Method for providing heat assisted magnetic recording write apparatus having a near-field transducer with a sloped nose

A magnetic write apparatus comprising:

• a near field transducer comprising:
• a near field transducer cap having a first surface distal from a media facing surface and a second surface proximate to the media facing surface;
• a near field transducer nose having a first surface distal from the media facing surface and a bevel surface extending to the media facing surface, wherein the first surface of the near field transducer nose extends farther from the media facing surface than the first surface of the near field transducer cap in a yoke direction that is perpendicular to the media facing surface;
• and
• a dielectric separating the near field transducer cap from the media facing surface.

A magnetic write apparatus comprising:

• a near field transducer comprising a near field transducer cap and a near field transducer nose;
• and
• a waveguide configured to receive energy from a laser and direct the energy to the near field transducer,
• wherein the near field transducer nose comprises a bevel surface that forms a bevel angle with a plane extending in a yoke direction that is perpendicular to a media facing surface of the magnetic write apparatus, and
• wherein the bevel surface extends to the media facing surface.