CN1146718C - Method and apparatus to determine fly height of recording head - Google Patents
Method and apparatus to determine fly height of recording head Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- CN1146718C CN1146718C CNB988136244A CN98813624A CN1146718C CN 1146718 C CN1146718 C CN 1146718C CN B988136244 A CNB988136244 A CN B988136244A CN 98813624 A CN98813624 A CN 98813624A CN 1146718 C CN1146718 C CN 1146718C
- Authority
- CN
- China
- Prior art keywords
- detecting device
- light
- device module
- measuring system
- flying height
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Fee Related
Links
Images
Classifications
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
- G01B9/00—Measuring instruments characterised by the use of optical techniques
- G01B9/02—Interferometers
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
- G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
- G11B5/58—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the head relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following
- G11B5/60—Fluid-dynamic spacing of heads from record-carriers
- G11B5/6005—Specially adapted for spacing from a rotating disc using a fluid cushion
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
- G01B11/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
- G01B11/14—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring distance or clearance between spaced objects or spaced apertures
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
- G11B7/08—Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers
- G11B7/09—Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers with provision for moving the light beam or focus plane for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the light beam relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following
- G11B7/0908—Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers with provision for moving the light beam or focus plane for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the light beam relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following for focusing only
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
- G11B7/12—Heads, e.g. forming of the optical beam spot or modulation of the optical beam
- G11B7/122—Flying-type heads, e.g. analogous to Winchester type in magnetic recording
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
- G11B7/12—Heads, e.g. forming of the optical beam spot or modulation of the optical beam
- G11B7/135—Means for guiding the beam from the source to the record carrier or from the record carrier to the detector
- G11B7/1387—Means for guiding the beam from the source to the record carrier or from the record carrier to the detector using the near-field effect
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B11/00—Recording on or reproducing from the same record carrier wherein for these two operations the methods are covered by different main groups of groups G11B3/00 - G11B7/00 or by different subgroups of group G11B9/00; Record carriers therefor
- G11B11/10—Recording on or reproducing from the same record carrier wherein for these two operations the methods are covered by different main groups of groups G11B3/00 - G11B7/00 or by different subgroups of group G11B9/00; Record carriers therefor using recording by magnetic means or other means for magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier, e.g. light induced spin magnetisation; Demagnetisation by thermal or stress means in the presence or not of an orienting magnetic field
- G11B11/105—Recording on or reproducing from the same record carrier wherein for these two operations the methods are covered by different main groups of groups G11B3/00 - G11B7/00 or by different subgroups of group G11B9/00; Record carriers therefor using recording by magnetic means or other means for magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier, e.g. light induced spin magnetisation; Demagnetisation by thermal or stress means in the presence or not of an orienting magnetic field using a beam of light or a magnetic field for recording by change of magnetisation and a beam of light for reproducing, i.e. magneto-optical, e.g. light-induced thermomagnetic recording, spin magnetisation recording, Kerr or Faraday effect reproducing
- G11B11/1055—Disposition or mounting of transducers relative to record carriers
- G11B11/10576—Disposition or mounting of transducers relative to record carriers with provision for moving the transducers for maintaining alignment or spacing relative to the carrier
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B11/00—Recording on or reproducing from the same record carrier wherein for these two operations the methods are covered by different main groups of groups G11B3/00 - G11B7/00 or by different subgroups of group G11B9/00; Record carriers therefor
- G11B11/10—Recording on or reproducing from the same record carrier wherein for these two operations the methods are covered by different main groups of groups G11B3/00 - G11B7/00 or by different subgroups of group G11B9/00; Record carriers therefor using recording by magnetic means or other means for magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier, e.g. light induced spin magnetisation; Demagnetisation by thermal or stress means in the presence or not of an orienting magnetic field
- G11B11/105—Recording on or reproducing from the same record carrier wherein for these two operations the methods are covered by different main groups of groups G11B3/00 - G11B7/00 or by different subgroups of group G11B9/00; Record carriers therefor using recording by magnetic means or other means for magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier, e.g. light induced spin magnetisation; Demagnetisation by thermal or stress means in the presence or not of an orienting magnetic field using a beam of light or a magnetic field for recording by change of magnetisation and a beam of light for reproducing, i.e. magneto-optical, e.g. light-induced thermomagnetic recording, spin magnetisation recording, Kerr or Faraday effect reproducing
- G11B11/1055—Disposition or mounting of transducers relative to record carriers
- G11B11/1058—Flying heads
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)
- Optical Head (AREA)
- Instruments For Measurement Of Length By Optical Means (AREA)
Abstract
The invention features a fly height measurement system for measuring fly height of a slider (104) over a storage disc (112). The fly height measuring system includes a source of light (100), a slider (104), a detector module (106) and a processor (108). The source of light (100) produces light along a light path. The slider (104) includes an objective lens positioned such that light from said source hits the objective lens (124) and is directed toward a surface (110) of a disc (112). Light propagating from the disc (112) is directed to a detector (106). The processor (108) estimates the fly height of the slider (104) based on detector module output.
