Data storage device calibrating fly height actuator based on laser power for heat assisted magnetic recording

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9123370
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14578054

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A data storage device is disclosed comprising a disk, a head comprising a laser, and a fly height actuator (FHA) configured to actuate the head vertically over the disk based on an FHA setting. A first fly height of the head is measured at a first laser power setting, and a second fly height of the head is measured at a second laser power. A FHA write setting is generated based on a calibrated write laser power, the first and second fly height measurements, and a first function representing a nominal FHA delta setting between a read touchdown FHA setting and a write touchdown FHA setting relative to a delta in a fly height of the head due to a corresponding change in laser power applied to the laser, where the FHA write setting is applied to the FHA during the write operation.

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  • WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chia, Galvin T Rancho Santa Margarita, US 13 373
Ruan, Huanxiang Irvine, US 9 215

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