Heat-assisted magnetic recording by a near-field transducer with efficient optical energy transfer

Using a near-field transducer with efficient optical energy transfer, researchers demonstrate proof-of-principle heat-assisted magnetic recording with multi-track data density of ∼375 Tb m−2.

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