Description
Background of invention
The present invention relates to be used for the disk storage system of canned data type.Say in particular, the present invention relates to be used for to determine the equipment of flying height (fly height) of the head/gimbal assembly of this disk storage system.
In the art, the disk storage system is known, and comes canned data to be provided with the back retrieval with it.This storage system comprises a slice rotation disc of carrying information thereon.Transducing head (perhaps, in some cases, reading (read back) head) is positioned at the surface of disc, and disc is with high speed rotating.Transducing head is contained on the slide block (slider), and slider designs is got just in time on the surface of rotation disc " floating ".So can be with this head from the disc write information.For example can on disc surface, encode with magnetics mode or optical mode to this information.
Improve storage density and become more and more important.A kind of known technology that improves storage density is " flying height " that reduces head.Flying height is defined as the distance between storage system run duration disc surface and head or the slide block.Less flying height allows to write more accurately and sense information, and can store this information (that is, with the high density storage) in less area.
In the art, adopted various technology to come the flying height of measuring head.For example,, then within set quota, move, generally must measure this flying height in order to ensure system if the disc design is able to certain flying height work.Generally, before being assembled into disk drives, labour contractor and slide block measure flying height.A kind of technology of measuring flying height is the electric capacity between measuring head and the disc.Another ordinary skill of measuring flying height is an optical Interferometry In, wherein, uses transparent test disc that slide block is floated.Light is radiated on the slide block through disc from the light source of disc opposite side.Use known technology, can detection of reflected light to determine flying height.Authorize the many kinds of technology of having described in the 5th, 280, No. 340 United States Patent (USP)s of Lacy in these technology of measuring flying heights on January 18th, 1994.
The another kind of technology that is used for measuring and characterize head is the read output signal that measuring head provides during operation.Can be for many these signals of different parameter detecting, these parameters comprise signal intensity, intersymbol interference, offset track (off-track) sensitivity, or the like.For example, in the 5th, 068, No. 754 United States Patent (USP)s authorizing on November 26th, 1991, the method and apparatus that a kind of bit of measuring in the disc driver moves has been described.
CD provides a kind of alternative for pure recording medium based on magnetic.Can use CD drive to obtain high storage density.A kind of method that improves storage density comprises uses near-field recording to dwindle spot definition.Near-field recording comprises the optical element that is installed on the slide block, is substantially a wavelength or the littler order of magnitude with the distance of disc surface.So, be sent to the surface of disc by the fast coupling that declines (evanescent coupling) by the energy of optical element transmission.Can use solid immersion lens (
SOlid
IMmersion
LEns SIL) and so on produces extra small luminous point together with object lens.
Generally speaking, in optical memory system, data form on the surface of disc with the form of vestige, and detect with laser light reflected.Have many in industry known different optical disc.For example, store numerical data with the CD CD at present, such as computer program or digital music.Generally, CD CD permanent recording during manufacture.The optical system of another kind of type is repeatedly (WORM) system of Write once and read, wherein, the user can be on blank discs permanent writing information.System can be wiped by the system of other type, such as phase transformation and magneto-optic (M-O) system.The phase transformation system detects data by the change of detection of reflected rate.The M-O system comes reading of data by the rotation of measuring the incident light polarization that causes owing to medium.
Brief summary of the invention
The present invention is to be used to estimating that record-header is a feature with respect to the measuring system of the flying height of rotation disc.Depend on that from some character of the light of rotation disc reflection record-header is to the distance of rotating disc.The flying height measuring system comprises light source, slide block, detecting device module and processor.Slide block comprises object lens, and it is so placed, thereby penetrating on object lens from the light of light source, and cause the surface of disc.
In first kind of structure, the detecting device module receives from the light of disc reflection.Processor is exported the flying height of estimating slide block according to the detecting device module.In another kind of structure, the detecting device module receives the light that sees through disc.According to wavelength, the light that sees through indiffusion spatially.Processor is still exported according to the detecting device module and is estimated flying height.
