A magnetooptic Bragg cell modulator incorporated in a magnetostatic forward volume wave oscillator

A novel magnetooptic (MO) Bragg cell modulator that utilizes a magnetostatic forward volume wave (MSFVW) oscillator in a feedback loop is presented. The carrier frequency of the MSFVW signals involved in the MO interaction is tuned linearly from 2.112 to 3.274 GHz by increasing an external bias magnetic field from 2350 to 2900 Oe. Compared with a conventional MSFVW delay line-based MO Bragg cell modulator, the proposed modulator can provide significantly higher diffraction efficiency owing to reduction of insertion losses in the MSFVW oscillator.