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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2011
Applicants:
Nils Jan Gokemeijer, Edina, MN (US);
William Albert Challener, Glenville, NY (US);
Inventors:
Nils Jan Gokemeijer, Edina, MN (US);
William Albert Challener, Glenville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 11/105 (2006.01); G11B 5/127 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus includes a write pole, a waveguide adjacent to the write pole, the waveguide having a truncated end, and a blocking layer positioned adjacent the truncated end and extending from one side of the waveguide across a portion of an aperture at the truncated end. The waveguide can be a solid immersion mirror or a channel waveguide.