On the other hand, the present invention is to determine that slide block is a feature with respect to the method for the flying height of rotation disc, and this method comprises:
A) light is caused the object lens that place on the slide block;
B) measure a character propagating the light that comes from disc with the detecting device module that receives propagates light is set,, cause the light indiffusion spatially at detecting device place according to wavelength; And
C) estimate flying height according to the output of detecting device.
The detecting device module that is used to carry out this method can comprise lens and a detecting device, and the signal difference of two elements by measuring self-detector and this difference estimated flying height with making comparisons from the value of typical curve.In other embodiment of method, the detecting device module comprises a polarization beam apparatus and two light activated elements, constructs the one-component that each light activated element is measured split beam.In other embodiment, detecting device comprises a detector array, and estimates flying height by checking by intensity distributions, PHASE DISTRIBUTION or the polarisation distribution of detector array measurement.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of flying height measuring system that is used to measure the flying height of the slide block above storage disks, described system comprises: light source, and it produces the light along light path; Slide block, it comprises object lens and solid immersion lens, wherein places object lens and makes and to penetrate on object lens from the light of light source, and it is guided into solid immersion lens and is coupled to disc surface by the near field; The detecting device module is used to receive the light from the disc reflection; And processor, be used for flying height according to detecting device module output estimation slide block.
In addition, only monochromatic or quasi monochromatic from light source; Described measuring system also comprises beam splitter, between its light source and object lens in light path; Beam splitter is the partial polarization beam splitter; Light source comprises red laser; The detecting device module comprises lens and detecting device; The detecting device module comprises polarizer; The detecting device module comprises detector array; The detecting device module comprises polarization beam apparatus and two light activated elements, and each light activated element is constructed the one-component of measuring split beam; The detecting device module comprises the center bore diaphragm; Detecting device module output and the relevant signal of reflected light total amount that receives by the detecting device module, and processor information in the storer does relatively estimates flying height according to the detecting device module is exported and is stored in; Detecting device module output and the relevant signal of reflected light polarization that receives by the detecting device module, and processor information in the storer does relatively estimates flying height according to the detecting device module is exported and is stored in; Measure the polarization of reflected light ratio; The signal that detecting device module output is relevant with the distribution of the intensity of reflected light that is received by the detecting device module, phase place or polarization, and processor information in the storer does relatively estimates flying height according to the detecting device module is exported and is stored in.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of flying height measuring system that is used to measure the flying height of the slide block above storage disks, described system comprises: light source, and it produces the light along light path; Slide block, it comprises object lens and solid immersion lens, wherein places object lens and makes and to penetrate on object lens from the light of light source, and it is guided into solid immersion lens and is coupled to disc surface by the near field; The detecting device module is used to receive the light through disc,, according to wavelength, causes the light indiffusion spatially at detecting device place here; And processor, be used for flying height according to detecting device module output estimation slide block.
In addition, the detecting device module comprises polarization beam apparatus and two light activated elements, and each light activated element is constructed the one-component of measuring split beam; The detecting device module comprises the center bore diaphragm; The detecting device module comprises detector array.
Summary of drawings
Figure 1A draws to be used for determining the synoptic diagram of slide block with respect to the measuring system of the distance of rotation disc.
Figure 1B draws to be used for determining the synoptic diagram of slide block with respect to another embodiment of the measuring system of the distance of rotation disc.
Fig. 2 is the cross sectional side view of slide block and supporting arm thereof, and the section of being got is by the center of slide block.
Fig. 3 is the schematic side view of embodiment of the detecting device module with two light activated elements that is used for the measuring system of Fig. 1,, in order to expose the inner member of detecting device module, all is drawn as any case transparent here.
Fig. 4 is the schematic side view of embodiment of the detecting device module with polarization beam apparatus that is used for the measuring system of Fig. 1,, in order to expose the inner member of detecting device module, all is drawn as any case transparent here.
Fig. 5 is the schematic side view of embodiment of the detecting device module that comprises array detector that is used for the measuring system of Fig. 1,, in order to expose the inner member of detecting device module, all is drawn as any case transparent here.
Fig. 6 is for 5 kinds on the test disc of coated with aluminum different SiN thickness, and polarization is than (polarization ratio) curve map as the function of flying height.
Fig. 7 is the different numerical aperture for object lens, and polarization likens the curve map into the function of flying height to.
