Optical feedback height control system using laser diode sensor for near-field data storage applications

Jen Yu Fang*, Chung-Hao Tien, Han-Ping Shieh, Philipp Herget, James A. Bain, T. E. Schlesinger

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Abstract

We demonstrated a laser diode position sensor for a near-field height control system. The feedback signal of the laser diode sensor that resulted from self-mixing interferometry was characterized and modeled by a simplified method. Due to the fine spatial resolution of the laser sensor, an active height control system with nanoscale position precision was designed and realized under a spinning disk for near-field applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3704-3709
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Lightwave Technology
Volume25
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007

Keywords

  • Data storage
  • Laser sensor
  • Nanoscale active control
  • Self-mixing interferometry

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