CPC G11B 5/4866 (2013.01) [G11B 5/6088 (2013.01); G11B 2005/0021 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An apparatus comprising:
a substrate;
a laser disposed above the substrate, the laser comprising one or more non-self-supporting layers of crystalline material, the laser having a length along a light path in a range of about 60 um to about 250 um;
an optical input coupler configured to receive light from the laser; and
a waveguide disposed proximate the optical input coupler, the waveguide configured to communicate light from the laser via the optical input coupler to a near-field transducer that directs energy resulting from plasmonic excitation to a recording medium.
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