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Improving the Near-Field Transmission Efficiency of Nano-Optical Transducers by Tailoring the Near-Field Sample

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Kursat Sendur  and
William Challener
Kursat Sendur
Affiliation:
sendur@sabanciuniv.edu, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
William Challener
Affiliation:
n/a@n/a.n/a, Seagate Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Abstract

Despite research efforts to find a better nano-optical transducer for light localization and high transmission efficiency for existing and emerging plasmonic applications, there has not been much consideration on improving the near-field optical performance of the system by engineering the near-field sample. In this work, we demonstrate the impact of tailoring the near-field sample by studying an emerging plasmonic application, namely heat-assisted magnetic recording. Basic principles of Maxwell's and heat transfer equations are utilized to obtain a magnetic medium with superior optical and thermal performance compared to a conventional magnetic medium.

Keywords

magnetoopticopticalmemory
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1182: Symposium EE – Materials for Nanophotonics–Plasmonics, Metamaterials and Light Localization , 2009 , 1182-EE13-41
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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