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US 8,945,731 B2Granted
Interlayer for device including NFT and cladding layers
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsTong Zhao, Michael Christopher Kautzky, Michael Allen Seigler, Yongjun Zhao, Jay Jayashankar, Xiaoyue Huang
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Abstract
A device that includes a near field transducer (NFT); at least one cladding layer adjacent the NFT; and a discontinuous metal layer positioned between the NFT and the at least one cladding layer.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a near field transducer (NFT);
- at least one cladding layer adjacent the NFT;
- and
- a discontinuous metal layer positioned between the NFT and the at least one cladding layer.
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A device comprising:
- an energy source;
- a near field transducer (NFT) configured to receive energy from the energy source;
- at least one cladding layer adjacent the NFT;
- and
- a discontinuous metal layer positioned between the NFT and the at least one cladding layer.
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A device comprising:
- a near field transducer (NFT);
- front cladding layers adjacent the NFT;
- and
- a discontinuous metal layer positioned between the NFT and the front cladding layers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.