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58 -- TUNABLE LASER SOURCE SOL N00173-96-Q-0045 DUE 050396 POC Ruth Bradford, Purchasing Agent, (202) 767-2819, Fax (202) 404-8158. Naval Research Laboratory has a requirement for a tunable laser source with wavelength range from 1500 nm to 1565 nm, wavelength tuning characteristic mod hop free over entire tuning range, wave- length resolution of (0.001 nm, fine scanning +/- 2 GHz or better, typical linewidth (150 KHz, sideband suppression ratio )45 dB, relative intensity noise 150 dB/Hz, output power 0 dB over entire tuning range, mode locking capability 5 GHz. All request for copies of solicitation must be received by close of business on 04/18/96. Oral request will not be accepted. (0094)

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