公开(公告)号：US20120218871A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-30

申请号：US13438811

申请日：2012-04-03

申请人： Hamid Balamane ,  Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Neil Leslie Robertson ,  Barry Cushing Stipe ,  Timothy Carl Strand

发明人： Hamid Balamane ,  Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Neil Leslie Robertson ,  Barry Cushing Stipe ,  Timothy Carl Strand

IPC分类号： G11B13/04 ,  G11B5/127 ,  G11B7/22 ,  G11B7/1387 ,  G11B13/08

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

摘要： An apparatus according to one embodiment includes a near field transducer comprising a conductive metal film; and an optical waveguide for illumination of the near field transducer, a light guiding core layer of the optical waveguide being spaced from the near field transducer by less than about 100 nanometers and greater than 0 nanometers, wherein a longitudinal axis of the optical waveguide is substantially perpendicular to an air bearing surface.

摘要翻译： 根据一个实施例的装置包括：包括导电金属膜的近场换能器; 以及用于照明近场换能器的光波导，光波导的导光芯层与近场换能器间隔小于约100纳米且大于0纳米，其中光波导的纵向轴线基本上 垂直于空气轴承表面。

公开(公告)号：US20100165822A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-01

申请号：US12347084

申请日：2008-12-31

申请人： Hamid Balamane ,  Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Neil Leslie Robertson ,  Barry Cushing Stipe ,  Timothy Carl Strand

发明人： Hamid Balamane ,  Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Neil Leslie Robertson ,  Barry Cushing Stipe ,  Timothy Carl Strand

IPC分类号： G11B7/00

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

摘要： According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a near field transducer comprising a conductive metal film having a main body and a ridge extending from the main body and an optical waveguide for illumination of the near field transducer, a light guiding core layer of the optical waveguide being spaced from the near field transducer by less than about 100 nanometers and greater than 0 nanometers. In another embodiment, a method includes forming a near field transducer structure and removing a portion of the near field transducer structure. The method also includes forming a cladding layer adjacent a remaining portion of the near field transducer structure, wherein a portion of the cladding layer extends along the remaining portion of the near field transducer structure and forming a core layer above the cladding layer. Other apparatuses and methods are also included in the invention.

摘要翻译： 根据一个实施例，一种装置包括近场换能器，其包括具有主体和从主体延伸的脊的导电金属膜和用于照射近场换能器的光波导，光波导的导光芯层 与近场传感器间隔小于约100纳米且大于0纳米。 在另一实施例中，一种方法包括形成近场换能器结构并去除近场换能器结构的一部分。 该方法还包括在近场换能器结构的剩余部分附近形成包覆层，其中包层的一部分沿着近场换能器结构的剩余部分延伸并在包层上方形成芯层。 本发明还包括其他装置和方法。

公开(公告)号：US20100163521A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-01

申请号：US12345715

申请日：2008-12-30

申请人： Hamid Balamane ,  Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Jordan Asher Katine ,  Barry Cushing Stipe

发明人： Hamid Balamane ,  Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Jordan Asher Katine ,  Barry Cushing Stipe

IPC分类号： B44C1/22 ,  B05D5/12

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

摘要： A method of fabricating a c-aperture or E-antenna plasmonic near field source for thermal assisted recording applications in hard disk drives is disclosed. A c-aperture or E-antenna is built for recording head applications. The technique employs e-beam lithography, partial reactive ion etching and metal refill to build the c-apertures. This process strategy has the advantage over other techniques in the self-alignment of the c-aperture notch to the c-aperture internal diameter, the small number of process steps required, and the precise and consistent shape of the c-aperture notch itself.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在硬盘驱动器中制造用于热辅助记录应用的c孔径或E-antenna等离激元近场源的方法。 C孔径或E天线用于记录头部应用。 该技术采用电子束光刻，部分反应离子蚀刻和金属填充来构建c-孔。 该过程策略相对于c孔径切口对c孔径内径的自对准，所需的少量工艺步骤以及c孔口凹口本身的精确且一致的形状具有优于其它技术的优点。

公开(公告)号：US20120070784A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-22

申请号：US13306582

申请日：2011-11-29

申请人： Hamid Balamane ,  Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Jordan Asher Katine ,  Barry Cushing Stipe

发明人： Hamid Balamane ,  Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Jordan Asher Katine ,  Barry Cushing Stipe

IPC分类号： G03F7/20

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

摘要： A method of fabricating a c-aperture or E-antenna plasmonic near field source for thermal assisted recording applications in hard disk drives is disclosed. A c-aperture or E-antenna is built for recording head applications. The technique employs e-beam lithography, partial reactive ion etching and metal refill to build the c-apertures. This process strategy has the advantage over other techniques in the self-alignment of the c-aperture notch to the c-aperture internal diameter, the small number of process steps required, and the precise and consistent shape of the c-aperture notch itself.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在硬盘驱动器中制造用于热辅助记录应用的c孔径或E-antenna等离激元近场源的方法。 C孔径或E天线用于记录头部应用。 该技术采用电子束光刻，部分反应离子蚀刻和金属填充来构建c-孔。 该过程策略相对于c孔径切口对c孔径内径的自对准，所需的少量工艺步骤以及c孔口凹口本身的精确且一致的形状具有优于其它技术的优点。

