Efficient excitation of a monopole optical transducer for near-field recording

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Peng, Chubing ^a  

^a SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALF-WAVE; HEAT ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING; NEAR-FIELD RECORDING; OPTICAL ANTENNAS; OPTICAL ENERGY; OPTICAL NEAR FIELD; OPTICAL TRANSDUCERS; OPTIMAL SIZE; PLANAR SOLIDS; RECORDING MEDIUM; RECTANGULAR PATCH;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; OPTICAL RECORDING;

TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 84865847585     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4747912     Document Type: Article

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