Fig. 8 is that reflectivity percentage is as the curve map of the function of flying height for 5 kinds of different SiN thickness on glass test disc.
Fig. 9 is that reflectivity percentage is as the curve map of the function of flying height for 5 kinds of object lens different numerical apertures.
Figure 10 is when having or do not have 50% diaphragm, and reflectivity is as the curve map of the function of flying height.
Figure 11 is when having 50% diaphragm, and for two kinds of different SiN thickness on the test disc, polarization likens the curve map into the function of flying height to.
Figure 12 is that polarization difference is as the curve map of the function of flying height for the optical laminated disc with magneto-optic memory technique.
Figure 13 be the reflectivity percentage that obtains for optical laminated disc, polarization with magneto-optic memory technique than and polarization and (polarization sum) as the curve map of the function of flying height.
Figure 14 is for 4 kinds of different flying heights above the disc of coated with aluminum: a) 0nm flying height, b) 100nm flying height, c) 200nm flying height and d) the 400nm flying height, the two-dimensional distribution of the intensity of the catoptrical x polarized component that obtains by the reflection of x polarization incident field.
Figure 15 is for 4 kinds of different flying heights above the disc of coated with aluminum: a) 0nm flying height, b) 100nm flying height, c) 200nm flying height and d) the 400nm flying height, the two-dimensional distribution of the phase place of the catoptrical x polarized component that obtains by the reflection of x polarization incident field.
The detailed description of preferred embodiment
Can enough slide blocks that object lens are housed obtain from slide block to the distance of rotating disc, that is, and flying height.The single source that only needs monochromatic light or quasi-monochromatic light.In order to measure, make that the distance between slide block and the disc keeps approximately constant.The light of propagating from disc is caused detecting device.For example, can be enough beam splitter reflecting from disc and light by object lens causes detecting device.Another kind of way is to cause detecting device to the light that sees through disc.
One or more character of detectors measure reflection (transmission) light.The suitable character that is used to obtain distance measure for example comprises polarization, intensity distributions and/or PHASE DISTRIBUTION.These character are relevant with distance properties, thereby microprocessor can use follow-up measured value to monitor detecting device output, and the output relevant with flying height is provided.
For the flying height of measuring optical record head, this flying height measuring method is suitable especially, and this is object lens generally all to be housed and other suitable optical elements may be housed because be used for the slide block of optical record head.However, other record-header is to carry out the slide block that range observation can comprise the optical element that object lens and other needs are housed.So the enough methods described herein of energy are measured the technical specification of disc driver.
Specially suitable optical record head comprises the near-field optical recording head.The flying height that the near-field optical recording head has is generally at an optical wavelength or the littler order of magnitude.Because very little at interval, therefore the optical element that is installed on the slide block is coupled to the surface of disc by fast declining.The slide block optical element generally comprises object lens, and it focuses on light on the bottom surface of slide block, perhaps is being lower than this face part slightly.Slide block optical element on the near-field recording head generally also comprises solid immersion lens (SIL) and so on, to dwindle spot definition.
Referring to Figure 1A, be used to measure from the embodiment of the measuring system of the light of disc reflection and comprise light source 100, beam splitter 102, slide block 104, detecting device module 106 and processor 108.Measuring system is provided with respect to the disc rotary system, makes that when disc was in place, slide block 104 was near the surface 110 of disc 112.The disc rotary system comprises the motor 114 that is used to rotate disc 112, such as spindle drive motor.Measuring system comprises power meter 116 alternatively, and it is provided with a part of incident light that receives from source 100 and reflected by beam splitter 102.
In being shown in another embodiment of Figure 1B, the structure measuring system is measured the light through disc 112.In this another embodiment, can remove beam splitter 102 or replace with polarizer.Can use additional optical element (such as catoptron and lens) that light is caused detecting device on demand.
Generally, light source 100 is along light path 118 output monochromatic light or quasi-monochromatic lights.Suitable light source comprises mercury-arc lamp, light emitting diode, diode laser or the like.Light path 118 is passed beam splitter 102.Transmitted light is along minute split optical path 120.If detection system for polarization sensitive, then can be used the partial polarization beam splitter.Even light source 100 is polarizations, for example, if the polarization in source is than (I
p/ I
s) quite low, the laser diode such as having about 100 to 1 polarization ratio also can use polarization beam apparatus, to improve the polarization ratio.If use the partial polarization beam splitter, be partially plane polarized then along the transmitted light that divides split optical path 120.Light with part cross polarization is reflected with 90 degree with respect to incident direction.If needed, the incident light that is reflected is caused power meter 116.
