the photo detector. An LD of the LD unit is activated, and the linearly polarized laser light is enabled to enter into the core from the light entering surface of the slider. Light radiated from the ABS is enabled to enter into the polarizer, and an alignment of the slider and the LD unit is performed while the photo detector detects light that is transmitted through the polarizer.

摘要翻译： 在制造包括滑块和LD单元的热辅助磁头的方法中，滑块包括面向记录介质的空气轴承表面（ABS），该空气轴承表面包括具有从光线延伸的光传播用核心的波导 进入与ABS不同的表面，将LD单元附着到滑块的光进入表面，并且热辅助磁头在用近场光加热记录介质的同时进行磁记录 从线偏振激光激发，LD单元被设置在面向滑块的光进入表面的位置，光电检测器设置在面向滑块的ABS的位置，偏振器仅透射具有偏振分量的光， 与线偏振激光的偏振方向垂直的方式设置在ABS和光电检测器之间。 LD单元的LD被激活，并且线偏振激光能够从滑块的光进入表面进入芯中。 从ABS辐射的光能够进入偏振器，并且当光电检测器检测到透射通过偏振器的光时，执行滑块和LD单元的对准。

公开(公告)号：US08116175B2

公开(公告)日：2012-02-14

申请号：US12719496

申请日：2010-03-08

申请人： Tsutomu Chou ,  Eiji Komura ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Shinji Hara

发明人： Tsutomu Chou ,  Eiji Komura ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Shinji Hara

IPC分类号： G11B11/00

CPC分类号： G11B11/00 ,  G11B5/02

摘要： A plasmon generator has a near-field light generating part located in a medium facing surface. The plasmon generator has an outer surface including a plasmon exciting surface and a plasmon propagating surface that face toward opposite directions. The plasmon exciting surface is substantially in contact with an evanescent light generating surface of a waveguide's core. The plasmon propagating surface is in contact with a dielectric layer that has a refractive index lower than that of the core. The plasmon exciting surface includes a first width changing portion. The plasmon propagating surface includes a second width changing portion. Each of the first and second width changing portions has a width that decreases with decreasing distance to the medium facing surface, the width being in a direction parallel to the medium facing surface and the evanescent light generating surface.

摘要翻译： 等离子体发生器具有位于介质面对表面中的近场光产生部分。 等离子体发生器具有外表面，其包括面向相反方向的等离子体激元表面和等离子体激元传播表面。 等离子体激元表面基本上与波导芯的瞬逝光产生表面接触。 等离子体激元传播表面与折射率低于芯的折射率的电介质层接触。 等离子体激元表面包括第一宽度改变部分。 等离子体激元传播表面包括第二宽度改变部分。 第一和第二宽度改变部分中的每一个具有随着到介质面对表面的距离的减小而减小的宽度，宽度在平行于介质面向表面和渐逝光产生表面的方向上。

公开(公告)号：US20110216634A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-08

申请号：US12719496

申请日：2010-03-08

申请人： Tsutomu Chou ,  Eiji Komura ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Shinji Hara

发明人： Tsutomu Chou ,  Eiji Komura ,  Koji Shimazawa ,  Shinji Hara

IPC分类号： G11B11/00 ,  G11B5/02

CPC分类号： G11B11/00 ,  G11B5/02

摘要： A plasmon generator has a near-field light generating part located in a medium facing surface. The plasmon generator has an outer surface including a plasmon exciting surface and a plasmon propagating surface that face toward opposite directions. The plasmon exciting surface is substantially in contact with an evanescent light generating surface of a waveguide's core. The plasmon propagating surface is in contact with a dielectric layer that has a refractive index lower than that of the core. The plasmon exciting surface includes a first width changing portion. The plasmon propagating surface includes a second width changing portion. Each of the first and second width changing portions has a width that decreases with decreasing distance to the medium facing surface, the width being in a direction parallel to the medium facing surface and the evanescent light generating surface.

