A. Partovi,
D. Peale, C.A. Murray,
G. Zydzik,
L. Hopkins,
J.H.-J. Yeh,
M. Wuttig,
R. Chichester,
L. Dhar,
D. Vakhshoori,
W.S. Hobson,
J. Wynn,
J. Lopata
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ABSTRACT: Summary form only given. We discuss a near-field optical storage system based on a semiconductor laser that is placed within 25-200 nm of a storage medium using flying head techniques commonly used in magnetic storage. The relatively large powers (>10 /spl mu/W) radiating from the laser enable data rates of larger than 10 Mbit/s while the vicinity of the head to media presents the possibility of storage densities in excess of 50 Gbit/in/sup 2/. Such a performance presents this technique as a viable option for ultrahigh density storage.
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on; 07/1996
