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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Neil Zuckerman, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Chris Rea, Edina, MN (US);
Scott E. Olson, Eagan, MN (US);
Zoran Jandric, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 11/00 (2006.01); G11B 7/1362 (2012.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 7/22 (2006.01); G11B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 7/1362 (2013.01); G11B 5/4866 (2013.01); G11B 7/22 (2013.01); G11B 2005/0021 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a solid immersion mirror with opposing, reflective, inner sidewalls having inner surfaces facing a focal region and outer surfaces opposite the inner surfaces. The solid immersion mirror also include opposing outer sidewalls spaced apart from and facing the outer surfaces of the inner sidewalls, and a fill material between the inner sidewalls and outer sidewalls. The apparatus also includes a near-field transducer located in the focal region proximate a media-facing surface.