摘要翻译： 等离子体发生器具有位于介质面对表面中的近场光产生部分。 等离子体发生器具有外表面，其包括面向相反方向的等离子体激元表面和等离子体激元传播表面。 等离子体激元表面基本上与波导芯的瞬逝光产生表面接触。 等离子体激元传播表面与折射率低于芯的折射率的电介质层接触。 等离子体激元表面包括第一宽度改变部分。 等离子体激元传播表面包括第二宽度改变部分。 第一和第二宽度改变部分中的每一个具有随着到介质面对表面的距离的减小而减小的宽度，宽度在平行于介质面向表面和渐逝光产生表面的方向上。

公开(公告)号：US08351308B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-08

申请号：US12892540

申请日：2010-09-28

申请人： Tsutomu Chou ,  Eiji Komura ,  Shinji Hara ,  Kosuke Tanaka ,  Daisuke Miyauchi

发明人： Tsutomu Chou ,  Eiji Komura ,  Shinji Hara ,  Kosuke Tanaka ,  Daisuke Miyauchi

IPC分类号： G11B11/00

CPC分类号： G11B5/3116 ,  G02B5/008 ,  G11B5/314 ,  G11B5/3163 ,  G11B2005/0021

摘要： A thermally assisted magnetic head includes a magnetic pole that generates a writing magnetic field from an air bearing surface (ABS); a waveguide through which light propagates; and a plasmon generator generating near-field light from a near-field light generating end surface by coupling the light thereto in a surface plasmon mode. The magnetic pole includes a convex part protruding in a substantially V-shape along a light propagation direction of the waveguide. The plasmon generator includes a substantially V-shaped part contacting the convex part, and as seen from a side of the ABS, a thickness of the plasmon generator in a direction perpendicular to convex part contacting sides gradually increases from an end in a direction away from the waveguide, the convex part contacting sides being linear sides that form the substantially V-shaped part of the plasmon generator and contacting the convex part.

摘要翻译： 热辅助磁头包括从空气轴承表面（ABS）产生书写磁场的磁极; 光传播的波导; 以及等离子体发生器，其通过以表面等离子体激发模式将光耦合到其上，从近场光产生端面产生近场光。 磁极包括沿波导的光传播方向大致V形突出的凸部。 等离子体发生器包括接触凸部的大致V形部分，并且从ABS的侧面看，等离子体发生器在与凸部接触的方向垂直的方向上的厚度从远离方向的端部逐渐增加 所述波导，所述凸部接触侧为直线侧，其形成所述等离子体发生器的大致V形部分并接触所述凸部。

公开(公告)号：US20120075967A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-29

申请号：US12892540

申请日：2010-09-28

申请人： Tsutomu Chou ,  Eiji Komura ,  Shinji Hara ,  Kosuke Tanaka ,  Daisuke Miyauchi

发明人： Tsutomu Chou ,  Eiji Komura ,  Shinji Hara ,  Kosuke Tanaka ,  Daisuke Miyauchi

IPC分类号： G11B11/24

CPC分类号： G11B5/3116 ,  G02B5/008 ,  G11B5/314 ,  G11B5/3163 ,  G11B2005/0021

摘要： A thermally assisted magnetic head includes a magnetic pole that generates a writing magnetic field from an air bearing surface (ABS); a waveguide through which light propagates; and a plasmon generator generating near-field light from a near-field light generating end surface by coupling the light thereto in a surface plasmon mode. The magnetic pole includes a convex part protruding in a substantially V-shape along a light propagation direction of the waveguide. The plasmon generator includes a substantially V-shaped part contacting the convex part, and as seen from a side of the ABS, a thickness of the plasmon generator in a direction perpendicular to convex part contacting sides gradually increases from an end in a direction away from the waveguide, the convex part contacting sides being linear sides that form the substantially V-shaped part of the plasmon generator and contacting the convex part.

