公开(公告)号：US20120008229A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-12

申请号：US12803874

申请日：2010-07-08

申请人： Yuchen Zhou ,  Tobias Maletzky ,  Xuhui Jin ,  Zhigang Bai ,  Kenichi Takano ,  Erhard Schreck

发明人： Yuchen Zhou ,  Tobias Maletzky ,  Xuhui Jin ,  Zhigang Bai ,  Kenichi Takano ,  Erhard Schreck

IPC分类号： G11B5/02 ,  G11B5/127

CPC分类号： G11B5/314 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  G02B6/1226 ,  G11B5/3163 ,  G11B5/6088 ,  G11B2005/0021

摘要： A TAMR (Thermal Assisted Magnetic Recording) write head uses the energy of optical-laser generated plasmons in a magnetic core plasmon antenna to locally heat a magnetic recording medium and reduce its coercivity and magnetic anisotropy. To enable the TAMR head to operate most effectively, the maximum gradient and value of the magnetic recording field should be at a point of the magnetic medium that is as close as possible to the point being heated. In addition, the coupling between the optical mode and the plasmon mode should be efficient so that maximum energy is transmitted to the medium. The present invention achieves both these objects by surrounding the magnetic core of a plasmon antenna by a variable thickness plasmon generating layer, whose thinnest and shortest portion is at the ABS end of the TAMR head and whose thickest and longest portion efficiently couples to the optical mode of a waveguide to produce a plasmon.

摘要翻译： TAMR（热辅助磁记录）写头使用磁芯等离子体天线中的激光产生的等离子体激元的能量来局部加热磁记录介质并降低其矫顽力和磁各向异性。 为了使TAMR头能够最有效地运行，磁记录场的最大梯度和值应当在尽可能接近被加热点的磁介质的一个点处。 另外，光模式和等离子体激元模式之间的耦合应该是有效的，从而将最大能量传输到介质。 本发明通过可变厚度等离子体发生层围绕等离子体激元天线的磁芯来实现这两个目的，其最薄和最短部分在TAMR头的ABS端，并且其最厚和最长部分有效地耦合到光学模式 的波导产生等离子体激元。

公开(公告)号：US20110181979A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-28

申请号：US12657637

申请日：2010-01-25

申请人： Xuhui Jin ,  Kenichi Takano ,  Yuchen Zhou ,  Erhard Schreck ,  Joe Smyth ,  Moris Dovek

发明人： Xuhui Jin ,  Kenichi Takano ,  Yuchen Zhou ,  Erhard Schreck ,  Joe Smyth ,  Moris Dovek

IPC分类号： G11B5/02

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

摘要： A TAMR (Thermal Assisted Magnetic Recording) write head uses the energy of optical-laser generated plasmons in a plasmon generator to locally heat a magnetic recording medium and reduce its coercivity and magnetic anisotropy. To enable the TAMR head to operate most effectively, the antenna is formed in three portions, a wide portion of uniform horizontal area, a tapered portion tapering towards the ABS of the write head and a narrow tip extending from the tapered portion to the ABS. The wide portion enhances coupling of optical radiation from a waveguide to surface plasmons generated within the generator, the tapered portion condenses and focuses the plasmons as they propagate towards the ABS and the narrow tip further focuses the surface plasmon field at the medium surface.

摘要翻译： TAMR（热辅助磁记录）写头使用等离子体发生器中的光学激光器产生的等离子体激元的能量来局部加热磁记录介质并降低其矫顽力和磁各向异性。 为了使TAMR头能够最有效地工作，天线形成为三个部分，宽度均匀的水平区域，朝向写入头的ABS渐缩的锥形部分和从锥形部分延伸到ABS的窄尖端。 宽部分增强了来自波导的光辐射与在发生器内产生的表面等离子体激元的耦合，锥形部分在等离子体激元朝向ABS传播时冷凝并聚焦等离子体，并且窄尖端进一步将中等表面的表面等离子体场聚焦。

公开(公告)号：US08711662B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-29

申请号：US13590214

申请日：2012-08-21

申请人： Lien Lee ,  Xuhui Jin ,  Kaizhong Gao ,  Amit Itagi ,  William A. Challener

发明人： Lien Lee ,  Xuhui Jin ,  Kaizhong Gao ,  Amit Itagi ,  William A. Challener

IPC分类号： G11B11/00 ,  G11B5/31 ,  G11B5/48 ,  G11B5/60 ,  G11B7/122 ,  G11B7/1387 ,  G11B7/1384 ,  G11B5/00 ,  G11B11/105

CPC分类号： G11B5/314 ,  G11B5/4866 ,  G11B5/6088 ,  G11B7/122 ,  G11B7/1384 ,  G11B7/1387 ,  G11B11/10536 ,  G11B2005/0005 ,  G11B2005/0021 ,  Y10T428/11 ,  Y10T428/1171 ,  Y10T428/1193

