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STATEMENT OF WORK

Delivery of high-powered mode-locked 532-nm pump laser

Objective:

The objective is to deliver high-powered mode-locked 532-nm pump laser with specifications outlined in the sections below to the Goddard Laser for Absolute Measurement of Radiance (GLAMR) Laboratory at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

Background:

The GLAMR lab uses high-powered mode-locked 532-nm pump lasers to power optical parametric oscillators to create tunable lasers that serve as light sources for calibration ground support equipment for airborne and satellite sensors operating in the solar reflective region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The pump laser needs to be stable and robust to ensure reliable operation while under schedule-critical thermal vacuum testing of these spaceflight sensors.

Deliverables:

The pump laser must meet the following minimum requirements:

• 532-nm output wavelength

• 55-W minimum optical power output

• Less than 2% power stability

• 75-80MHz output pulse rate

• 20 +/- 5 picosecond pulse length

• Mode-locked with spatial mode TEM00

• 1 microradian or less of beam divergence

• Vertically polarized output

• M^2 value less than 1.2

• 2 meter or longer pump fiber length included

• Thermal chiller included

Place of Performance:

All work will be conducted off-site.

Period of Performance:

Award date – 30 days after award

Contact Person:

Joel McCorkel Biospheric Sciences Code 618 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Tel: (301) 614-6675