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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a slider having a mounting surface, a leading surface, a trailing surface, and two opposing side surfaces joining the leading surface and the trailing surface, the mounting surface opposite a media-facing surface of the slider; and a laser diode mounted flush with the trailing surface and one of the side surfaces of the slider, the laser diode comprising:
a base surface;an active region layer that extends between the two opposing side surfaces of the slider, the active region layer parallel to the trailing surface of the slider;and an optical turning element in an unpumped window of the active region, the base surface mounted to the mounting surface of the slider, the active region layer disposed substantially perpendicular to the mounting surface. |