| Heat assisted magnetic recording MH Kryder, EC Gage, TW McDaniel, WA Challener, RE Rottmayer, G Ju, ... Proceedings of the IEEE 96 (11), 1810-1835, 2008 | 1367 | 2008 |
| Heat-assisted magnetic recording by a near-field transducer with efficient optical energy transfer WA Challener, C Peng, AV Itagi, D Karns, W Peng, Y Peng, XM Yang, ... Nature photonics 3 (4), 220-224, 2009 | 1100 | 2009 |
| Modern introduction to surface plasmons: theory, Mathematica modeling, and applications D Sarid, WA Challener Cambridge University Press, 2010 | 620 | 2010 |
| Heat-assisted magnetic recording RE Rottmayer, S Batra, D Buechel, WA Challener, J Hohlfeld, Y Kubota, ... IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 42 (10), 2417-2421, 2006 | 549 | 2006 |
| Optics of photonic nanojets AV Itagi, WA Challener JOSA A 22 (12), 2847-2858, 2005 | 288 | 2005 |
| Near-field optical transducers for thermal assisted magnetic and optical data storage C Peng, WA Challener, IK Sendur US Patent 7,330,404, 2008 | 236 | 2008 |
| Apparatus and method for producing a small spot of optical energy WA Challener, CD Mihalcea, T Rausch US Patent 6,795,630, 2004 | 165 | 2004 |
| Near-field transducers for focusing light L Lee, X Jin, K Gao, AV Itagi, WA Challener US Patent 8,248,891, 2012 | 151 | 2012 |
| Heat assisted magnetic recording head with a planar waveguide WA Challener US Patent 6,944,112, 2005 | 146 | 2005 |
| Optical assaying method and system having rotatable sensor disk with multiple sensing regions WA Challener, RR Ollmann US Patent 5,994,150, 1999 | 140 | 1999 |
| Integrated heat assisted magnetic recording head: Design and recording demonstration MA Seigler, WA Challener, E Gage, N Gokemeijer, G Ju, B Lu, K Pelhos, ... IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 44 (1), 119-124, 2007 | 138 | 2007 |
| Near‐field radiation of bow‐tie antennas and apertures at optical frequencies K Şendur, W Challener Journal of microscopy 210 (3), 279-283, 2003 | 134 | 2003 |
| Light delivery techniques for heat-assisted magnetic recording WA Challener, TW Mcdaniel, CD Mihalcea, KR Mountfield, K Pelhos, ... Japanese journal of applied physics 42 (2S), 981, 2003 | 134 | 2003 |
| HAMR NFT materials with improved thermal stability T Zhao, MC Kautzky, WA Challener, MA Seigler US Patent 8,427,925, 2013 | 132 | 2013 |
| Transducer for heat assisted magnetic recording WA Challener US Patent 7,272,079, 2007 | 132 | 2007 |
| Recording head for heat assisted magnetic recording with diffusion barrier surrounding a near field transducer J Zou, K Gao, WA Challener, MH Ostrowski, VR Inturi, T Zhao, ... US Patent 8,339,740, 2012 | 126 | 2012 |
| Diffraction anomaly sensor having grating coated with protective dielectric layer WA Challener US Patent 5,925,878, 1999 | 126 | 1999 |
| Issues in heat-assisted perpendicular recording TW Mcdaniel, WA Challener, K Sendur IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 39 (4), 1972-1979, 2003 | 109 | 2003 |
| Diffraction anomaly sensor having grating coated with protective dielectric layer WA Challener US Patent App. 09/498,758, 2001 | 99 | 2001 |
| Optical sensor having optimized surface profile WA Challener US Patent 5,986,762, 1999 | 94 | 1999 |
