Patent ID: 11961543
Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a slider configured to facilitate heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR);
a laser diode disposed in the slider;
a read element and a write element respectively situated at an air bearing surface (ABS) of the slider;
a near-field transducer (NFT) situated at the ABS proximate the write element;
an optical waveguide configured to couple light from the laser diode to the NFT; and
a heater comprising a resistive element disposed in, along, or adjacent the laser diode and configured to heat the laser diode during at least a portion of a non-lasing state of the laser diode and at least a portion of a lasing state of the laser diode.