CPC H01S 5/18394 (2013.01) [G11B 5/4826 (2013.01); G11B 5/4866 (2013.01); G11B 13/08 (2013.01); H01S 5/0203 (2013.01); H01S 5/0233 (2021.01); H01S 5/0237 (2021.01); H01S 5/04256 (2019.08); H01S 5/04257 (2019.08); H01S 5/423 (2013.01); G11B 2005/0021 (2013.01); H01S 5/183 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. A vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) device, comprising:
a chip for mounting on a slider, the chip having a plurality of surfaces and a notch,
the plurality of surfaces comprising:
a bottom surface for facing the slider;
a top surface opposite the bottom surface; and
a plurality of side surfaces; and
two laser diode electrodes positioned in any combination on one or more of the plurality of surfaces,
wherein the notch forms a recessed edge spaced away from the bottom surface and toward the top surface, the notch having a shoulder, a side, and an angle (θ1) between the shoulder and the side, and wherein at least a portion of a first laser diode electrode is positioned on the shoulder and the side of the notch.
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