Thin film magnetic head with improved flux concentration for high density recording/playback utilizing superconductors

This patent describes a thin film magnetic head for use with a magnetic medium. It comprises a core including a first and a second deposited layer of ferromagnetic material, each layer having a pole portion, each pole portion lying in a plane generally parallel to the other and generally perpendicular to a direction of motion of the recording medium, the pole portions being separated by a gap; a conductor, electromagnetically coupled to the core; a layer of superconductor material located between the pole portions in the gap for excluding magnetic flux from the gap; a first layer of superconductor shield material provided on a face of the pole portion of the first layer of ferromagnetic material opposite the gap; and a second layer of superconductor shield material provided on a face of the pole portion of the second layer of ferromagnetic material opposite the gap