Heat-assisted magnetic recording with shaped magnetic and thermal fields to minimize transition curvature
US8159769B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2005/0021
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Devices and methods are provided for heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR). In an illustrative example, a device includes a magnetic write pole having a convex pole tip; a magnetic opposing pole longitudinally displaced from the magnetic write pole; and a thermal-source component disposed proximate to the magnetic write pole and comprising a laterally elongated thermal-source peg disposed proximate to the convex pole tip.
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