title: Magneto-optical disk drive technology using multiple fiber-coupled flying optical heads. Part I. System design and performance.
abstract: A novel flying-optical-head data storage technology is described. It is based on a micro-optical recording head that contains a silicon micromachined torsional mirror for high-bandwidth track following. Multiple heads and disks are contained in a Winchester-style rotating disk drive. Single-mode optical fibers provide light delivery to and from the heads. Both polarization-maintaining and low-birefringence fiber systems have been implemented for magneto-optical (MO) recording. A fixed optics module containing a laser diode, MO detection optics, and a 1 x N fiber bundle switch has been developed as an integral part of this new recording architecture. A 5.25-in. (13.33-cm), half-height prototype drive design and its performance are presented.
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Wilde
authors: J F
authors: JF
authors: Heanue
authors: A A
authors: AA
authors: Tselikov
authors: J E
authors: JE
authors: Hurst