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Abstract

A near field optical recording/reproducing head and a near field optical recording/reproducing apparatus using the head that are adaptive for writing an information onto a recording medium and reading out an information written on the recording medium by irradiating a near field light onto the recording medium and converting a near field light reflected the recording medium. In the near field optical recording/reproducing head, a first tip is floated by a minute height from the recording medium to focus an incident light onto the recording medium in a shape of near field light, and a second tip is floated by a minute height from the recording medium to convert a near field light reflected from the recording medium into an electrical signal. A mounting member supports the first and second tips with inclination and symmetrically. First and second minute displacement drivers move the first and second tips within a minute displacement in two-axis direction perpendicular to each other, respectively.

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