摘要 |
A head using near field light is formed, which is characterized by including a near field light assisted magnetic recording head characterized by including a pyramid tip 43 configured to generate near field light at the tip end thereof, in which magnetic recording is conducted by assistance of the near field light, a magnetic recording element 13 is formed of a first magnetic pole 16a and a second magnetic pole 16b, the first magnetic pole is formed of a first thin film on a first side surface of the tip, the second magnetic pole is formed of a second thin film on a second side surface facing to the first side surface of the tip, and the first thin film and the second thin film have different film thicknesses.
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