Specifications (32).pdf

Requirements / Specification Document

TITLE: External Cavity Diode Lasers

Requesting Laboratory / Division / Group:

Communications Technology Laboratory Radio Frequency Technology Division Electromagnetic Fields Group (672.02)

General Statement of Need:

The Electromagnetic Fields Group (672.02) is assembling a device consisting of two lasers: a 780 nm external cavity diode laser, and a 776 nm external cavity diode laser. This device, dubbed "Sensor for a Laser Intensity Quantum Standard" or SLIQ, will enable Rydberg measurements in rubidium and cesium atoms. This system will enable imaging of high-power lasers using excited states of Rubidium atoms.

Item Specifications and Quantities:

Item 1: 780nm External Cavity Diode Laser Quantity: 1 EACH Specifications: 1.1 Tunable diode laser with external cavity around 780

1.2 Full coarse tuning must cover 778 nm - 790 nm

1.3 Output power out of an optical fiber (including isolator and fiber losses): >90 mW at 780nm.

1.4 Linewidth (5 microsecond): ≤ 10 kHz.

1.5 Mode-hop free tuning range > 10 GHz.

1.6 Output beam quality M2< 2.

1.7 Optical Isolator with >60 dB isolation.

1.8 Fiber coupling of outputs.

1.9 Software-based atomic reference locking integrated, with

re-locking, FFT and power stabilization features.

1.10 Controllable via computers by TCP/IP or USB, with free APIs for LabView and Python.

1.11 Design must utilize ultra-stable mirrors and solid metal machined housing.

1.12 Low noise, low drift, and high-resolution current, temperature and piezo drivers.

1.13 Fully integrated control electronics that are compatible with existing Toptica Photonics laser systems and controls.

1.14 Flexible control by integrated CPU & FPGAs for

intelligent features: scanning, signal display, locking*, relock*, FFT, power stabilization etc.

Item 2: 776nm External Cavity Diode Laser Quantity: 1 EACH Specifications: 2.1 Tunable diode laser with external cavity around 780

2.2 Full coarse tuning must cover 770 nm - 790 nm

2.3 Output power out of an optical fiber (including isolator and fiber losses): >35 mW at 776 bnm.

2.4 Linewidth (5 microsecond): ≤ 10 kHz.

2.5 Mode-hop free tuning range > 10 GHz.

2.6 Output beam quality M2< 2.

2.7 Optical Isolator with >60 dB isolation.

2.8 Fiber coupling of outputs.

2.9 Software-based atomic reference locking integrated, with re-locking, FFT and power stabilization features.

2.10 Controllable via computers by TCP/IP or USB, with free APIs for LabView and Python.

2.11 Utilize ultra-stable mirrors and solid metal machined housing.

2.12 Low noise, low drift, and high-resolution current, temperature and piezo drivers.

2.13 Fully integrated control electronics that are compatible with existing Toptica Photonics laser systems and controls.

2.14 Flexible control by integrated CPU & FPGAs for

intelligent features: scanning, signal display, locking*, relock*, FFT, power stabilization etc.

Item 3: Saturation Spectroscopy Module Quantity: 2 EACH Specifications: 5.1 Fiber input for polarization maintaining FC/APC fiber.

5.2 Cs, Rb, K

5.3 Doppler free and doppler broadened spectra for laser locking.

5.4 Gain, offset and temperature adjustments.

5.5 Magnetic field coil with input for modulation.

5.6 Photodetector bandwidth of 5 MHz

Item 4: Fiber-Coupling Port for Infrared Beams Quantity: 2 EACH Specifications: 6.1 Able to monitor the fundamental laser frequency via the pre-amplified, pre-SHG beam.

6.2 FC/APC style fiber coupler

6.3 Stable coupler with X, Y, Z adjustments.

Item 5: Auto-Lock Software

Quantity: 2 EACH Specifications: 7.1 Fully integrated into laser controller

7.2 Digital feedback control over two laser parameters

7.3 Computer control via a GUI.

7.4 Automatic PID setting optimization

Item 6: Fiber Patch Cables Quantity: 2 EACH Specifications: 8.1 One Patch cable covering the range 760-980nm

8.2 One patch cable covering the range 980-1300nm

8.3 Both must be polarization maintaining, single mode

8.4 Length of each = 3 meters

Vendor Requirements

1. Possess at time of award/contracting an Export Control Classification Number (ECCN).

2. Possess at time of award/contracting a Unique Entity Identification Number (UEI) which registration is listed as “Active” on the GSA System for Award Management (SAM.gov).

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