Light delivery technique for heat assisted magnetic recording head
US7804656B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2005/0021
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus includes a load beam, a slider coupled to the load beam by a gimbal assembly and including an optical transducer, an optical fiber for transmitting light directly toward the transducer, and a mounting structure for adjusting the position of an end of the optical fiber. Data storage devices that include the apparatus are also included.
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