摘要： An apparatus includes a waveguide shaped to direct light to a focal point, and a near-field transducer positioned adjacent to the focal point, wherein the near-field transducer includes a dielectric component and a metallic component positioned adjacent to at least a portion of the dielectric component. An apparatus includes a waveguide shaped to direct light to a focal point, and a near-field transducer positioned adjacent to the focal point, wherein the near-field transducer includes a first metallic component, a first dielectric layer positioned adjacent to at least a portion of the first metallic component, and a second metallic component positioned adjacent to at least a portion of the first dielectric component.

摘要翻译： 一种装置包括成形为将光引导到焦点的波导和邻近焦点定位的近场换能器，其中近场换能器包括介电部件和金属部件，该金属部件邻近至少一部分 介电元件。 一种装置包括成形为将光引导到焦点的波导和邻近焦点定位的近场换能器，其中近场换能器包括第一金属部件，第一介电层位于与至少一部分 的第一金属部件和与第一介电部件的至少一部分相邻定位的第二金属部件。

公开(公告)号：US08599656B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-03

申请号：US13316989

申请日：2011-12-12

申请人： Xuhui Jin ,  Tobias Maletzky ,  Suping Song ,  Dayu Zhou ,  Joe Smyth ,  Moris Dovek

发明人： Xuhui Jin ,  Tobias Maletzky ,  Suping Song ,  Dayu Zhou ,  Joe Smyth ,  Moris Dovek

IPC分类号： G11B11/00

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

摘要： A TAMR (Thermal Assisted Magnetic Recording) write head uses the energy of optical-laser excited surface plasmons in a scalable planar plasmon generator to locally heat a magnetic recording medium and reduce its coercivity and magnetic anisotropy. The planar plasmon generator is formed as a multi-layered structure in which one planar layer supports a propagating surface plasmon mode that is excited by evanescent coupling to an optical mode in an adjacent waveguide. A peg, which can be a free-standing element or an integral projection from one of the layers, is positioned between the ABS end of the generator and the surface of the recording medium, confines and concentrates the near field of the plasmon mode immediately around and beneath it.

摘要翻译： TAMR（热辅助磁记录）写头使用可扩展的平面等离子体发生器中的光激光激发表面等离激元的能量来局部加热磁记录介质并降低其矫顽力和磁各向异性。 平面等离子体发生器形成为多层结构，其中一个平面层支持通过在相邻波导中的光学模式的渐逝耦合而被激发的传播表面等离子体模式。 可以是独立元件或从其中一层的整体突起的钉定位在发生器的ABS端和记录介质的表面之间，将等离子体激元模式的近场限制并集中在周围 在它下面。

公开(公告)号：US08416530B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-09

申请号：US12582236

申请日：2009-10-20

申请人： Kaizhong Gao ,  Xuhui Jin ,  Arkadi Goulakov

发明人： Kaizhong Gao ,  Xuhui Jin ,  Arkadi Goulakov

IPC分类号： G11B11/24 ,  G11B5/127 ,  G11B13/08 ,  G11B9/12

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

摘要： A magnetic recording head comprises a write pole tip adjacent to an air bearing surface and a return pole. In addition, a near field transducer is positioned adjacent the write pole in order to produce near field radiation to heat a portion of a recording medium to facilitate switching by the magnetic write pole. The near field transducer is a reverse optical near field transducer with internal bevel structures that enhance the magnetic write field intensity.

摘要翻译： 磁记录头包括与空气轴承表面相邻的写极尖和返回极。 此外，近场传感器位于写极附近，以便产生近场辐射，以加热记录介质的一部分以便于磁写入极的切换。 近场传感器是具有增强磁写入场强的内部斜面结构的反向光学近场传感器。

公开(公告)号：US08295132B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-23

申请号：US13200478

申请日：2011-09-23

申请人： Xuhui Jin ,  Yuchen Zhou ,  Joe Smyth ,  Tobias Maletzky ,  Kenichi Takano ,  Erhard Schreck

发明人： Xuhui Jin ,  Yuchen Zhou ,  Joe Smyth ,  Tobias Maletzky ,  Kenichi Takano ,  Erhard Schreck

IPC分类号： G11B11/00

CPC分类号： G11B5/3146 ,  G11B5/1278 ,  G11B5/1871 ,  G11B5/23 ,  G11B5/3116 ,  G11B5/315 ,  G11B5/3163

摘要： A TAMR head is disclosed with a triangular shaped plasmon antenna covered on two sides with a plasmon layer that generates an edge plasmon mode along a vertex of the two plasmon sides formed opposite a main pole layer. A plasmon shield (PS) is formed along the ABS and opposite the vertex to confine an electric field from the edge plasmon mode within a small radius of the edge plasmon tip thereby reducing the optical spot size on the magnetic medium and enhancing writability. An end of a waveguide used to direct input electromagnetic radiation to the plasmon antenna adjoins a PS side opposite the ABS. In one embodiment, a magnetic shield may be formed along the ABS and adjoins the PS so that a first PS section terminates at the ABS and faces the vertex while a second PS section is formed between the magnetic shield and waveguide end.

