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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2010
Chubing Peng, Bloomington, MN (US);
Michael Allen Seigler, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Jie Zou, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Kaizhong Gao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Chubing Peng, Bloomington, MN (US);
Michael Allen Seigler, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Jie Zou, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Kaizhong Gao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a planar waveguide having a core layer and a cladding layer adjacent to the core layer, the waveguide being shaped to direct light to a focal point; a magnetic pole adjacent to the cladding layer; and a near-field transducer positioned adjacent to the focal point, wherein the near-field transducer includes an enlarged portion and a peg having a first end positioned adjacent to an end of the waveguide and a second end positioned adjacent to a side of the enlarged portion. A data storage device that includes the apparatus is also provided.