Transmitted light continues to march to slide block 104 along light path 120.Referring to Fig. 2, slide block 104 generally is in the end of arm 122, and this arm can be the flexion springs suspension arm.Slide block 104 comprises object lens 124.Can be installed in object lens 124 on the take-up housing 126 with packing ring 128.Slide block 104 comprises slide block optical element 130 alternatively.Slide block optical element 130 assists object lens 124 with the mode of optics and surface 110 couplings of disc, to reduce the distortion owing to the change generation of refractive index.Suitable slide block optical element comprises solid immersion lens (SIL) and so on.Preferable slide block is the part of near-field optical recording head.Object lens 124 are arranged in branch split optical path 120, and produce focused light passages 132.
Referring to Figure 1A, the light of the optical element by slide block 104 is from surface 110 reflections of disc 112.The optical element of the slide block 104 of reflected light by comprising object lens 124 returns.Reflected light continues to march to beam splitter 102.At beam splitter 102 places, with the part of 90 degree, shown in Figure 1A along detection path 140 direct reflected light.Detect path 140 and run through detecting device module 106.
Adopt suitable disc, a part of light transmission disc 112.In another embodiment of Figure 1B, transmitted light path 142 is caused detecting device 106.
Especially, disc 112 disc that embodiment is the coated with aluminum of reflection.The disc of coated with aluminum can comprise the thin layer of light transmissive material (such as silicon nitride (SiN)) alternatively.It is a wavelength or littler thickness that this film generally will have the order of magnitude.The thickness of SiN layer changes catoptrical character.In addition, can on the air incidence surface of SiN, apply lubricant.
Another embodiment of disc 112 comprises the glass disc that has or do not have thin layer (such as SiN).For such disc, in order to determine flying height, reflectivity is a specially suitable measured value.The 3rd embodiment of test disc 112 has the optical laminated glass that comprises magneto-optic (MO) medium or the disc of coated with aluminum.
Several character of reflection (transmission) light depend on the distance of slide block 104 to disc 112.Detecting device module 106 can comprise some elements, is used for measuring these and distance dependent one of character or several character and provides to the output of processor 108, for example, by cable 144.If needed, can comprise mould one number converter or other signal conditioners, to prepare to be used for the signal of processor 108.Can select suitable detection method and test disc according to flying height acceptable tolerance and with departing from of flying height value acceptable value expection.
For measuring, disc is with fixing speed rotation.Main transit time at interval after, slide block has obtained the constant relatively height above disc surface.Measure then.Reflect the light that enters the detecting device module and reach maximum the aiming at of shaven head and light path of accomplishing by making.Generally, the output of detecting device module described here is relevant with flying height.Adopt a kind of other flying height measuring technique, just can draw correlativity, it can be stored in the storer 146 of processor 108.
Three embodiment at detecting device module shown in Fig. 3-5.Referring to Fig. 3, first embodiment of detecting device module comprises optional slit aperture 150, lens 152, optional iris (irisdiaphram) 154 and detecting device 156.Slit aperture 150 can reduce noise.Lens 152 focus on light on the detecting device 156.Can be placed on optional diaphragm 154 before or after the lens 152 in the light path.In Fig. 3, iris 154 is placed on after the lens 152, between lens 152 and detecting device 156.Iris 154 can be used as the center bore diaphragm, such as half hole (50%) diaphragm.Generally, the catoptrical contribution that iris 154 reduces near normal incidence (with respect to disc surface) has the contribution of the light wave of incident angle greatly with increase.
Detecting device 154 has light activated element 158 (A), 160 (B).Can be defined as difference between the measured value on two light activated elements, focus signal=A-B to focus signal.Can be relevant with disc 110 to the distance of slide block 104 focus signal.
Second embodiment of detecting device module draws in Fig. 4.In this embodiment, detecting device module 106 comprises center bore diaphragm 170 (such as iris), optional wave plate 172, polarization beam apparatus 174 and light activated element 176 (C), 178 (D).Generally, different polarization has different reflections from the surface of disc 110.Generally, the difference of reflectivity depends on the distance between slide block 104 and the disc 110.The difference of the reflectivity properties of polarized light is showing difference aspect the measured value of light activated element 176,178.Can be shown polarization ratio=C/D or polarization difference C-D to these difference table.By the measured value addition (C+D) of element 176,178, also can obtain to be proportional to the value of reflected light total amount with this structure of detecting device module 106.Penetrated before polarization beam apparatus 174 at light, can enough wave plates 172 change light along the path 140 polarization.For example, wave plate can be with the half-wave plate of 22.5 degree placements or the quarter-wave plate of placing with 45 degree.