公开(公告)号：US20100128392A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-27

申请号：US12646858

申请日：2009-12-23

申请人： Christian Rene Bonhote ,  Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Quang Le ,  Jui-Lung Li ,  Jeffrey S. Lille ,  Scott Arthur MacDonald ,  Neil Leslie Robertson ,  Xhavin Sinha ,  Petrus Antonius Van Der Heijden

发明人： Christian Rene Bonhote ,  Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Quang Le ,  Jui-Lung Li ,  Jeffrey S. Lille ,  Scott Arthur MacDonald ,  Neil Leslie Robertson ,  Xhavin Sinha ,  Petrus Antonius Van Der Heijden

IPC分类号： G11B5/127

CPC分类号： G11B5/3146 ,  G11B5/11 ,  G11B5/1278 ,  G11B5/3116 ,  G11B5/315 ,  G11B5/3166 ,  G11B5/3169

摘要： A magnetic write head for data recording having a magnetic write pole with a stepped magnetic shell structure that defines a secondary flare point. The secondary flare point defined by the magnetic shell portion can be more tightly controlled with respect to its distance from the air bearing surface (ABS) of the write head than can a traditional flare point that is photolithographically on the main pole structure. This allows the effective flare point of the write head to be moved much closer to the ABS than would otherwise be possible using currently available tooling and photolithography techniques. The write head also includes a non-magnetic spacer layer formed over the magnetic shell structure and a trailing magnetic shield, a portion of which is formed over the non-magnetic spacer.

摘要翻译： 一种用于数据记录的磁写头，具有限定二次闪光点的阶梯状磁性壳结构的磁性写入极。 由磁性壳体部分限定的次级火炬点可以相对于与写入磁头的空气轴承表面（ABS）的距离比在主极结构上光刻的传统闪光点更加严格地控制。 这使得使用当前可用的工具和光刻技术可以使写入头的有效喇叭点移动得更接近ABS。 写头还包括形成在磁性壳结构上的非磁性间隔层和尾部磁屏蔽，其一部分形成在非磁性间隔物上。

公开(公告)号：US20100091407A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-15

申请号：US12646879

申请日：2009-12-23

申请人： Christian Rene Bonhote ,  Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Quang Le ,  Jui-Lung Li ,  Jeffrey S. Lille ,  Scott Arthur MacDonald ,  Neil Leslie Robertson ,  Xhavin Sinha ,  Petrus Antonius Van Der Heijden

发明人： Christian Rene Bonhote ,  Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Quang Le ,  Jui-Lung Li ,  Jeffrey S. Lille ,  Scott Arthur MacDonald ,  Neil Leslie Robertson ,  Xhavin Sinha ,  Petrus Antonius Van Der Heijden

IPC分类号： G11B5/60 ,  G11B5/127

CPC分类号： G11B5/3146 ,  G11B5/11 ,  G11B5/1278 ,  G11B5/3116 ,  G11B5/315 ,  G11B5/3166 ,  G11B5/3169

摘要： A magnetic write head for data recording having a magnetic write pole with a stepped magnetic shell structure that defines a secondary flare point. The secondary flare point defined by the magnetic shell portion can be more tightly controlled with respect to its distance from the air bearing surface (ABS) of the write head than can a traditional flare point that is photolithographically on the main pole structure. This allows the effective flare point of the write head to be moved much closer to the ABS than would otherwise be possible using currently available tooling and photolithography techniques. The write head also includes a non-magnetic spacer layer formed over the magnetic shell structure that is recessed from the ABS by a distance that is greater than that of the magnetic shell portion. A magnetic shield is formed over the magnetic shell and non-magnetic spacer.

摘要翻译： 一种用于数据记录的磁写头，具有限定二次闪光点的阶梯状磁性壳结构的磁性写入极。 由磁性壳体部分限定的次级火炬点可以相对于与写入磁头的空气轴承表面（ABS）的距离比在主极结构上光刻的传统闪光点更加严格地控制。 这使得使用当前可用的工具和光刻技术可以使写入头的有效喇叭点移动得更接近ABS。 写头还包括形成在磁性壳结构上的非磁性间隔层，其从ABS凹陷的距离大于磁性壳部分的距离。 在磁性壳体和非磁性间隔物上形成磁屏蔽。

公开(公告)号：US20120195341A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-02

申请号：US13439994

申请日：2012-04-05

申请人： Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Timothy Carl Strand ,  Bruce David Terris

发明人： Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Timothy Carl Strand ,  Bruce David Terris

IPC分类号： H01S5/18

CPC分类号： G11B5/314 ,  G11B5/4866 ,  G11B5/6088 ,  G11B2005/001 ,  H01S5/0014 ,  H01S5/1085 ,  H01S5/18 ,  H01S2301/14

摘要： A laser, such as a horizontal cavity surface emitting laser, with internal polarization rotation may be used in thermally assisted recording in hard disk drives. The desired polarization of the laser may be accomplished with two beam reflections off of facets within the laser. The facets may be formed in a single ion beam etching step. The laser may be used on a thermally assisted recording head to produce a polarized beam that is aligned with a track direction of the disk.

