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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1998
Shahab Hatam-Tabrizi, San Jose, CA (US);
Maxoptix Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for magneto-optical storage and access of data. The apparatus comprises a flying magnetic head, wherein the flying magnetic head comprises: a slider that flies over a magneto-optical disc during read and write operations performed on a magneto-optical disc; a magnetic coil fixedly attached to the slider, the magnetic coil defining a channel through the slider, the magnetic coil and the slider forming a smooth, planar surface parallel to a surface of the disc during read and write operations; and a first objective lens fixedly attached in the channel such that a surface of the first objective lens is parallel to the smooth, planar surface.