摘要翻译： 公开了具有三面形等离子体激元的三角形等离子体激元天线，该三角形等离子体激元天线用等离子体膜覆盖，该等离子体膜沿着与主极层相对的两个等离子体激元侧的顶点产生边缘等离子体模式。 等离子体屏蔽（PS）沿着ABS形成并与顶点相对，以将边缘等离子体激元模式的电场限制在边缘等离子体激元尖端的小半径内，从而减小磁介质上的光点尺寸并提高可写性。 用于将输入电磁辐射引导到等离子体激元天线的波导的一端与ABS相对的PS侧相邻。 在一个实施例中，可以沿着ABS形成磁屏蔽并与PS邻接，使得第一PS部分在ABS处终止并面向顶点，而在磁屏蔽和波导端之间形成第二PS部分。

公开(公告)号：US08248898B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-21

申请号：US12925283

申请日：2010-10-18

申请人： Erhard Schreck ,  Xuhui Jin ,  Tobias Maletzky ,  Joe Smyth ,  Dayu Zhou ,  Yuchen Zhou ,  Kenichi Takano

发明人： Erhard Schreck ,  Xuhui Jin ,  Tobias Maletzky ,  Joe Smyth ,  Dayu Zhou ,  Yuchen Zhou ,  Kenichi Takano

IPC分类号： G11B11/00

CPC分类号： G11B5/314 ,  G11B5/105 ,  G11B5/6088 ,  G11B2005/001 ,  G11B2005/0021

摘要： A waveguide structure for aligning a light source to a center waveguide (CWG) in a TAMR head is disclosed and includes two alignment waveguides (AWVG) symmetrically formed about a plane that bisects the CWG lengthwise dimension. Each AWVG has a light coupling section formed parallel to a side of the CWG and captures 0.5% to 10% of the light in the CWG. Each AWVG has an outlet that directs light to a photo detector or camera so that light intensity measurements lAWVG1 and lAWVG2 for first and second AWVG, respectively, can be taken at various positions of the light source. Optimum alignment occurs when (lAWVG1+lAWVG2) reaches a maximum value and |lAWVG1−lAWVG2| has a minimum value. AWVG outlets may be at the ABS, or at the side or back end of a slider. Measurement sensitivity is increased by decreasing the width of the AWVG.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于将光源对准TAMR头中的中心波导（CWG）的波导结构，并且包括关于平分CWG纵向尺寸的平面对称地形成的两个对准波导（AWVG）。 每个AWVG具有平行于CWG侧面并且捕获CWG中的0.5％至10％的光的光耦合部分。 每个AWVG都有一个出口，可以将光引导到光电检测器或照相机，以便分别在光源的各个位置拍摄第一个和第二个AWVG的光强度测量值lAWVG1和lAWVG2。 （lAWVG1 + 1AWVG2）达到最大值时，发生最佳对齐，并且| lAWVG1-1AWVG2 | 具有最小值。 AWVG插座可能位于ABS或滑块的侧面或后端。 通过减小AWVG的宽度来提高测量灵敏度。

公开(公告)号：US08233358B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-31

申请号：US12456290

申请日：2009-06-15

申请人： Yuchen Zhou ,  Kenichi Takano ,  Xuhui Jin ,  Erhard Schreck ,  Moris Dovek ,  Joe Smyth

发明人： Yuchen Zhou ,  Kenichi Takano ,  Xuhui Jin ,  Erhard Schreck ,  Moris Dovek ,  Joe Smyth

IPC分类号： G11B11/00

CPC分类号： G11B5/314 ,  G11B5/02 ,  G11B5/3116 ,  G11B5/3146 ,  G11B5/6088 ,  G11B2005/0005 ,  G11B2005/0021 ,  Y10T29/49032

摘要： A TAMR (Thermal Assisted Magnetic Recording) write head uses the energy of optical-laser generated plasmons in a plasmon antenna to locally heat a magnetic recording medium and reduce its coercivity and magnetic anisotropy. To enable the TAMR head to operate most effectively, the maximum gradient of the magnetic recording field should be concentrated in the small region being heated. Typically this does not occur because the spot being heated by the antenna is offset from the position at which the magnetic pole concentrates its magnetic field. The present invention incorporates a magnetic core within a plasmon antenna, so the antenna effectively becomes an extension of the magnetic pole and produces a magnetic field whose maximum gradient overlaps the region being heated by edge plasmons being generated in a conducting layer surrounding the antenna's magnetic core.

