Patent ID: 8009545
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: G01N,G11B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a component having a first surface; a solid immersion mirror waveguide having a first end adjacent to the first surface and including a core layer and first and second cladding layers positioned on opposite sides of the core layer, the core layer including sides shaped to direct electromagnetic radiation to a focal point adjacent to the first surface; a storage medium positioned adjacent to the first surface; and a second waveguide including the first and second cladding layers, a third cladding layer positioned adjacent to the first cladding layer and on an opposite side of the first cladding layer with respect to the core layer, and a fourth cladding layer positioned adjacent to the second cladding layer and on an opposite side of the second cladding layer with respect to the core layer, the second waveguide having a first end positioned adjacent to the first surface.