Referring to Fig. 6, use schematically in the experimental establishment shown in Figure 1A, test polarization ratio with the test disc of coated with aluminum as the flying height function.The polarization ratio is defined as when incident light is pure x polarized light, and the y polarized light is to the ratio of x polarized light in the folded light beam.Object lens have 0.65 numerical aperture, and SIL has 2.15 numerical aperture.In the RIM at object lens place intensity is 0.28.
As shown in Figure 6, also likened to the function measurement of flying height of the influence of the thickness of SiN to the disc of coated with aluminum with respect to polarization.Different SiN thickness has produced polarization as the flying height function than (PR) curve, and its different effective range is corresponding to the dull zone that changes of curve.One after the correlativity of having set up between flying height and the PR, can store this correlativity, and it is used for follow-up flying height measurement.Similarly, use (zoned) disc of the subregion with different SiN thickness, can be with good accuracy measurement flying height in the scope of 500nm, and, effectively do not needing dull curve in the scope for specific SiN thickness.Referring to Fig. 7, the measured value that obtains with the numerical aperture of different object lens shows that this technology is fit to the broad range of numerical aperture.
In Fig. 8, drawn the measured value of reflectivity percentage as the curve map of flying height function for five kinds of different SiN thickness.Measured value measurement of reflectivity with respect to the power meter corresponding with the element 114 of Fig. 1.For the specific numerical aperture of object lens, reflectance curve has the dull scope of about 250nm.Referring to Fig. 9, the effective range of albedo measurement value is the tempolabile function of numerical aperture, because for different numerical apertures, it is not obvious that the flying height at the reflectivity first maximal value place changes.
As shown in Figure 3, add the center bore diaphragm at the incident beam before the detecting device or in folded light beam and can significantly improve measurement range.In Figure 10 as can be seen 50% diaphragm for the effect of albedo measurement.Lens for these measurements do not have the SiN coating.Maximum net clear aperature with respect to 1.0,50% diaphragm is corresponding to 0.707 pupil radius.Adopt 0.65 numerical aperture, 50% diaphragm increases effective range to about 500nm.Referring to Figure 11, the disc for two coated with aluminum with different SiN thickness adopts 50% diaphragm, has obtained the polarization ratio as the function of flying height.50% diaphragm has improved polarization greatly than the sensitivity of measuring.
Referring to Figure 12, adopt disc with the optical laminated covering that contains the MO medium, carried out the measurement of polarization difference as the function of flying height.Figure 13 illustrates reflectivity (REF) percentage and number (SUM) percentage and polarization similar measurements than (PR)." reflectivity " is the total intensity of returning the light beam of scioptics, and " and number " is the total intensity that records behind the partial polarization beam splitter reflection.50% diaphragm is set in folded light beam carries out these measurements.The all measurements that are shown in Figure 14 and 15 demonstrate good characteristic, point out that they are suitable for high measurement to the 500nm flying height.
The 3rd embodiment of detecting device module 106 has drawn in Fig. 5.In this embodiment, detecting device module 106 comprises optional slit aperture 190, polarizer 192 and detector array 194.This embodiment also can comprise iris.Depend on desired measurement, polarizer 192 preferably is orientated with 0,45 or 90 degree with respect to initial polarization.Polarizer rotation between preferred values or other values is to distribute for different polarization state measured intensity.According to the measured value of polarizer with without the measured value second time of polarizer, can obtain similar information.Detector array 194 can be suitable charge-coupled device (CCD) array of size or any other light-sensitive array.Detector array 194 can have the one-dimensional array or the two-dimensional array of photo-sensitive light photosensitive elements.The intensity pattern that records with detector array 194 will reflect the distance between slide block 104 and the disc 112.
Can be enough other are measured and measure flying height such as intensity distributions, PHASE DISTRIBUTION and polarisation distribution etc.The draw intensity distributions of x polarization field component of the folded light beam that obtains with the test disc of coated with aluminum and x polarized incident light of Figure 14.Can use array detector to measure.Show intensity distributions for four kinds of flying heights.Similarly, Figure 15 has drawn the x polarization field component of folded light beam for the PHASE DISTRIBUTION of four kinds of flying heights.Because intensity distributions and PHASE DISTRIBUTION change with flying height, therefore can calculate flying height by enough these.In the situation of PHASE DISTRIBUTION, be for calculating the particularly suitable measurement of flying height based on the measurement of the focal point detector of the detecting device module among Fig. 3.
