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Heat-assisted magnetic recording head

US7609480B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Filing dateJun 30, 2006
Grant dateOct 27, 2009
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2005/0021
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus, comprising a slider. The slider includes a substrate with an air bearing surface and a trailing substrate side. The slider includes an optoelectronic heater and a magnetic head being mounted on the trailing substrate side. Thermal insulation is interposed between the optoelectronic heater and the magnetic head. The optoelectronic heater is thermally coupled to the trailing substrate side.

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