Department of Commerce, Mountain Administrative Support Center, Procurement Division, MC3, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303-3328

A -- EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON RARE-EARTH-DOPED LASER GLASSES AND OPTIMIZATION OF SOLID STATE WAVEGUIDE LASER SOL NB815040604138 DUE 071096 POC David Groton, (303) 497-3107 The Optoelectronics Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposes to negotiate on a sole source basis with Dr. Jaymin Amin for development of rare-earth-doped waveguide laser components. The work involves the spectroscopic characterization of rare-earth-doped materials for determining absorption and emission cross sections for each energy manifold in rare-earth doped materials, as well as upconversion and cross coupling coefficients. Also included in the work is the fabrication of single mode waveguides at several different wavelengths in custom designed rare-earth laser host materials by field assisted ion migration, field assisted ion exchange, and passive ion exchange. Characterization of optical waveguide diffusion profiles, loss, and mode field measurements are required as well as characterization of waveguide laser properties such as threshold, slope efficiency, spectral properties, pump absorption, and coupling efficiencies. Fabrication of distributed Bragg reflectors in rare-earth doped materials is required. NIST will provide all equipment and materials to ensure that all tasks can be performed adequately. These services must be performed at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Boulder Laboratories, Boulder, CO. The individual performing the work must have completed PhD level course work with emphasis on optoelectronics. In addition, the individual must have an excellent publication record in the field of optoelectronics and possess laboratory experience with ion diffusion in solids, extensive knowledge of the spectroscopy of rare earth elements in inorganic solid state hosts, an excellent working knowledge of laser physics, good rare earth doped laser and amplifier experimental techniques obtained through extensive experience in the field, knowledge of nonlinear materials and applications, and excellent opto-electronic processing skills which include substrate cleaning, photolithographic patterning, thin film deposition, wet and reactive ion-etching, and fabrication of distributed Bragg reflectors in glass. Any persons interested in this work must submit curriculum vitae and professional experience resumes for evaluation. This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. (0158)

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