The foregoing description is representational and nonrestrictive.Though described the present invention with reference to preferred embodiment, the people who is familiar with this area will understand, in the form and details change and without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.As used herein, " light " or " optics " is meant the radiation of any wavelength, and is not limited to visible radiation.
Claims (18)
1. flying height measuring system that is used to measure the flying height of the slide block above storage disks is characterized in that described system comprises:
Light source, it produces the light along light path;
Slide block, it comprises object lens and solid immersion lens, wherein places object lens and makes and to penetrate on object lens from the light of light source, and it is guided into solid immersion lens and is coupled to disc surface by the near field;
The detecting device module is used to receive the light from the disc reflection; And
Processor is used for the flying height according to detecting device module output estimation slide block.
2. measuring system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, only monochromatic or quasi monochromatic from light source.
3. measuring system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described measuring system also comprises beam splitter, between its light source and object lens in light path.
4. measuring system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, beam splitter is the partial polarization beam splitter.
5. measuring system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that light source comprises red laser.
6. measuring system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the detecting device module comprises lens and detecting device.
7. measuring system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the detecting device module comprises polarizer.
8. measuring system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the detecting device module comprises detector array.
9. measuring system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the detecting device module comprises polarization beam apparatus and two light activated elements, and each light activated element is constructed the one-component of measuring split beam.
10. measuring system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the detecting device module comprises the center bore diaphragm.
11. measuring system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, detecting device module output and the relevant signal of reflected light total amount that receives by the detecting device module, and processor information in the storer does relatively estimates flying height according to the detecting device module is exported and is stored in.
12. measuring system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, detecting device module output and the relevant signal of reflected light polarization that receives by the detecting device module, and processor information in the storer does relatively estimates flying height according to the detecting device module is exported and is stored in.
13. measuring system as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, measures the polarization of reflected light ratio.
14. measuring system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the signal that detecting device module output is relevant with the distribution of the intensity of reflected light that is received by the detecting device module, phase place or polarization, and processor information in the storer does relatively estimates flying height according to the detecting device module is exported and is stored in.
15. a flying height measuring system that is used to measure the flying height of the slide block above storage disks is characterized in that described system comprises:
Light source, it produces the light along light path;
Slide block, it comprises object lens and solid immersion lens, wherein places object lens and makes and to penetrate on object lens from the light of light source, and it is guided into solid immersion lens and is coupled to disc surface by the near field;
The detecting device module is used to receive the light through disc,, according to wavelength, causes the light indiffusion spatially at detecting device place here; And
Processor is used for the flying height according to detecting device module output estimation slide block.
16. measuring system as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, the detecting device module comprises polarization beam apparatus and two light activated elements, and each light activated element is constructed the one-component of measuring split beam.
17. measuring system as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, the detecting device module comprises the center bore diaphragm.
18. measuring system as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, the detecting device module comprises detector array.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US7496698P | 1998-02-17 | 1998-02-17 | |
| US60/074,966 | 1998-02-17 |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CN1290339A CN1290339A (en) | 2001-04-04 |
| CN1146718C true CN1146718C (en) | 2004-04-21 |
Family
ID=22122718
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNB988136244A Expired - Fee Related CN1146718C (en) | 1998-02-17 | 1998-09-29 | Method and apparatus to determine fly height of recording head |
Country Status (6)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| JP (1) | JP2002503801A (en) |
