Inventor
Hardy Michael James
GB11 patents
Patents
11 patentsUS9799359B1Oct 24, 2017
Recording head with an on-wafer integrated laser
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Heat-assisted magnetic recording device having external cavity laser with slot waveguide
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Near-field transducer utilizing angled reflectors
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Hyperbolic metamaterial-based near-field transducer for heat assisted magnetic recording head
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Near field transducers including copper based alloys
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Heat-assisted magnetic recording head having a trench on aperture waveguide output end
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Plasmonic coupler used with near-field transducer
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Hyperbolic metamaterial-based near-field transducer for heat assisted magnetic recording head
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Waveguide having plasmonic strips for heat-assisted magnetic recording
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Plasmonic gap waveguide
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Near field transducers (NFT) including oxide layer
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