Light source unit, heat-assisted magnetic recording head using the same, and light source for light source unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016232928-A1
Application number	US-201514657436-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 13, 2015
Priority date	Feb 6, 2015
Publication date	Aug 11, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A light source unit has a substrate, a light source that is mounted to the substrate. The light source includes; a first emission part that emits a forward light, the forward light being a laser light in an oscillation state; a second emission part that is located on a side opposite to the first emission part and that emits a rearward light, the rearward light being a laser light in an oscillation state; and a light leakage part located at a position different from the first emission part and the second emission part. The light source further includes a photodetector that is provided on the substrate, wherein the photodetector has a light receiving surface for detecting a leakage light that leaks from the light leakage part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A light source unit comprising:
a substrate; a light source that is mounted to the substrate, wherein the light source includes;
a first emission part that emits a forward light, the forward light being a laser light in an oscillation state,
a second emission part that is located on a side opposite to the first emission part and that emits a rearward light, the rearward light being a laser light in an oscillation state, and
a light leakage part located at a position different from the first emission part and the second emission part; and
a photodetector that is provided on the substrate, wherein the photodetector has a light receiving surface for detecting a leakage light that leaks from the light leakage part.

2 . The light source unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the light leakage part is located on a substrate facing surface of the light source, wherein the substrate facing surface faces the substrate, and at least part of the light receiving surface of the photodetector faces the light leakage part.

3 . The light source unit according to claim 2 , wherein
the light leakage part includes a first light leakage part that extends along a first side of the substrate facing surface, the first side being close to the first emission part; and a second light leakage part that extends along a second side of the substrate facing surface, the second side being close to the second emission part, and at least part of the light receiving surface of the photodetector overlaps the first light leakage part or the second light leakage part when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the substrate.

4 . The light source unit according to claim 2 , wherein
the light leakage part includes a third light leakage part that extends along a third side of the substrate facing surface, wherein the third side intersects both a first side and a second side of the substrate facing surface, the first side being close to the first emission part and the second side being close to the second emission part, and at least part of the light receiving surface of the photodetector overlaps the third light leakage part when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the substrate.

5 . The light source unit according to claim 3 , wherein the light receiving surface of the photodetector extends to an outside of the light source when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the substrate.

6 . The light source unit according to claim 4 , wherein the light receiving surface of the photodetector extends to an outside of the light source when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the substrate.

7 . The light source unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the light source includes a first side surface having the first emission part, a second side surface having the second emission part and a third side surface, the third side surface being adjacent to the substrate facing surface, the first side surface and the second side surface, and at least part of the light receiving surface of the photodetector is located outside of the light source with regard to the third side surface when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the substrate.

8 . The light source unit according to claim 1 , wherein the light receiving surface of the photodetector is flush with a surface of the substrate, wherein the surface of the substrate faces the light source.

9 . A heat-assisted magnetic recording head comprising a magnetic head slider and the light source unit according claim 1 , the light source unit being fixed to the magnetic head slider, wherein
the magnetic head slider includes near-field light generation means that generates near-field light on an air bearing surface by the forward light that is emitted from the light source unit; and a recording magnetic pole that is provided adjacent to the near-field light generation means and that has one end located on the air bearing surface.

10 . A light source adapted to be mounted to a substrate, the light source comprising:
a first emission part that emits a forward light, the forward light being a laser light in an oscillation state; a second emission part that is located on a side opposite to the first emission part and that emits a rearward light, the rearward light being a laser light in an oscillation state; a light leakage part that is located at a position different from the first emission part and the second emission part, wherein the light leakage part is located on a substrate facing surface of the substrate, wherein the substrate facing surface faces the light source; and a bonding layer that is formed on part of the substrate facing surface and that bonds the light source to the substrate, wherein a region of the substrate facing surface where the bonding layer is not provided forms the light leakage part.

Assignees

• Sae Magnetics Hk Ltd
• Tdk Corp
• Rohm Co Ltd

Inventors

• Honda Takashi
• Takayama Seiichi
• Fujii Ryuji
• Shimazawa Koji
• Noma Tsuguki
• Nagai Yoshiteru

Classifications

• G01J1/44

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• G11B2005/0021

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• G11B5/4866 Primary

  the arm comprising an optical waveguide, e.g. for thermally-assisted recording · CPC title

• G01J1/4257

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• G11B5/6088 Primary

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