Planar magnetic writer having offset portions

A magnetic head, comprising:

• a thin film bottom pole;
• a thin film top pole being characterized as a thin film formed on a common substrate as the bottom pole, the top pole being positioned above a plane that extends through the bottom pole in an orientation parallel to a plane of deposition of the bottom pole, wherein an end of the top pole extending between top and bottom surfaces thereof and being positioned nearest the bottom pole is at least partially offset from an end of the bottom pole facing the same direction as the end of the top pole, the offset being in a direction parallel to a plane extending between the top and bottom poles;
• a first write gap in the top pole;
• a second write gap in the top pole;
• and
• a first coil for generating a magnetic flux across the first and second write gaps,
• wherein the first and second write gaps are oriented at an angle relative to each other selected from a range of 0 degrees to less than 180 degrees.

A method, comprising:

• forming a bottom pole;
• forming a top pole above a plane extending through the bottom pole and parallel to a plane of deposition of the bottom pole, wherein the top pole is at least partially offset from the bottom pole in a direction parallel to a plane of deposition of the top pole, wherein at least one write gap is formed in the top pole;
• forming side poles for coupling the top and bottom poles, the forming the side poles being a separate step from the forming the top pole;
• and
• forming a first coil for generating a magnetic flux across the first write gap.