Laser system for simultaneous texturing of two sides of a substrate

    公开(公告)号:SG68651A1

    公开(公告)日:1999-11-16

    申请号:SG1998000466

    申请日:1998-03-02

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A laser system concurrently directs highly equivalent diffracted beams (14a,14b) derived from an initial laser beam (16) to both sides of a substrate. The diffracted beams are generated with sufficient energy to soften spots on the surfaces of a substrate (95) to form texture bumps as are used on substrates for magnetic disks. The diffracted beams are generated by a multichannel acousto-optic modulator (MCAOM) having at least two channels. The crystal (12) in the MCAOM has at least two mounting faces oriented so that the acoustic transducers (13a,13b) mounted thereon generate acoustic fields which intersect the incident laser beam at a common angle. i.e.. the Bragg angle. Energising any of the transducers causes a corresponding first order beam to be diffracted out. Preferably the diffracted beams are generated by alternating driving signals to transducers to produce two beams with pulse intensity greater than 50% of that of the incident beam which can be directed to opposite sides of the substrate (95) for extremely uniform texturing.

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    公开(公告)号:AT185015T

    公开(公告)日:1999-10-15

    申请号:AT94308034

    申请日:1994-11-01

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A process is disclosed for creating an array of bumps to texture a brittle surface, such as a glass substrate 12 for data recording disks. The texturing process uses a laser 10 to provide pulses of proper energy fluence to the brittle glass surface to produce a plurality of raised bumps in the surface. The bump creation is accomplished without unwanted micro-cracking or ejection of surface material by limiting the laser pulse fluence to a value in a narrow operating region discovered below the abrupt thermal shock fluence threshold for the brittle surface material. The process is also applicable to other brittle surface textures, such as those intended for use as "stamping surfaces" for the contact reproduction of the negative of a surface pattern, such as an optical disk.

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    公开(公告)号:DE69840285D1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-15

    申请号:DE69840285

    申请日:1998-02-23

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A multichannel acousto-optic modulator (MCAOM) uses a crystal (12) with a plurality of mounting faces for acoustic transducers (13a,13b). The mounting faces are oriented so that the acoustic transducers mounted thereon generate acoustic fields which intersect the incident laser beam at a common angle, i.e., the Bragg angle. A two channel MCAOM uses two transducers. Extension to any higher number of channels follows accordingly. Energising any of the transducers (13a,13b) causes a corresponding first order beam to be diffracted out. Since the acoustic field for each transducer intersects the incident beam with a unique orientation, each first order beam is diffracted out on a unique axis. A system utilising an MCAOM has electronic means for controlling the driving signals to the transducers to control each channel as required by the application. Amplitude and frequency modulation (26) of the driving signals (25) allows the intensity and angle of the beams to be controlled.

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    公开(公告)号:DE69806198T2

    公开(公告)日:2003-01-30

    申请号:DE69806198

    申请日:1998-03-09

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A laser system concurrently directs highly equivalent diffracted beams (14a,14b) derived from an initial laser beam (16) to both sides of a substrate. The diffracted beams are generated with sufficient energy to soften spots on the surfaces of a substrate (95) to form texture bumps as are used on substrates for magnetic disks. The diffracted beams are generated by a multichannel acousto-optic modulator (MCAOM) having at least two channels. The crystal (12) in the MCAOM has at least two mounting faces oriented so that the acoustic transducers (13a,13b) mounted thereon generate acoustic fields which intersect the incident laser beam at a common angle. i.e.. the Bragg angle. Energising any of the transducers causes a corresponding first order beam to be diffracted out. Preferably the diffracted beams are generated by alternating driving signals to transducers to produce two beams with pulse intensity greater than 50% of that of the incident beam which can be directed to opposite sides of the substrate (95) for extremely uniform texturing.

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    公开(公告)号:DE69316708D1

    公开(公告)日:1998-03-05

    申请号:DE69316708

    申请日:1993-11-01

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A magnetoresistive read sensor 30 based on the spin valve effect incorporates a multilayered, dual spin valve structure. The sensor read element includes first 31, second 35 and third 39 layers of ferromagnetic material separated from each other by layers of non-magnetic metallic material. The first and third layers of ferromagnetic material, i.e., the outer layers of the structure, have their magnetization orientation fixed, while the second, intermediate ferromagnetic layer is magnetically soft and has its magnetization oriented perpendicular to that of both the outer ferromagnetic layers in the absence of an applied magnetic field. In one preferred embodiment, the two outer ferromagnetic layers have their magnetizations fixed parallel to each other by exchange coupling with adjacent antiferromagnetic layers. In a second preferred embodiment, the directions or magnetization in the first and third layers of ferromagnetic material are aligned in an antiparallel orientation.

    ANTIFERROMAGNETIC EXCHANGE COUPLING IN MAGNETORESISTIVE SPIN VALVE SENSORS

    公开(公告)号:MY136486A

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-31

    申请号:MYPI9301481

    申请日:1993-07-28

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A MAGNETORESISTIVE READ SENSOR BASED ON THE SPIN VALVE EFFECT IN WHICH A COMPONENT OF THE READ ELEMENT RESISTANCE VARIES AS THE COSINE OF THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE MAGNETIZATION DIRECTIONS IN TWO MAGNETIC LAYERS IS DESCRIBED. THE SENSOR READ ELEMENT INCLUDES TWO ADJACENT FERROMAGNETIC LAYERS SEPARATED BY A NONMAGNETIC METALLIC LAYER. A LAYER OF ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL IS FORMED OVER ONE OF THE FERROMAGNETIC LAYERS TO PROVIDE AN EXCHANGE BIAS FIELD WHICH FIXES OR ''PINS'' THE MAGNETIZATION DIRECTION IN THE ONE FERROMAGNETIC LAYER. AN INTERLAYER OF MAGNETICALLY SOFT MATERIAL IS DISPOSITED BETWEEN THE FERROMAGNETIC AND ANTIFERROMAGNETIC LAYERS SEPARATING THE FERROMAGNETIC LAYER FROM THE ANTIFERROMAGNETIC LAYER AND ENHANCING THE EXCHANGE COUPLING, PARTICULARLY IN THE INSTANCE WHERE THE FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL IN IRON OR AN IRON ALLOY.

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