Burst writing for clearance calibration in a heat assisted magnetic data recording system

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PATENT NO 9881641
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15396235

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A method for magnetic data recording that calibrates for magnetic thermal protrusion of elements of a magnetic data recording system. The method involves performing a series of burst mode magnetic data writings using a magnetic recording head that includes a write element, a thermal fly height control element and a near field transducer. The burst mode writings are performed at various levels of thermal fly height control power. This can be use to determine the relationship between signal amplitude and thermal fly height control power with thermal protrusion being affected only by the thermal fly height control element and not from thermal heating of the near field transducer or write element. Then, thermal fly height control can be adjusted to achieve the desired signal amplitude for recording with the near field transducer and write element operating at a thermal steady state.

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WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY SAN JOS CA 95119

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Canchi, Sripathi Vangipuram San Jose, US 8 33
Schreck, Erhard San Jose, US 125 1367
Wang, Na San Jose, US 87 227
Xiong, Shaomin San Jose, US 43 85

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