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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
May. 10, 2005
Patrick Breckow Chu, Wexford, PA (US);
Mark Ian Lutwyche, Mars, PA (US);
Tim Rausch, Gibsonia, PA (US);
William Albert Challener, Sewickley, PA (US);
Thomas Dean Milster, Tucson, AZ (US);
Patrick Breckow Chu, Wexford, PA (US);
Mark Ian Lutwyche, Mars, PA (US);
Tim Rausch, Gibsonia, PA (US);
William Albert Challener, Sewickley, PA (US);
Thomas Dean Milster, Tucson, AZ (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a moveable arm for positioning an optical transducer adjacent to a storage medium, a light source, and an elliptical or ellipsoid shaped mirror mounted for reflecting light from the light source to the optical transducer. The elliptical mirror can be positioned on an ellipse, the moveable arm can pivot about an axis passing through a first focus of the ellipse, and the light source can direct light from a point on a second axis passing through a second focus of the ellipse to the elliptical minor. The light source can include a fixed laser and a moveable mirror mounted to pivot about the second axis or a moveable laser mounted to pivot about the second axis. A method performed by the apparatus is also provided.