Method of manufacturing a thermally-assisted magnetic recording head that suppresses protrusion of a plasmon generator
US8984739B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49048
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a thermally-assisted magnetic recording head includes the steps of: forming a preliminary head section that has a surface to be polished and includes a magnetic pole, a waveguide, and a preliminary plasmon generator; causing a volumetric expansion of the preliminary plasmon generator with heat by introducing light into the core of the waveguide of the preliminary head section; and polishing the surface to be polished of the preliminary head section into a medium facing surface. The preliminary plasmon generator has an end face located in the surface to be polished. In the step of polishing the surface to be polished, the surface to be polished is subjected to polishing with the preliminary plasmon generator expanded in volume, whereby the end face of the preliminary plasmon generator is polished into the front end face, and the preliminary plasmon generator thereby becomes the plasmon generator.
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