Hgst Netherlands, B.v.

Cornell University

Juraj Topolancik

Harold G Craighead

Harvey C Tian

Christopher Wallin

Thomas Dudley Boone, Jr

Thomas William Clinton

Barry C Stipe

Jui-lung Li

Hamid Balamane

The present invention relates to a microfluidic device for extracting and isolating DNA from cells. The device includes a support having an inlet port for receiving a sample containing a cell, an outlet port for dispensing DNA isolated from the cell, and a microfluidic channel disposed within the support and extending from the inlet port to the outlet port. The microfluidic channel includes a micropillar array, an inflow channel disposed between the inlet port and the micropillar array, and an outflow channel disposed between the micropillar array and the outlet port. The micropillar array includes micropillars spatially configured to entrap, by size exclusion, the cell, to immobilize DNA released from the cell, and to maintain the immobilized DNA in elongated or non-elongated form when hydrodynamic force is applied to the microfluidic channel. Systems and methods of making and using the device are also provided herein.

Microfluidic device for extracting, isolating, and analyzing DNA from cells

Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a magnetic write head including a media facing surface and a surface opposite the media facing surface. The magnetic write head further includes a reflector extending from the surface opposite the media facing surface toward the media facing surface. A semiconductor laser diode gain region protrudes out of the surface opposite the media facing surface, and the reflector helps optimizing the optical energy generated in the semiconductor laser diode gain region to be a single mode over a large current and temperature range.

Integrated compound DBR laser for HAMR applications

The present invention generally relates to a HAMR head having not only a tapered core for the SSC, but additionally a secondary confinement material in the cladding surrounding the core taper. The secondary confinement material prevents diverging light from the laser diode from spreading so that the light is coupled into the core of the SSC. The secondary confinement material is a symmetric structure that surrounds the core of the SSC on all sides so that high conversion efficiency is achieved for short taper lengths.

HAMR head spot-size converters with secondary index confinement

The embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a HAMR head in which the SSC is fabricated adjacent the NFT where the SSC is formed on a substrate that has been protected from NFT fabrication processing conditions. As such, the substrate remains smooth so that the SSC formed thereover, is not negatively impacted by the NFT process conditions.

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