Plasmonic devices, made of apertures or antennas, have played significant roles in
advancing the fields of optics and opto-electronics by offering subwavelength manipulation …

The propagation length of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) is investigated experimentally
using a 1D metallic grating fabricated on a higher refractive index substrate (Gallium …

The application of the photonic crystal (PC) waveguide (WG) as the light delivery system in
the heat‐assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) system is demonstrated. The structure …

Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a magnetic write head including a media
facing Surface and a surface opposite the media facing Surface. The magnetic write head …

Electrodeposition of SnAg alloy films and the effect of additives like PEG-600 and hydrazine
hydrochloride on the same were studied in KI–K 4 P 2 O 7 solutions. PEG-600 was found to …

The research and development of the light delivery system for Heat-Assisted Magnetic
Recording (HAMR), which lowers optical transmitted loss, is still in the spotlight and keeps …

A technique of light energy transfer for thermally assisted magnetic recording must be the
crucial breakthrough not only to confine an optical near-field spot onto a medium efficiently …

Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR), a new technique to overcome the data-density
limitation, uses a laser to temporarily heat a nanovolume of a recording medium. Thus, this …

Рассмотрена технология термоассистированной магнитной записи, в основе которой
лежит локальный нагрев записывающей среды для уменьшения коэрцитивной силы …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses several magnetic recording principles. The
recording of magnetic information on a medium is based on specific magnetic grain …