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A disk drive is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk, wherein the head
comprises a laser operable to heat the disk while writing data to the disk, and a fly height …

(57) ABSTRACT A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk comprising a plurality of data
tracks, Wherein each data track comprises a plurality of data sectors. A head is actuated …

Anapparatus of the present disclosure includes a controller coupled to a read/write head of a
data storage device wherein the controller is configured to perform various operations. More …

A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk, a head comprising a laser operable to heat the
disk while writing data to the disk, and a fly height actuator (FHA) operable to actuate the …

Some embodiments are directed to an apparatus configured to detect contact using a
thermal sensor signal. The apparatus includes a laser Source configured to produce …

A transducer comprises a slider and a laser arrangement. The laser arrangement is
configured to heat a region of a magnetic medium in proximity to the slider and produce …

Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a HAMR device having two
temperature sensors. The first temperature sensor is disposed adjacent a waveguide and is …

An apparatus includes a light Source, a slider including a sensor having a resistance or
Voltage that varies with the temperature of the sensor, the sensor being mounted to be …

(57) ABSTRACT TAR enable write heads may use a plasmonic device (eg, an optical
transducer) which uses electromagnetic energy gen erated from a laser to heat the magnetic …