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Apparatus for measuring magnetic field of microwave-assisted head

US8358127B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 7, 2010
Grant dateJan 22, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R33/1284
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A measuring circuit system in a magnetic field measuring apparatus of the invention has an amplifier and a band-pass filter connected in sequence on an output terminal side of the TMR element, the band-pass filter is a narrow-range band-pass filter such that a peak pass frequency of the filter that is a center is a basic frequency selected from a range of 10 to 40 GHz and a band width centered around the basic frequency is a narrow range of ±0.5 to ±4 GHz; and with the measuring circuit system, an SIN ratio (SNR) of 3 dB or greater is obtained, the SNR being defined by a ratio of an amplitude S of a high-frequency generated signal induced by the TMR element to a total noise N that is a sum of a head noise generated by the TMR element and a circuit noise generated by the amplifier. With such a configuration, an in-plane high-frequency magnetic field generated by a microwave-assisted magnetic head is reliably and precisely measured.

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