Patent ID: 8325569

Claim:
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 comprising: a write pole configured to write to a region of the media; at least one coil for energizing the write pole; a near field transducer (NFT) proximate to the ABS and for focusing the energy onto the region of the media; a waveguide configured to direct the energy from the laser toward the NFT at an incident angle with respect to the ABS, a first portion of the energy reflecting off of the ABS at a reflected angle; and a reflective grating configured to receive the first portion of the energy at the reflected angle from the ABS and to reflect a second portion of the energy toward the ABS, the NFT residing between at least a portion of the waveguide and the reflective grating.