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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2007
Edward Charles Gage, Mars, PA (US);
Duane Clifford Karns, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Amit Vasant Itagi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Dorothea Buechel, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Edward Charles Gage, Mars, PA (US);
Duane Clifford Karns, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Amit Vasant Itagi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Dorothea Buechel, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for measuring a distance such as, for example, a fly height distance. An apparatus includes a slider having an air bearing surface and an optical condenser assembly spaced apart from the air bearing surface of the slider. The optical condenser assembly includes an optical cap and an optical substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is spaced apart from the optical cap and the second surface is spaced apart from the air bearing surface of the slider.