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58 -- FREQUENCY-DOUBLED ND-DOPED LASER SOL NB847000000070JW DUE 113099 POC Jacqueline Wright (303) 497-5282, FAX (303) 497-3163 E-MAIL: NOAA; MASC Acquisitions Management, Brenda.S.Summers@noaa.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for a laser system. The laser will be used in research toward constructing quantum logic gates for quantum computers and advanced frequency standards which need several Watts of laser radiation to pump tunable dye lasers which run at 626nm. The laser system shall, as a minimum, include: 1) Power greater than 5W, Wavelength 532nm, Noise less than 0.02 percent rms from 10 Hz to 1GHz, Linewidth less than 5MHz, single longitudinal mode, Power Stability plus or minus 1 percent over 2 hours after a 15 minute warmup, Pointing Stability less than 5 microrad/degree Celsius. 2) The laser must deliver non-mode-hop, single longitudinal-mode output; i.e., linewidth must be under 5MHz. 3) The laser must have a noise performance of lower than 0.02 percent rms from 10Hz to 1GHz. This low-noise performance is required for us to pursue our research goals. 4) To prevent all dust, room environmental contamination (i.e., solvents, media or other airborne contaminants) from ever interfacing with sensitive optics, the laser head must be fully hermetically sealed. 5) When replacing the pump laser diode modules, the laser head position and beam propagation path must not change, nor shall the laser cavity require any realignment or exposure to the laboratory environment. Therefore, the pump diode module and the delivery fiber must detach from each other. The delivery fiber must not detach at the laser head when replacing the laser pump diode module. 6) To ensure maximum pump diode lifetime, the pump diodes must be manufactured using aluminum-free active area diodes. Diodes using Al in the active region are unacceptable because of shortened lifetime caused by Al oxidation-induced optical failure. These are the only specifications. There is no bid package available. Interested sources must submit a written qualification statement, literature, along with the quote by November 30, 1999. Responses must reference Synopsis No. NB847000000070JW. This announcement/solicitation is being issued under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Part 13 (NTE $100,000.00). The award decision will be based upon the best value to the Government, with technical merit and past performance being significantly more important than price. Terms and Conditions and agency level protest procedures are referenced at http://netsite.esa.doc.gov.oam. Technical questions can be directed to Chris Moore at (303) 497-7415. JACQUELINE WRIGHT, Purchasing Agent. Posted 11/15/99 (D-SN400678). (0319)

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