| abstract |
A thin-film magnetic recording playback head is disclosed wherein mechanically coupled films of a magnetostrictive material and of a piezoelectric material are deposited on a substrate together with a solid state amplifier which is coupled to the piezoelectric film. In operation, localized magnetic patterns on a recording medium induce stress in the magnetostrictive film, which in turn induces in the piezoelectric film a corresponding electrical polarization of non-equilibrium charge density, having a potential associated therewith which is applied to the solid state amplifier. |