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:
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:
The thermally-assisted magnetic recording head includes: a laser light source having an emission surface, the emission surface allowing laser light to be emitted therefrom; a waveguide having a core and a cladding, the core allowing the laser light emitted from the laser light source to propagate therethrough, and the cladding surrounding the core; a magnetic pole; and a plasmon generator. Each of the core and the cladding has an end surface facing the emission surface, and the end surface of the cladding suppresses returning of the laser light to the laser light source.
摘要:
Provided is a method for manufacturing a thermally-assisted magnetic recording head including a light source unit with a light source and a slider with an optical system. The method comprises steps of: adhering by suction the light source unit with a back holding jig; moving the back holding jig, then aligning a light-emission center of the light source with a light-receiving end surface of the optical system in directions within a slider back surface of the slider; bringing the light source unit into contact with the slider back surface, with a suction surface of the back holding jig tilted from the normal to the slider back surface; applying a load to a load application surface of the unit substrate by a loading means to bring a joining surface of the light source unit into conformity with the slider back surface; and bonding the light source unit and the slider. This method can improve the conformity, thereby achieving adequately strong junction and adequately high accuracy in position.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a thermally-assisted magnetic recording head includes: providing a light source unit including a light source; providing a substrate having a thermally-assisted magnetic recording head section thereon, the thermally-assisted magnetic recording head section including a magnetic pole, a plasmon generator, and an optical waveguide; inserting a metal between the light source unit and the substrate, and thus allowing the metal to be melted; and performing alignment between the light source unit and the thermally-assisted magnetic recording head section under application of pressure in a direction that allows the light source unit and the substrate to approach each other, while maintaining the metal melted.
摘要:
Provided is a method for manufacturing a thermally-assisted magnetic recording head in which a light source unit including a light source and a slider including an optical system are joined. The method comprises steps of: adhering by suction the light source unit with a back holding jig; bringing the light source unit into contact with a slider back surface of the slider; applying a load to a load application surface of the light source unit by a loading means to bring a joining surface of the light source unit into conformity with the slider back surface; positioning the light source unit apart from the slider, and then aligning the light source with the optical system; bringing again the light source unit into contact with the slider; and applying a load again to the load application surface to bring the joining surface into conformity with the slider back surface. Thus, the conformity between them can be significantly increased, thereby achieving adequately strong junction and adequately high accuracy in position.
摘要:
A magnetic field detecting element comprises: a stack which includes first, second and third magnetic layers whose magnetization directions change in accordance with an external magnetic field, a first non-magnetic intermediate layer which is sandwiched between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, the first non-magnetic intermediate layer producing a magnetoresistance effect between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, and a second non-magnetic intermediate layer which is sandwiched between the second magnetic layer and the third magnetic layer, the second non-magnetic intermediate layer allowing the second magnetic layer and the third magnetic layer to be exchange-coupled such that magnetization directions thereof are anti-parallel to each other under no magnetic field, the stack being adapted such that sense current flows in a direction that is perpendicular to a film surface thereof; and a bias magnetic layer which is provided on a side of the stack, the side being opposite to an air bearing surface of the stack, the bias magnetic layer applying a bias magnetic field to the stack in a direction that is perpendicular to the air bearing surface.
摘要:
A thermally-assisted magnetic head that includes an air bearing surface facing a recording medium and that performs magnetic recording while heating the recording medium includes: a magnetic recording element including a pole of which one edge part is positioned on the air bearing surface and that generates magnetic flux traveling toward the magnetic recording medium; a waveguide configured with a core through which light propagates and a cladding, at least one part of which extends to the air bearing surface, surrounding the periphery of the core; a plasmon generator that faces a part of the core and that extends to the air bearing surface. The plasmon generator is configured with a first part and a second part that are joined; the first part that is positioned on the air bearing surface side and that is made of a high melting point material, and the second part that is positioned away from the air bearing surface and that is made of a material with a small value ∈″, which is an imaginary component of permittivity.
摘要:
A magnetic field detecting element has a stack which includes a NiCr layer, a first magnetic layer whose magnetization direction varies in accordance with an external magnetic field, a non-magnetic spacer layer, and a second magnetic layer whose magnetization direction varies in accordance with the external magnetic field, said NiCr layer, said first magnetic layer, said spacer layer and said second magnetic layer being disposed in this order and being arranged in contact with each other, wherein a sense current is adapted to flow in a direction that is perpendicular to a film surface of said stack; and a bias magnetic layer which is disposed on a side of said stack, said side being opposite to an air bearing surface of said stack, wherein said bias magnetic layer is adapted to apply a bias magnetic field to said stack in a direction that is perpendicular to said air bearing surface. Both first and second magnetic layers have bcc crystalline structures, and said non-magnetic spacer layer has a film configuration in which an insulating layer or a semiconductor layer is inserted into a metal layer.
摘要:
A thermally-assisted magnetic head that has an air bearing surface (ABS) facing a recording medium and that performs magnetic recording while heating the recording medium includes: a magnetic recording element that includes a pole of which an edge part is positioned on the ABS and which generates magnetic flux traveling to the recording medium; a waveguide that is configured with a core through which light propagates and a cladding, surrounding a periphery of the core, at least one part of which extends to the ABS; a plasmon generator that faces a part of the core and that extends toward the ABS side; and a bank layer that is positioned between the plasmon generator and the pole, and of which an edge part on the ABS side protrudes relative to the plasmon generator.