Spin stand characterization of dielectric optical waveguides fabricated on AlTiC sliders for heat-assisted magnetic recording

Tim Rausch; Christophe Mihalcea; Kelman Pelhos; Chubing Peng; Edward C. Gage; Keith R. Mountfield; Michael A. Seigler; William A. Challener

doi:10.1117/12.556004

9 September 2004 Spin stand characterization of dielectric optical waveguides fabricated on AlTiC sliders for heat-assisted magnetic recording

Tim Rausch, Christophe Mihalcea, Kelman Pelhos, Chubing Peng, Edward C. Gage, Keith R. Mountfield, Michael A. Seigler, William A. Challener

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Proceedings Volume 5380, Optical Data Storage 2004; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.556004
Event: Optical Data Storage Topical Meeting, 2004, Monterey, California, United States

Abstract

Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR), also known as hybrid recording, is one of the technologies proposed for extending hard disk drive areal densities beyond a Tb/in². Due to their planar nature and compatibility with existing hard disk drive head fabrication techniques, dielectric optical waveguides have been suggested as a means for delivering light directly to the recording medium or near field optical transducer. In this paper we present spin stand experimental results from a dielectric optical slab waveguide fabricated on an AlTiC slider.

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Tim Rausch, Christophe Mihalcea, Kelman Pelhos, Chubing Peng, Edward C. Gage, Keith R. Mountfield, Michael A. Seigler, and William A. Challener "Spin stand characterization of dielectric optical waveguides fabricated on AlTiC sliders for heat-assisted magnetic recording", Proc. SPIE 5380, Optical Data Storage 2004, (9 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.556004

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