Posz Law Group, PLC
Thermal assisted magnetic recording head with plasmon generator
A thermal assisted magnetic recording head executing magnetic recording while locally heating a magnetic recording medium includes a plasmon generator generating surface plasmon and generating near-field light from the surface plasmon at an end surface situated on an air bearing surface facing the magnetic recording medium, a main pole being in contact with the plasmon generator and exposed on the air bearing surface, a metal protective layer situated on an opposite side to the plasmon generator when viewed from the main pole and positioned to overlap with a part of the main pole when viewed from one side in a down track direction, and an overcoat protective layer covering the metal protective layer. The overcoat protective layer is formed on a flat surface at least at a position where it overlaps with the main pole when viewed from one side in the down track direction, and the metal protective layer configures a part of the flat surface. Moreover, the overcoat protective layer has a flat bottom surface at least at a position where it overlaps with the main pole when viewed from one side in the down track direction.
TDK Corporation
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Ryo Daisuke Masahiro Koji Makoto
Hosoi Miyauchi Saito Shimazawa Isogai