SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- Femtosecond Fiber Laser System
- Notice Date
- 7/19/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334419
— Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Mountain Region Acquisition Division, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328
- ZIP Code
- 80305-3328
- Solicitation Number
- NB848000680013
- Response Due
- 8/4/2006
- Archive Date
- 8/7/2006
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder CO proposes to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1)with Calmar Optcom, Sunnyvale, CA for a femtosecond fiber laser. NIST requires a turn-key, portable, 775-780 nm, femtosecond laser for use in spectral interferometry and nonlinear microscopy measurements. Required Specifications: To facilitate integration into the experiment, the laser must be highly integrated into a compact module of less than 150 mm by 150 mm by 50 mm dimensions. The optical head must contain the pump source, gain medium, and all frequency conversion (e.g. harmonic generation) optics, so that only one connection to a power supply, and no other input is required for operation. When turned on, the laser shall produce femtosecond pulses without user intervention, so that non-specialists can use it. The laser shall also provide an electrical synchronization signal without the need for additional detectors. Optical specifications: Minimum of 10 mW average power, typical greater than or equal to 20 mW Pulse energy greater than 0.8 nJ 775-780 nm center wavelength pulse duration less than 100 fs pulse pedestal of less than or equal to 2% spectral bandwidth greater than 10 nm repetition rate 20-100 MHz pulse energy stability (for temperature controlled to 25 plus/minus 0.5 C) of less than 0.5% in a 1 hour period center wavelength stability < 2% (for temperature controlled to 25 plus/minus 0.5 C) Beam pointing stability less than 20 microRadians Mode quality, M2 less than 1.3 Beam circularity greater than 0.9 Free space, linearly polarized, optically isolated output The only type of laser that can meet these requirements is the second harmonic (SHG) of a passively mode-locked Er-doped fiber laser. The energy and wavelength stability, power output, pulse duration, and spectral bandwidth requirements will ensure that the laser has sufficient versatility for several types of experiments. In particular, the pulse energy specification (average power/repetition rate) is required to ensure that the laser has enough peak power to perform multiphoton measurements. The use of only one laser will be more cost-effective than purchasing separate lasers for each experiment. High beam pointing stability is required to ensure that the optical setup does not require realignment due to laser beam drift. Lasers for which the manufacture declines to specify a value of beam pointing are not acceptable. The circularity and Gaussian mode specifications are required to ensure the output beam can be tightly focused for high spatial resolution measurements. Lasers for which both parameters are not specified are not acceptable. Linear polarized output is required for nonlinear optical measurements. Optical isolation is required to ensure that back-reflections do not disturb operation of the laser. The optical head shall meet the size requirements to fit into an existing interferometry experiment. Systems with an optical head larger than the specified dimension are not acceptable. A system that requires an external SHG module attached to the laser head via fiber-coupling or mechanical connection is not acceptable, because mounting of the external unit could potentially lead to variability in SHG output. For integration into existing designs, the SHG output must be free-space, not fiber-coupled. The electrical synchronization signal is required to monitor the pulse train. Systems that do not provide this signal, or that require the use of an additional detector via a seed-monitor port are not acceptable, because the addition of more components will involve more expense, and require additional optical alignment and will therefore complicate the experiments. To ensure the manufacturer has enough experience with these technologies to deliver a reliable product for our application we require that the manufacturer must have already delivered passively mode-locked fiber lasers with 775-780 nm output to other customers. This procurement is being conducted per FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures (under $100,000). Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether on not use of competitive procedures to fulfill this requirement would be in the Government?s best interest and must address qualifications pertinent to this requirement. Anticipated award date is August 4, 2006.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO
- Zip Code: 80305-3328
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 80305-3328
- Record
- SN01092460-W 20060721/060719220533 (fbodaily.com)
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