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Near-Field Optical Head Technology for High-Density, Near-Field Optical Recording

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Near-field optical recording is a promising way to realize a recording density of over 1 Tb/in2. In this chapter, we focus on anear-field optical head, which is a key device for the near-field opticalrecording. After reviewing the near-field optical recording technology, we describe highly efficient near-field optical heads with a wedge-shaped antenna and a beaked antenna. Their optical properties and writing experiment results are described.

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This work was supported by the “Terabyte optical storage technology” project of the Optoelectronic Industry and Technology Development Association (OITDA). OITDA contracted with the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) to undertake the project in 2002 and recontracted with the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to undertake it in 2003 (Funds were provided by METI).

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    Takuya Matsumoto

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Matsumoto, T. (2013). Near-Field Optical Head Technology for High-Density, Near-Field Optical Recording. In: Ohtsu, M. (eds) Handbook of Nano-Optics and Nanophotonics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31066-9_10

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