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58 -- LASER SYSTEM SOL 52RANB70C035 POC Procurement Technicians, (303) 497-3221 or Fax (303) 497-3163 E-MAIL: NOAA; MASC Acquisition Management, Joyce.J.Mills@noaa.gov. In the absence of other qualified sources, it is the intent of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to acquire a laser system from Coherent, Inc.; 5100 Patrick Henry Drive; Santa Clara, CA 95056. The laser system consists of 1 ea. Mira 900-F Fsec. Modelocked Ti:Sapphire Laser (Part Number 0162-755-00); 1 ea. Innova 318P Argon Ion Laser Actively Stabilized (Part Number I318C-P); 1 ea. Coherent/APE OPO for Mira 900-F; 1 ea. additional optics set for Mira; 1 ea. LaserPure 40 Water-to-Water Heat Exchanger; 1 ea. FieldMaster Power/Energy Meter; 1 ea. LM-10 CW Smart Detector Head 100mW to 10 W; 1 ea. LM-2 CW Smart Detector Head 10nW to 5 W; 1 ea. LM-2IR Smart Detector Head 100nW to 5 W; 1 ea. LM-2 Attenuator (extends LM-2 and LM-2IR range to 5 W); and a 3 year warranty on I318P Plasma Tube. The pump laser must: (a) be a "small frame" laser, i.e. not use 480V 3 phase power (either 208 3 phase or 110 V is okay) and require less than 5 gal./minute cooling water. The pump laser must have sufficient beam pointing and power stability to allow operation of the Ti:sapphire laser for extended periods, for argon lasers this requires an active cavity mirror control system. (b) provide sufficient output power on a TEMoo mode such that the other two components can meet the output power specifications. The Ti:sapphire laser must: (c) produce at least greater than 500 mW output power of less than 200 fs pulses over a wavelength range of 710 nm to 900 nm, this can be achieved using multiple mirror sets. Must be capable of being retrofitted for operation in the 900-1000 nm wavelength range and for picosecond operation over the whole wavelength range. (d) provide output repetition rate of 80-100 MHz and which is compatible with the OPO. The beam divergence must be compatible with the OPO. (e) be passively modelocked for ease of use and simplicity. This is to maximize the amount of time that the system can be used to perform the experiments outlined above and minimize that spent maintaining and adjusting the laser system itself. (f) have diagnostics, including autoranging power meter, CW detection, automatic modelock initiation and humidity sensor. (g) have a planar design to facilitate changing optics sets and realignment. As noted above, the entire wavelength range required for the various projects for which this system will be used cannot be covered by a single set of optics. It will therefore be necessary to change the optics frequently as work is shifts from one project to another. A design that facilitates this will reduce the amount of down time and increase the amount of productive work performed. The OPO must: (h) provide greater than 150 mW of less than 200 fs pulses at 1.55 micron wavelength, must be tunable from 1.35 to 1.6 microns in wavelength, must be capable of being retrofitted for operation in the 1.04-1.350 micron wavelength range and for picosecond operation in either wavelength range. The repetition rate must be 80- 100 MHz. (i) have active length control to track length fluctuations in the Ti:sapphire laser. (j) include an alignment aid such as an intracavity Nd:YAG crystal. The acquisition is a commercial item acquisition. Interested concerns must submit a written qualification statement that clearly establishes the firm's capability to meet the above requirements. This qualification statement shall be submitted to the individual and office cited above within 15 days from the date this synopsis is posted on the internet. This is not a formal solicitation. See Note 22 except 45 days is changed to 15 days for commercial items. (0254)

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