Sub-mm disk waviness characteristics and slider flying dynamics under thermal FH control

The flying dynamics and flying stability of a slider are the key issues at sub-5 nm flying height (FH) under thermal FH control. The resonant frequencies of current sliders are at 100 kHz level. At present linear disk velocities, the disk waviness at sub-mm level and 10 micron level can excite the resonant modes of the slider and induce FH modulation. This work uses the triple-harmonic method to monitor the dynamic FH signal during the process of thermal FH control. As the FH reduces, the same disk waviness characteristics excite larger dynamic FH modulation.     

In situ FH analysis at disk drive level

Drive-level FH evaluation is important in terms of FH control, FH adjustment and disk drive robustness inside operating hard disk drives. Characterization of FH requires simple methodology, easy implementation in addition to the general requirement to in situ FH analysis. This paper reports authors’ effort in proposing a new FH error function to evaluate harmonic ratio FH methods; and based on the error function, a new FH measurement method named multi-frequency method, which calculates FH by reading back multi-frequency pattern, is proposed to minimize FH measurement error by optimizing pattern frequencies. Such technology is also applied at disk drive level to investigate FH variation when a hard disk drive is operating under variable environmental conditions.     

Investigation of HDD Ramp Unloading Processes with an Efficient Scheme

Ramp load/unload (L/UL) mechanisms are widely used to rest sliders in hard disk drives (HDDs). Loading/unloading a slider swiftly and smoothly is crucial in a HDD design. A novel, efficient simulation scheme is proposed to investigate the behaviors of a head disk interface (HDI) in ramp unloading processes. A dual scale model is enabled by decoupling the nano-meter scale change of an air bearing and the micro- or milli-meter scale deformation of a suspension. A modified Reynolds equation governing the air bearing was solved numerically. The slider design was characterized with performance functions. Three stages in an unloading process were analyzed with a lumped parameter suspension model. Key parameters for the model were estimated with a comprehensive finite element suspension model. Finally, simulation results are presented for a commercial HDI design.     

大口径反射镜波前畸变控制技术

依据高功率固体激光装置对大口径反射镜附加波前畸变的严格要求,通过选择适合的结构形式、材料及连接方式和支撑位置设计了大口径反射镜支撑结构,并对其进行了优化分析计算和验证性试验。面形精度试验结果表明:装夹引入的附加波前畸变的峰谷值（PV 值）约为150 nm,小于/3(=632 nm),结构满足设计指标要求。     

Experimental study of vibrational behavior of laminated annular disks

The purpose of this paper is to present an experimental study of the vibrational behavior of laminated annular disks, and effects of laminations on the vibrations of the disks. The vibrations of a series of solid annular disks were calculated using the finite-element method in order to provide a basis for comparison with experimental data. An extensive range of experiments was performed on both a series of solid disks and a series of laminated disks under a range of normal clamping pressures. Based on the calculated and experimental results, it was found that the vibrational behavior of the laminated disks was dominated by that of the individual disk, of which the laminated disks were composed. Laminations had great effects on the vibrational behavior of the laminated disks and the effects depended upon the mode type, the clamping pressure, and the number of disk assembly. Laminations increased damping and reduced the amplitude of frequency response function for both the transverse modes and in-plane modes of disks. The resonant frequency of transverse modes shifted higher because of the effects of laminations. For the in-plane vibrational modes, the effects on the resonant frequency could be neglected and the resonant frequency could be considered to be a constant.     

Rotating flexible disk under shaft temperature increment

A rotating flexible annular thin disk subjected to the temperature increment of the shaft clamping the disk was modeled in this paper. At disk top and bottom surfaces and free outer edge, the heat convection boundaries were assumed. Disk transverse deflection was considered as a function of both disk radial and circumferential coordinates, and temperature distribution was solved along disk thickness and radial directions simultaneously. As a result, the shaft temperature increment causes thermo-elastic instability of some disk modes. Effects of the shaft temperature increment, ratio of disk convective heat transfer coefficient to thermal conductivity, disk thickness, nodal circle and diameter numbers of disk mode on the natural frequencies, thermo-elastic instability and critical angular speed of the disk were discussed.     

Improvement of least-squares finite difference method on simulating slider air bearings in head disk systems

Least-squares finite difference (LSFD) method, one of mesh-free methods, is used to solve slider air bearings problem through discritizing the generalized Reynolds equation into nonlinear systems of algebraic equations. Two approximation schemes for the linearization of these equations are presented and compared. And, some new techniques to search supporting points for the reference node in the mesh-free method were proposed and explored. Therefore, these improvements eliminate some potential limitation of the LSFD method previously published and further facilitate its employment in complex slider models. Advanced step slider as an example of negative pressure sliders is simulated and verified using the improved LSFD mesh-free method in head disk systems.     

