This federal contract award was made by the Bureau of Naval Personnel, a component of the U.S. Department of the Navy, to Toptica Photonics Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of advanced laser systems and photonics instrumentation. The contract, valued at $178,552.00, is for the delivery of a high-power 1315nm laser system to be used by the U.S. Naval Observatory's Clock Development Division for atomic clock technology and optical spectroscopy research. The original solicitation, issued under RFQ...
The Department of the Navy Naval Observatory awarded a firm fixed price purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc., a for-profit manufacturer, for a laser system that outputs light at 657.459nm with at least 700mW of power. This $148,793.40 contract supports the Naval Observatory's investigation of atomic clock technology using optical spectroscopy on a calcium atomic beam. The laser will be used to drive a specific transition within calcium that serves as the frequency reference, as part of the...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the United States Naval Observatory (USNO), a Defense agency, to Toptica Photonics Inc. for the procurement of two 689.45 nm MOPA designed laser systems. The contract has a ceiling value of $134,337.00 and a completion date of April 1, 2024. The laser systems are being acquired to support the development of an atomic clock technology using optical spectroscopy of strontium atoms, which is critical to the USNO's mission of supplying...
The Department of the Navy Naval Observatory awarded a $129,600 firm fixed price purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc. for an HP controller for an HP TA-SHG. The solicitation sought MOGLABS laser systems to upgrade the repump laser system powering the Navy's rubidium fountain clocks. Providing more efficient light delivery and reduced maintenance downtime, the lasers would improve clock performance while potentially lasting longer than existing diode-based systems, representing long-term cost...
This is a $124,056 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research to Toptica Photonics Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of advanced laser systems. The contract is for the delivery of specialized laser equipment, including tunable diode lasers, wavelength meters, and other photonics components, to support research programs and mission objectives of the Navy and other federal agencies. The original solicitation was issued as a sole-source...
The Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research awarded a firm fixed price purchase order valued at $702,897.50 to Toptica Photonics Inc. to deliver a Rydberg rubidium laser system with difference frequency comb lock. Per the original solicitation, the Naval Research Laboratory sought a turnkey laser system to support quantum memory experiments using Rydberg states. The system delivered by Toptica Photonics includes a continuous wave frequency doubled laser at 480 nanometers with 800...
This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to Toptica Photonics Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of advanced laser systems and photonics instrumentation. The $34,400 contract is for the delivery of a tunable diode laser system to support research and development programs at the Naval Research Laboratory. The contract was awarded on a sole-source basis without a set-aside designation, as the agency determined Toptica Photonics was the only...
The Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research awarded a $37,017.50 firm fixed price purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of photonics equipment. The contract is for the delivery of a tunable diode laser system, with a completion date of December 1, 2023. This contract award was not set aside for any specific business size or type. Toptica Photonics Inc. has previously provided specialized laser systems, optical components, and photonics instrumentation as...
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $176,520.00 firm fixed price purchase order to Toptica Photonics Inc., a privately held technology company that develops and produces specialized laser systems. The contract is for a 553 nm laser system with associated options, including a frequency-doubled high-power laser, high-power surcharge, electro-optic modulator, automatic alignment optimization, and chiller. The unique features of the 553 nm laser system,...
This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research to Toptica Photonics Inc., a small business manufacturer, for a turnkey strontium optical lattice clock laser system. The system includes a self-referenced femtosecond optical frequency comb, an ultra-stable clock laser, cooling lasers, and other components required to operate a strontium optical lattice clock. The potential value of the contract is $849,950. This award was designated as...