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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2012
Applicant:
Lsi Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ross S. Wilson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jason P. Brenden, Woodbury, MN (US);
Toan V. Tran, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
LSI Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A heat-assisted magnetic recording system may include, but is not limited to: at least one magnetic recording read/write head; at least one laser diode configured to illuminate at least a portion of at least one magnetic recording medium; at least one laser power level sensor configured to detect a power level of the at least one laser diode; and a controller configured to modify one or more power level settings associated with the at least one laser diode in response to one or more output signals of the at least one laser power level sensor.