Optimization of Magnetic Read Widths in Two-Dimensional Magnetic Recording Based on Micromagnetic Simulations

Optimization of magnetic read widths (MRWs) and reader positions in two-dimensional magnetic recording (TDMR) is explored in order to maximize an areal density (AD) gain over shingled magnetic recording (SMR). The optimization is based on micromagnetic waveforms from 511-bit maximal-length pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS) patterns. The identical MRWs for two readers are initially considered and the best reader offset is found in order to achieve the largest AD gain. Given the best reader offset, the MRWs for the two readers are changed to further enhance the AD gain. A software channel is utilized to identify the major contribution of the TDMR AD gain.