| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a near-field light assisted magnetic recording head which has excellent mass productivity and provides high-density recording, and an information recording/reproduction device including the same.SOLUTION: A near-field light generation element, a main magnetic pole, a sub-magnetic pole, and a light guide structure are all formed on a substrate. A base portion of the near-field light generation element is made of a material which generates surface plasmon when irradiated with propagating light guided from the light guide structure. The near-field light generation element transmits energy from the base portion to a tip portion and generates near-field light from the tip portion. The tip portion of the near-field light generation element is positioned between the main magnetic pole and the sub-magnetic pole. |