玻璃光盘基片

本文对制备光盘的各种材料的性能做了比较,叙述了采用白冕平板玻璃研制直径为133.35mm可擦除光盘基片的工艺过程,以及产品达到的性能指标。     

高灵敏度表面光学非线性测量法

提出了一种测量非透明材料表面光学非线性的新方法:挡板反射4F测量法。该方法在反射4F相位相干成像系统的基础上,在4F系统的像平面放置一个与系统入射面光阑相匹配的不透明挡板,通过测量不同情况下的反射率,实现对材料光学非线性的测量。详细介绍了该方法的基本原理,并通过数值模拟计算了入射角对测量灵敏度的影响。该方法具有单脉冲测量,可同时得到材料的非线性吸收与折射系数等特点。结果表明,在相同条件下挡板反射4F测量法的灵敏度比反射Z扫描方法高2个数量级。     

High surface plasmon resonance sensitivity enabled by optical disks

We report a systematic, experimental, and theoretical investigation on the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensing using optical disks with different track pitches, including Blu-ray disk (BD), digital versatile disk (DVD), and compact disk (CD). Optical reflection measurements indicate that CD and DVD exhibit much higher SPR sensitivity than BD. Both experiments and finite-difference time-domain simulations reveal that the SPR sensitivity is significantly affected by the diffraction order of the SPR peaks and higher diffraction order results in lower sensitivity. Numerical simulations also show that very high sensitivity (～1600 nm per refractive index unit) is achievable by CDs.     

Nd:YAG薄片激光器热致波前畸变

 理论分析了激光二极管端面泵浦薄片Nd:YAG 激光器的激光介质热效应对波前相位分布的影响，给出了薄片激光器波前热畸变的计算公式。数值模拟了理想均匀泵浦及4阶超高斯泵浦下的波前分布，分析了介质厚度和泵浦均匀性与波前畸变量的关系。研究表明，介质越薄，激光泵浦光均匀性越好，泵浦功率密度越小，激光波前畸变越小；与介质厚度、泵浦功率密度相比，泵浦光光强分布对波前的影响更为显著。     

声悬浮过程的格子Boltzmann方法研究

采用轴对称多弛豫时间格子Boltzmann(LB)方法,研究了圆柱形封闭谐振腔中圆盘形样品的声悬浮过程.模拟结果表明,(001)模式下谐振腔的共振长度L=0.499λ,在谐振腔中心引入样品后共振漂移量δL≈-0.9,这与线性声学理论计算结果基本相符.声悬浮力的LB模拟过程包含了黏滞性效应和共振漂移效应,所获得的模拟结果与理论公式计算值在量值上一致,而且其在细节上更符合实验现象.此外,LB模拟还揭示出了声悬浮过程中的声压波形畸变、声流和声辐射压等非线性声学效应.     

Tooth Distortion as a Function of Arch Form in Cone Beam Computed Tomography

The cone beam computed tomography enables conducting measurement of length and area in the space where it is impossible to conduct such measurement compared to panorama. The cone beam computed tomography also enables making three-dimensional diagnosis and establishing treatment plan. In this experiment, the cone beam computed tomography was used to analyze image distortion of anatomical structure whose location was different between panorama and reconstructed panoramic image. Multiplanar reformation image was obtained after radiography of mandibular dentition. Then, the axial image was examined to obtain cross-sectional images of teeth that ranged from the right second molar to the left second molar before diameter of crown was measured and compared. Based on the cross-section that was radiographed by using the cone beam computed tomography, comparison was made between reconstructed panorama and standard panorama. According to the results of comparison, diameter of crown was measured with a slight difference of around 0.03 mm between the cone beam computed tomography cross-sectional image and the reconstructed image. It was also found that panorama caused image distortion with the large error of around 0.95 mm. Based on these results, it was confirmed that the cone beam computed tomography panorama that was reconstructed in consideration of patient's anatomical structure showed less distortion than the existing panorama. It was also confirmed that depending on distance, there was decrease in reliability of measurement of anatomical structure whose location was different in the existing panoramic image. It is necessary to develop methods and various programs in the future to improve poor image information that is obtained from the cone beam computed tomography and panorama examination.     

