Abstract
As magnetic density and data rate are increasing, the conventional inductive readout heads are no longer able to reach the sensitivity and compactness required. Besides magnetoresistive effect, magnetic head may take an opportunity to use magneto-optic effect for better sensitivity, parallelism, and compactness. Optics allow narrow track following and readout; magnetic detection through contact or low flying poles insures high longitudinal resolution. Conventional magnetic media offers low cost and high reliability.
© 1996 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
P.L.M. Put, G.E. van Rosmalen, and J.A.H. Kahlman
OTuA.2 Symposium on Optical Memory (ODS) 1996
Hisanobu Dobashi, Takaya Tanabe, and Manabu Yamamoto
OThA.4 Symposium on Optical Memory (ODS) 1996
G.E. van Rosmalen, J.A.H. Kahlman, and C.M.J. van Uijen
MB3 Optical Data Storage (ODS) 1994