摘要翻译： 具有内部偏振旋转的诸如水平腔表面发射激光器的激光器可用于硬盘驱动器中的热辅助记录。 可以通过在激光器内的小平面的两个光束反射来实现激光器的期望的偏振。 小面可以在单个离子束蚀刻步骤中形成。 激光可以用在热辅助记录头上，以产生与盘的磁道方向对齐的偏振光束。

公开(公告)号：US20100165801A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-01

申请号：US12346930

申请日：2008-12-31

申请人： Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Timothy Carl Strand ,  Bruce David Terris

发明人： Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Timothy Carl Strand ,  Bruce David Terris

IPC分类号： G11B11/00 ,  H01S3/08 ,  H01L33/00

CPC分类号： G11B5/314 ,  G11B5/4866 ,  G11B5/6088 ,  G11B2005/001 ,  H01S5/0014 ,  H01S5/1085 ,  H01S5/18 ,  H01S2301/14

摘要： A horizontal cavity, surface emitting laser (HCSEL) with internal polarization rotation is used in thermally assisted recording in hard disk drives. The desired polarization of the laser is accomplished with two beam reflections off of facets within the diode. The facets are formed in a single ion beam etching step. This device can be used in a thermally assisted recording head to produce polarization incident on the disk aligned with the direction of the tracks on the disk.

摘要翻译： 具有内部偏振旋转的水平腔体，表面发射激光器（HCSEL）用于硬盘驱动器中的热辅助记录。 激光器所需的极化通过二极管内的刻面的两个光束反射来实现。 小面在单个离子束蚀刻步骤中形成。 该装置可以用在热辅助记录头中，以产生与磁盘上磁道方向对齐的入射到磁盘上的极化。

公开(公告)号：US20090190269A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-30

申请号：US12021085

申请日：2008-01-28

申请人： Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Liesl Folks ,  Robert E. Fontana, JR. ,  Bruce Alvin Gurney ,  Jordan Asher Katine ,  Sergio Nicoletti

发明人： Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Liesl Folks ,  Robert E. Fontana, JR. ,  Bruce Alvin Gurney ,  Jordan Asher Katine ,  Sergio Nicoletti

IPC分类号： G11B5/127

CPC分类号： G01R33/093 ,  B82Y25/00 ,  G01R33/095 ,  G11B5/3993 ,  H01L43/08 ,  H01L43/12

摘要： An extraordinary magnetoresistive sensor (EMR sensor) having a lead structure that is self aligned with a magnetic shunt structure. To form an EMR sensor according to an embodiment of the invention, a plurality of layers are deposited to form quantum well structure such as a two dimensional electron gas structure (2DEG). A first mask structure is deposited having two openings, and a material removal process is performed to remove portions of the sensor material from areas exposed by the openings. The distance between the two openings in the first mask defines a distance between a set of leads and the shunt structure. A non-magnetic metal is then deposited. A second mask structure is then formed to define shape of the leads.

摘要翻译： 具有与磁分路结构自对准的引线结构的非凡的磁阻传感器（EMR传感器）。 为了形成根据本发明的实施例的EMR传感器，沉积多个层以形成诸如二维电子气体结构（2DEG）的量子阱结构。 沉积具有两个开口的第一掩模结构，并且执行材料去除处理以将传感器材料的部分从由开口暴露的区域中去除。 第一掩模中的两个开口之间的距离限定一组引线和分流结构之间的距离。 然后沉积非磁性金属。 然后形成第二掩模结构以限定引线的形状。

公开(公告)号：US20090128963A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-21

申请号：US12345724

申请日：2008-12-30

申请人： Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Bruce Alvin Gurney ,  Ernesto E. Marinaro ,  Neil Smith

发明人： Thomas Dudley Boone, JR. ,  Bruce Alvin Gurney ,  Ernesto E. Marinaro ,  Neil Smith

IPC分类号： G11B5/127

CPC分类号： G11C11/14 ,  B82Y25/00 ,  G01R33/093 ,  G01R33/095 ,  G11B5/3993 ,  G11B5/4853

摘要： A Lorenz magnetoresistive sensor having a pair of voltage leads and a pair of current leads. The voltage leads are located at either side of one of the current leads and are separated by a distance that is substantially equal to the length of a bit to be measured. The Lorenz magnetoresistive sensor can be, for example an extraordinary magnetoresistive sensor having a quantum well structure such as a two dimensional electron gas and a shunt structure formed on an edge of the quantum well structure opposite the voltage and current leads.

摘要翻译： 一种具有一对电压引线和一对电流引线的洛伦兹磁阻传感器。 电压引线位于电流引线之一的两侧，并分开一段距离，该距离基本上等于要测量的位的长度。 Lorenz磁阻传感器可以是例如具有诸如二维电子气体的量子阱结构的异常磁阻传感器，以及形成在与电压和电流引线相反的量子阱结构的边缘上的分流结构。