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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2012
Kiwamu Kudo, Kamakura, JP;
Tazumi Nagasawa, Yokohama, JP;
Koichi Mizushima, Kamakura, JP;
Rie Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Tao Yang, Yokohama, JP;
Hirofumi Suto, Tokyo, JP;
Kiwamu Kudo, Kamakura, JP;
Tazumi Nagasawa, Yokohama, JP;
Koichi Mizushima, Kamakura, JP;
Rie Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Tao Yang, Yokohama, JP;
Hirofumi Suto, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a reproducing head includes a spin-torque oscillator and a pair of shield parts. The spin-torque oscillator has a first surface facing a magnetic recording medium. The pair of shield parts each has a second surface facing the magnetic recording medium, the spin-torque oscillator being arranged between the shield parts. A distance between the second surface and the magnetic recording medium is shorter than a distance between the first surface and the magnetic recording medium.