Trailing edge optimized near field transducer having non-rectangular pin cross section
AssigneeWestern Digital (Fremont), LLC
InventorsChristopher B. Wolf, Eric J. Champion, Kroum S. Stoev
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Abstract
A near field transducer (NFT) for use in an energy assisted magnetic recording (EAMR) head and configured to direct energy to a recording media is disclosed. The NFT comprises a disk section; and a pin section extending towards an air bearing surface (ABS) from the disk section. The pin section has a proximal end adjoining the disk section and a distal end opposite to the proximal end and facing the ABS, wherein at least the distal end of the pin section has a non- rectangular cross section in a plane parallel to the ABS.
Claims11
A near field transducer (NFT) for use in an energy assisted magnetic recording (EAMR) head, the NFT configured to direct energy to a recording media, the NFT comprising:
- a disk section;
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- a pin section extending towards an air bearing surface (ABS) from the disk section, the pin section having a proximal end adjoining the disk section and a distal end opposite to the proximal end and facing the ABS,
- wherein the distal end of the pin section has a non-rectangular cross section in a plane parallel to the ABS and the proximal end of the pin section has a rectangular cross section in the plane parallel to the ABS.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.