Patent ID: 8279719

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: at least one waveguide for directing the energy from the laser toward the ABS; at least one write pole including a write pole tip, a yoke, a back pedestal and a return pole, the write pole tip being coupled to the back pedestal through the yoke, the back pedestal being distal from the ABS, the write pole tip being proximate to the ABS, the back pedestal having at least one aperture therein, the at least one aperture configured to allow the energy directed by the waveguide to pass therethrough, a portion of the at least one waveguide residing in the at least one aperture and having first width, the at least one aperture having a second width greater than the first width; and at least one coil for energizing the at least one write pole.