夹持方式和加工误差对大口径薄型KDP晶体附加面形的影响

惯性约束聚变频率转换系统中,大口径薄型KDP晶体的面形质量是影响频率转换效率能否达到设计要求的关键因素之一。针对45放置状态下口径为400 mm400 mm的三倍频KDP晶体,采用ANSYS有限元分析软件,建立了不同夹持方式和具有不同加工误差的KDP晶体模型和夹具模型,分析了加工误差对不同夹持方式下KDP晶体附加面形的影响,给出了不同加工误差和不同夹持情况下,KDP晶体附加面形的P-V值和RMS值。研究结果表明,夹持方式和加工误差是引起KDP晶体附加面形变化的重要因素,正面压条夹持方式即使在晶体和夹具存在加工误差时也可以较好地控制晶体的附加面形。     

Engineering issue study of triple harmonic method for in situ flying height analysis

In situ flying height testing technology is becoming more and more important in slider–disk interaction analysis and manufacturing quality control of disk drives and head-related components. Triple harmonic method is a quite promising choice for in situ flying height analysis, compared with other in situ methods reported up to now. This paper reports results of investigations on engineering issues of applying triple harmonic method for in situ flying height analysis. The paper reports results of analysis on the effects of various testing conditions on flying height testing repeatability and accuracy. Results suggest that working at reasonable high channel density and working on the ratio between third and first harmonics will be an advantage in terms of both flying height testing sensitivity and testing repeatability. Comparing with media thickness effect, the gap-length variation among different heads will be important if it is to study flying height difference among different heads and the testing is at high channel density. Also, it is suggested to work at AC erased track, in order to reduce the non-linearity caused by hard transition.     

Exactly quantized dynamics of classical incommensurate sliders

We report peculiar velocity quantization phenomena in the classical motion of an idealized 1D solid lubricant, consisting of a harmonic chain interposed between two periodic sliders. The ratio upsilon(c.m.)/upsilon(ext) of the chain center-of-mass velocity to the externally imposed relative velocity of the sliders stays pinned to exact "plateau" values for wide ranges of parameters, such as slider corrugation amplitudes, external velocity, chain stiffness, and dissipation, and is strictly determined by the commensurability ratios alone. The phenomenon is explained by one slider rigidly dragging the kinks that the chain forms with the other slider. Possible consequences of these results for some real systems are discussed.     

Third and fourth harmonic generation at Si-SiO2 interfaces and in Si-SiO2-Cr MOS structures

2 and Si(110)-SiO₂ interfaces and DC-electric-field induced TH and FH generation is then observed in Si(111)-SiO₂-Cr and Si(110)-SiO₂-Cr MOS structures for the first time. A systematic phenomenological analysis of azimuthal anisotropy of TH and FH generation intensity is performed for (111) and (110) surfaces of O_h symmetric single crystals. A phenomenological model of electro-induced effects in TH and FH generation is then developed and the surface specificity and sensitivity of TH and FH generation are discussed. Optical interference of surface electro-induced and bulk bias-independent contributions to the effective third-order nonlinear polarization is proposed as the mechanism underlying surface sensitivity of electro-modulated TH probe. Received: 16 October 1998     

Thermal effects in high-power Nd:YAG disk-type solid state laser

An investigation of thermal effects in a high-power Nd:YAG disk-type solid state laser pumped with different pump beam transverse profiles is carried out by numerical simulation based on the finite element method (FEM). Impact of the heat sink on the thermal effects is included in the simulation. The distribution of first principle stress, thermally induced birefringence, including the distribution and variation of the birefringence loss, are studied. The characteristics of the phase variation are analyzed with consideration of the temperature gradient, deformation, strain and thermal stress. Thermal lensing is explored as a function of pump power and of the radius pumped with different pump beam transverse profiles. The non-parabolic part of optical phase distortion is simulated. Furthermore, the characteristics of the bi-focus of the disk laser are also studied. Experiments on the maximum tensile stress distribution and depolarization loss are carried out. The presented calculations are in qualitative agreement with the experimental observations.     

高精度半导体激光打标机F-θ镜头设计

为保证半导体激光打标机F-θ镜头的扫描质量,实现系统像高与扫描角的线性变化,需对F-θ镜头给予一定的畸变量,并使其满足等晕条件。分析F-θ镜头工作原理及像差要求,根据1 064 nm半导体激光打标机的光源成像要求选择合适的玻璃材料,合理分配每片透镜的光焦度,以保证等晕成像;根据F-θ镜头线性成像要求,计算系统总畸变量为1.6%,系统总畸变量为系统的实际桶形畸变与相对畸变量之和;在光学系统优化设计时,引入这两项优化参数,优化过程中观察系统成像变化情况。设计结果表明:系统MTF曲线接近衍射极限,F-θ镜头相对畸变小于0.36%,各视场均方根半径均小于艾里斑直径,并且整个系统70%的能量集中在直径为16 μm的圆内,系统总畸变量为1.58%,满足设计指标要求。     

Optimum contact conditions for miniaturized surface acoustic wave linear motor

This paper reports the successful operation of a 70 MHz driving surface acoustic wave (SAW) linear motor with a miniaturized stator transducer. This paper also deals with an investigation into an optimized slider design for the miniaturized SAW linear motor. The performance of three silicon type sliders, with different projection size, was compared. Output forces of the three sliders were measured with change of pre-load. It was found that the slider with smaller projection tended to produce greater output force.