摘要翻译： TAMR（热辅助磁记录）写头使用等离子体天线中激光产生的等离子体激元的能量来局部加热磁记录介质并降低其矫顽力和磁各向异性。 为了使TAMR头能够最有效地运行，磁记录场的最大梯度应该集中在被加热的小区域中。 通常这不会发生，因为被天线加热的点偏离磁极集中其磁场的位置。 本发明在等离子体激元天线内结合有磁芯，因此天线有效地成为磁极的延伸，并产生磁场，其最大梯度与在天线的磁芯周围的导电层中产生的边缘等离子体激元加热的区域重叠 。

公开(公告)号：US20120092971A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-19

申请号：US12925283

申请日：2010-10-18

申请人： Erhard Schreck ,  Xuhui Jin ,  Tobias Maletzky ,  Joe Smyth ,  Dayu Zhou ,  Yuchen Zhou ,  Kenichi Takano

发明人： Erhard Schreck ,  Xuhui Jin ,  Tobias Maletzky ,  Joe Smyth ,  Dayu Zhou ,  Yuchen Zhou ,  Kenichi Takano

IPC分类号： G11B11/00

CPC分类号： G11B5/314 ,  G11B5/105 ,  G11B5/6088 ,  G11B2005/001 ,  G11B2005/0021

摘要： A waveguide structure for aligning a light source to a center waveguide (CWG) in a TAMR head is disclosed and includes two alignment waveguides (AWVG) symmetrically formed about a plane that bisects the CWG lengthwise dimension. Each AWVG has a light coupling section formed parallel to a side of the CWG and captures 0.5% to 10% of the light in the CWG. Each AWVG has an outlet that directs light to a photo detector or camera so that light intensity measurements lAWVG1 and lAWVG2 for first and second AWVG, respectively, can be taken at various positions of the light source. Optimum alignment occurs when (lAWVG1+lAWVG2) reaches a maximum value and |lAWVG1−lAWVG2| has a minimum value. AWVG outlets may be at the ABS, or at the side or back end of a slider. Measurement sensitivity is increased by decreasing the width of the AWVG.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于将光源对准TAMR头中的中心波导（CWG）的波导结构，并且包括关于平分CWG纵向尺寸的平面对称地形成的两个对准波导（AWVG）。 每个AWVG具有平行于CWG侧面并且捕获CWG中的0.5％至10％的光的光耦合部分。 每个AWVG都有一个出口，可以将光引导到光电检测器或照相机，以便分别在光源的各个位置拍摄第一个和第二个AWVG的光强度测量值lAWVG1和lAWVG2。 （lAWVG1 + 1AWVG2）达到最大值时，发生最佳对齐，并且| lAWVG1-1AWVG2 | 具有最小值。 AWVG插座可能位于ABS或滑块的侧面或后端。 通过减小AWVG的宽度来提高测量灵敏度。

公开(公告)号：US20120020194A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-26

申请号：US13200478

申请日：2011-09-23

申请人： Xuhui Jin ,  Yuchen Zhou ,  Joe Smyth ,  Tobias Maletzky ,  Kenichi Takano ,  Erhard Schreck

发明人： Xuhui Jin ,  Yuchen Zhou ,  Joe Smyth ,  Tobias Maletzky ,  Kenichi Takano ,  Erhard Schreck

IPC分类号： G11B13/04

CPC分类号： G11B5/3146 ,  G11B5/1278 ,  G11B5/1871 ,  G11B5/23 ,  G11B5/3116 ,  G11B5/315 ,  G11B5/3163

摘要： A TAMR head is disclosed with a triangular shaped plasmon antenna covered on two sides with a plasmon layer that generates an edge plasmon mode along a vertex of the two plasmon sides formed opposite a main pole layer. A plasmon shield (PS) is formed along the ABS and opposite the vertex to confine an electric field from the edge plasmon mode within a small radius of the edge plasmon tip thereby reducing the optical spot size on the magnetic medium and enhancing writability. An end of a waveguide used to direct input electromagnetic radiation to the plasmon antenna adjoins a PS side opposite the ABS. In one embodiment, a magnetic shield may be formed along the ABS and adjoins the PS so that a first PS section terminates at the ABS and faces the vertex while a second PS section is formed between the magnetic shield and waveguide end.