Microwave assisted magnetic head and magnetic disk device
US8264916B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2005/0024
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A microwave assisted magnetic head of the present invention includes: at least two or more auxiliary coils that are arranged in a periphery of a writing main pole; and microwave current supply means that applies microwave currents to the at least two or more auxiliary coils. The at least two or more auxiliary coils respectively include linear body parts linearly arranged on an ABS side, two of the linear body parts of the at least two or more auxiliary coils are arranged in a substantially orthogonal positional relationship, and the microwave current supply means is configured such that the microwave current supply means changes phase differences of the microwave currents applied respectively to the at least two or more auxiliary coils. Therefore, the microwave current can be easily controlled, and thus, a circularly polarized magnetic field with high magnetization inversion efficiency can be generated as an assistance magnetic field.
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