Patent ID: 8721902

Claim:
A method for providing an energy assisted magnetic recording (EAMR) transducer coupled with a laser for providing energy and having an air-bearing surface (ABS) configured to reside in proximity to a media during use, the EAMR transducer including a near field transducer (NFT) proximate to the ABS for focusing the energy onto the region of the media, the method comprising: depositing a sacrificial layer on the NFT; providing a mask on the sacrificial layer, the mask having an aperture therein; removing a portion of the sacrificial layer exposed by the aperture to form a trench therein, the trench being above the NFT; providing a heat sink, at least a portion of the heat sink residing in the trench, the heat sink having a top surface and a bottom thermally coupled to the NFT; providing at least one optical material around the heat sink; providing a write pole configured to write to a region of the media, the write pole having a bottom surface, a portion of the bottom surface of the write pole being thermally coupled with the top surface of the heat sink; and providing at least one coil for energizing the write pole.