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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2011
Lifu Zhou, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Lifu Zhou, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a waveguide, a laser diode positioned adjacent to the waveguide and having an active region producing light in a plane substantially parallel to a plane of the waveguide, a first grating positioned to couple light out of the laser diode and to direct the light toward the waveguide, a reflective layer positioned adjacent to a side of the first grating opposite to the waveguide, and a second grating having the same period as the first grating and positioned to couple light into the waveguide. A data storage device that includes the apparatus is also provided.
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