| 摘要 |
A magnetic data recording system employs a slider 113 having a laser diode 302 mounted to a side surface 304 of the slider rather than to a back surface opposite the air bearing surface ABS. The laser diode provides a light source for thermal assisted recording. Locating the laser diode at the side surface eliminates the possibility of contact between laser diodes of adjacent sliders and allows larger, more powerful laser diodes to be employed. In addition, placing the laser diode at the side allows a piezoelectric micro actuator 322(a), 322(b) to be attached to the back side surface of the slider, thereby allowing both thermally assisted recording and micro -actuation to be used in the same recording system. The side surface may be a trailing end surface. The slider may have a magnetic head structure that includes a waveguide 318 with a bend and a spot size converter 316. |
