TE TO TM MODE CONVERTER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

• Main Authors: Goggin Aidan Dominic, Hamilton Kelly Elizabeth, McElhinney Paula Frances, El Hallak Fadi
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.02.2018
• Subjects: INFORMATION STORAGE; INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; PHYSICS

An apparatus includes an input coupler configured to receive light excited by a light source. A near-field transducer (NFT) is positioned at a media-facing surface of a write head. A layered waveguide is positioned between the input coupler and the NFT and configured to receive the light output from...