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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Scott Eugene Olson, Eagan, MN (US);
Karim Tatah, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Yi-Kuei Ryan Wu, Bloomington, MN (US);
Mark Gubbins, Donegal, IE;
Marcus B. Mooney, Donegal, IE;
Michael J. Hardy, Maghera, GB;
Assignee:
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 7/135 (2012.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/4866 (2013.01);
Abstract
A recording head includes a layer of plasmonic metal deposited on a surface of the recording head. One or more non-self-supporting layers of crystalline material are attached to the plasmonic metal, the one or more layers of crystalline materials configured to form an active region of a laser. A waveguide is configured to receive plasmons from the laser and direct the plasmons to a recording medium.