Information recording method and apparatus using plasmonic transmission along line of ferromagnetic nano-particles with reproducing method using fade-in memory
US7826174B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C13/04
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information recording apparatus comprises a plurality of fine particles forming an array on a plane in close proximity of each other, each of the plural particles including a ferromagnetic metal, a light-emitting device for exciting a near-field light, and a photo-electric conversion element for detecting a near-field light traveled along the fine particles.
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