| KR (1) | KR20010041003A (en) |
| CN (1) | CN1146718C (en) |
| DE (1) | DE19882972T1 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2349694B (en) |
| WO (1) | WO1999041566A1 (en) |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN100543407C (en) * | 2005-05-17 | 2009-09-23 | 恪纳腾技术公司 | Dynamic reference plane compensation |
Families Citing this family (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR100882306B1 (en) | 2001-08-31 | 2009-02-10 | 소니 가부시끼 가이샤 | Optical pickup device and recording/reproducing device |
| JP4228666B2 (en) | 2002-11-25 | 2009-02-25 | ソニー株式会社 | Optical pickup device, recording / reproducing device, and gap detection method |
| US20050094258A1 (en) * | 2003-10-31 | 2005-05-05 | Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. | Solid immersion lens moving device and microscope using the same |
| JP5198393B2 (en) * | 2009-09-03 | 2013-05-15 | 株式会社東芝 | Height detection device |
| JP2016520216A (en) * | 2013-05-23 | 2016-07-11 | アプライド マテリアルズ イスラエル リミテッド | Evaluation system and method for evaluating a substrate |
Family Cites Families (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5280340A (en) * | 1991-10-23 | 1994-01-18 | Phase Metrics | Method and apparatus to calibrate intensity and determine fringe order for interferometric measurement of small spacings |
| US5715060A (en) * | 1996-03-11 | 1998-02-03 | Carnegie Mellon University | Apparatus and method for measuring linear nanometric distances using evanescent radiation |
-
1998
- 1998-09-29 GB GB0019398A patent/GB2349694B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-09-29 JP JP2000531705A patent/JP2002503801A/en active Pending
- 1998-09-29 KR KR1020007009024A patent/KR20010041003A/en active IP Right Grant
- 1998-09-29 CN CNB988136244A patent/CN1146718C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-09-29 DE DE19882972T patent/DE19882972T1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1998-09-29 WO PCT/US1998/020311 patent/WO1999041566A1/en active IP Right Grant
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN100543407C (en) * | 2005-05-17 | 2009-09-23 | 恪纳腾技术公司 | Dynamic reference plane compensation |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| GB0019398D0 (en) | 2000-09-27 |
| WO1999041566A1 (en) | 1999-08-19 |
| JP2002503801A (en) | 2002-02-05 |
| DE19882972T1 (en) | 2001-02-01 |
| KR20010041003A (en) | 2001-05-15 |
| CN1290339A (en) | 2001-04-04 |
| GB2349694A (en) | 2000-11-08 |
| GB2349694B (en) | 2002-09-18 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| US8009545B2 (en) | Optical recording using a waveguide structure and a phase change medium | |
| CN1213414C (en) | Optical pickup device and recording/reproducing device | |
| CN101171506A (en) | Wafer edge inspection | |
| WO2002063620A2 (en) | Multiple layer optical storage device | |
| US6298026B1 (en) | Magneto-optical head apparatus using evanescent light | |
| CN1146718C (en) | Method and apparatus to determine fly height of recording head | |
| JPH0719394B2 (en) | Semiconductor laser device | |
| CN1623197A (en) | Optical recording medium, recording/reproducing apparatus, storage apparatus, and recording/reproducing method | |
| JPS5982646A (en) | Optomagnetic storage device | |
| US6688743B1 (en) | Method and apparatus to determine fly height of a recording head | |
| CN1080430C (en) | magneto-optical head device | |
| EP0776002A3 (en) | Integrated optical pickup system capable of reading optical disks of different thicknesses | |
| JP2960905B2 (en) | Apparatus for measuring flying height and azimuth of magnetic head with respect to transparent medium based on leaky total internal reflection | |
| US8576407B2 (en) | Contactless optical glide head using at least two concurrent interference signals and a multi-channel light detector for detecting disk asperities | |
| US5798987A (en) | Low noise magneto-optical disk drive | |
| US7916308B2 (en) | Method and optical profiler | |
| JPH09115177A (en) | Optical pickup system | |
| JP3522487B2 (en) | Polarized near-field light detection head and optical information recording / reproducing device using the same | |
| JP3095418B2 (en) | Apparatus for determining dynamic position and orientation of a transducing head with respect to a storage medium | |
| TWI300925B (en) | Optical pickup and optical disk drive | |
| EP0156058A2 (en) | Magneto-optical reading apparatus | |
| JP3076585B2 (en) | Optical information recording medium | |
| JP2000099979A (en) | Beam condensing optical device | |
| KR100476318B1 (en) | Optical distance measuring apparatus and optical pickup device using the same | |
| KR100474384B1 (en) | Internal reflection type distance measuring apparatus and optical pickup device using the same |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| C06 | Publication | ||
| PB01 | Publication | ||
| C10 | Entry into substantive examination | ||
| SE01 | Entry into force of request for substantive examination | ||
| C14 | Grant of patent or utility model | ||
| GR01 | Patent grant | ||
| C56 | Change in the name or address of the patentee |
Owner name: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Free format text: FORMER NAME OR ADDRESS: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC |
|
| CP03 | Change of name, title or address |
Address after: American California Patentee after: Seagate Technology LLC Address before: American California Patentee before: Seagate Technology, Inc. |
|
| C17 | Cessation of patent right | ||
| CF01 | Termination of patent right due to non-payment of annual fee |
Granted publication date: 20040421 Termination date: 20110929 |