Slider with mesa for optical disc data storage system
US5831797A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B11/1058
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical storage system includes an optical disc for storing information in an optical reading format. An optical transducer is carried on a slider proximate a data surface of the optical disc and is used for transducing information on the disc surface. A mesa is provided on an air bearing surface of the slider and electrical conductors are provided which extend around the mesa.
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