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66 -- ULTRAFAST LASER SYSTEM SOL 52SBNB8C1052 DUE 032098 POC Marsha Rodgers (301) 975-6398, FAX (301) 963-7732 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a tunable ultrafast laser system with the following overall characteristics: (1) ability to generate femtosecond (fs) light pulses in the wavelength range from 200 nm to 14000 nm; (2) Produces pulses of the shortest possible duration (e.g., less than 120 fs) and the broadest spectrum consistent with the transform limit; (3) Pulses have high energy (e.g. many microjoules) and high repetition rate (e.g., at least 1000 Hertz); (4) Easy to use and stable; (5) Small, requiring minimal electrical and other services; (6) Prompt delivery, comprehensive warranty and prompt field service at NIST. The system shall contain a short pulse oscillator, a Titanium-sapphire regenerative amplifier, a visible optical parametric amplifier (OPA) and an infrared OPA with subsequent frequency mixing in nonlinear crystals. F.O. B. Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Required Delivery Time, 6 months. The system must be covered by warranty for a period of 1 year following acceptance of the system by NIST (except for nonlinear crystals that should have a 90 day warranty). Service shall be available within 5 working days after notification of a problem. Optional items shall include a long wavelength infrared generator and a short wavelength generator. See Note 12. (0057)

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