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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2015
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Roger L. Hipwell, Jr., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Mark Ostrowski, Lakeville, MN (US);
Marcus B. Mooney, Donegal, IE;
Michael J. Hardy, Maghera, UA;
Scott Eugene Olson, Eagan, MN (US);
Mark Gubbins, Donegal, IE;
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A mounting surface of a read/write head is prepared to receive an epitaxial layer. The mounting surface is proximate a waveguide of the read/write head, and the waveguide is configured to receive an optical output from the epitaxial layer. The epitaxial layer is transfer printed on to the mounting surface. The mounting surface maintains a vertical alignment between the optical output and the waveguide. The epitaxial layer is processed to form a laser integrated with the read/write head.