摘要翻译： 热辅助磁头包括从空气轴承表面（ABS）产生书写磁场的磁极; 光传播的波导; 以及等离子体发生器，其通过以表面等离子体激发模式将光耦合到其上，从近场光产生端面产生近场光。 磁极包括沿波导的光传播方向大致V形突出的凸部。 等离子体发生器包括接触凸部的大致V形部分，并且从ABS的侧面看，等离子体发生器在与凸部接触的方向垂直的方向上的厚度从远离方向的端部逐渐增加 所述波导，所述凸部接触侧为直线侧，其形成所述等离子体发生器的大致V形部分并接触所述凸部。

公开(公告)号：US20110228419A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-22

申请号：US12728600

申请日：2010-03-22

申请人： Kosuke Tanaka ,  Daisuke Miyauchi ,  Susumu Aoki ,  Tetsuya Roppongi ,  Tsutomu Chou ,  Shinji Hara ,  Eiji Komura

发明人： Kosuke Tanaka ,  Daisuke Miyauchi ,  Susumu Aoki ,  Tetsuya Roppongi ,  Tsutomu Chou ,  Shinji Hara ,  Eiji Komura

IPC分类号： G11B5/02

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 propagation edge, and has a near-field light generating part lying at an end of the propagation edge and located in a medium facing surface. The propagation edge faces an evanescent light generating surface of a waveguide's core with a predetermined distance therebetween and extends in a direction perpendicular to the medium facing surface. The propagation edge is arc-shaped in a cross section parallel to the medium facing surface. The plasmon generator includes a shape changing portion in which a radius of curvature of the propagation edge in the cross section parallel to the medium facing surface continuously decreases with decreasing distance to the medium facing surface.

摘要翻译： 等离子体发生器具有包括传播边缘的外表面，并且具有位于传播边缘的末端并位于面向介质的表面中的近场光产生部分。 传播边缘面向波导芯的ev逝光产生表面，其间具有预定距离，并且在垂直于介质面向表面的方向上延伸。 传播边缘在平行于面向介质的表面的横截面中是弧形的。 等离子体发生器包括形状改变部分，其中平面于介质面向表面的横截面中的传播边缘的曲率半径随着到面向介质的表面的距离的减小而连续地减小。

公开(公告)号：US08264920B1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-11

申请号：US13191913

申请日：2011-07-27

申请人： Tsutomu Chou ,  Eiji Komura ,  Shinji Hara ,  Daisuke Miyauchi ,  Kosuke Tanaka

发明人： Tsutomu Chou ,  Eiji Komura ,  Shinji Hara ,  Daisuke Miyauchi ,  Kosuke Tanaka

IPC分类号： G11B11/00 ,  G11B7/135

CPC分类号： G11B5/314 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  G02B6/1226 ,  G11B5/3116 ,  G11B5/6088 ,  G11B2005/0021

摘要： A near-field light generator includes a waveguide, a plasmon generator, and a metal layer. The waveguide includes a core having an evanescent light generating surface. The plasmon generator includes a base part, and a protruding part that protrudes from the base part toward the evanescent light generating surface. The protruding part has: a front end face located at an end in a direction parallel to the evanescent light generating surface; a band-shaped flat surface facing toward the evanescent light generating surface; and two side surfaces connected to the flat surface. In at least a portion of the protruding part, the distance between the two side surfaces increases with increasing distance from the evanescent light generating surface. The flat surface includes a first portion contiguous with the front end face, and a second portion that is located farther from the front end face than is the first portion. The metal layer has an end face facing the first portion. The evanescent light generating surface faces the second portion.

摘要翻译： 近场光发生器包括波导管，等离子体激元发生器和金属层。 波导包括具有ev逝光产生表面的芯。 等离子体发生器包括基部和从基部朝向渐逝光产生表面突出的突出部分。 所述突出部具有：前端面，其位于与所述ev逝光生成面平行的方向的端部; 面向渐逝光产生表面的带状平坦表面; 以及连接到平坦表面的两个侧表面。 在突出部分的至少一部分中，两个侧表面之间的距离随着与渐消光产生表面的距离的增加而增加。 平坦表面包括与前端面相邻的第一部分，以及比第一部分更远离前端面的第二部分。 金属层具有面向第一部分的端面。 渐逝光产生表面面向第二部分。