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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2020
Yukinori Ikegawa, Milpitas, CA (US);
Yoshitaka Sasaki, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Hiroyuki Ito, Milpitas, CA (US);
Shigeki Tanemura, Milpitas, CA (US);
Yoji Nomura, Milpitas, CA (US);
Yukinori Ikegawa, Milpitas, CA (US);
Yoshitaka Sasaki, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Hiroyuki Ito, Milpitas, CA (US);
Shigeki Tanemura, Milpitas, CA (US);
Yoji Nomura, Milpitas, CA (US);
HEADWAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A near-field light generator includes a plasmon generator including a plasmon exciting portion on which a surface plasmon is excited, and a near-field transducer including a front end face that generates near-field light from the surface plasmon. The near-field transducer is formed of a first metal material. The plasmon generator includes a first portion formed of the first metal material and a second portion formed of a second metal material. The first portion is in contact with the near-field transducer. The second portion includes at least part of the plasmon exciting portion.