Multiple Layer Microwave-Assisted Magnetic Recording

Simulations of recording on media with two and three distinct recording layers are presented. A high frequency field is used to select the layer on which data are recorded. Layer-selective recording was confirmed for two layer granular media with narrow distributions. For three layer media magnetostatic interactions between the layers led to a loss of selectivity in the bottom recording layer. Readout of data is possible by staggering transitions in different layers or by using a spin-torque oscillator.