Practical fabrication of an optical flying head for a near-field recording system

Naoto Kojima; Takashi Mizuno; Taro Hitosugi; Atsumichi Kawashima; Kenjiro Watanabe

doi:10.1117/12.453435

10 January 2002 Practical fabrication of an optical flying head for a near-field recording system

Naoto Kojima, Takashi Mizuno, Taro Hitosugi, Atsumichi Kawashima, Kenjiro Watanabe

Proceedings Volume 4342, Optical Data Storage 2001; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453435
Event: Optical Data Storage, 2001, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Abstract

We have developed a new optical flying head integrating a solid immersion lens and a flying slider for application to an ultra high-density storage system. We report a practical method of fabricating this head. The flying head has a stable flying attitude at the flying height of 50nm.

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Naoto Kojima, Takashi Mizuno, Taro Hitosugi, Atsumichi Kawashima, and Kenjiro Watanabe "Practical fabrication of an optical flying head for a near-field recording system", Proc. SPIE 4342, Optical Data Storage 2001, (10 January 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453435

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