Barium Trapping Laser System

This is a Notice of Proposed Contract Action under the FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.  This notice is for information only; a solicitation will not be issued. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334413 with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees.

AFRL requires a multi-diode laser system with the follow specifications:

• DLC MDL PRO: Multi Diode Laser system platform base

  • Configurable multi tunable diode laser system
  • Requires at least one of the configurable laser modules MDL DL pro, MDL DL pro HP, MDL DFB pro or at least one pre-configured laser module MDL pro XXX or MDL pro HP XXX
  • Supports up to four laser modules
  • Drawer system with full extension
  • May be mounted in standard 19-inch rack with 500 mm or 700 mm depth (4 post rack required)
  • Sub-rack 19-inch platform for laser modules

• MDL DL PRO: optical Multi Diode Laser system Configurable module DL pro

  •  Design wavelength 650 nm
  • Power before isolator: 80 mW
  • Linewidth: 100 kHz
  • Mode hop free tuning range: 15 GHz
  • Min wavelength: 645nm
  • Max Wvelength: 650.2 nm
  • Module for DLC MDL pro
  • Includes DLC pro or 2nd laser upgrade for it
  • For flexible customization and configuration
  • DL pro for 5.6 and 9mm diodes, grating stabilized diode laser in pro design
  • Module to be combined with one of TOPTICA selected laser diodes
  • Laser diode is specified, integrated and the complete system tested by TOPTICA
  • Module needs to be equipped with a suiting TOPTICA optical isolator
  • Frequency stability << 100 MHz/K
  • Laser resonator machined from a solid block for enhanced acoustic, temperature and alignment stability and narrow linewidth
  • Alignment-free coarse tuning
  • Ideal virtual pivot point for mode hop free tuning
  • Includes DL pro laser resonator
  • Patented mechanical design for extreme stability (US 7,907,024, EP 2,006,964)
  • Fast Modulation (AC & DC coupled)
  • Beam angle compensation optomechanics. Includes FiberDock suited for laser of this module
  • Extremely stable fiber coupler with all needed degrees of freedom (2 X/Y+Z)
  • Easy flexure based alignment
  • Patented design (US 7,321,706, EP 1,666,944) SM PM FC/APC fiber suited for laser of this module
  • Lowest noise and drift, high resolution current, temperature and piezo drivers
  • Flexible control by integrated CPU & FPGAs for intelligent features: scanning, signal display, locking, relock, FFT, power stabilization
  • Wide scan mode with synchronized data recording for spectroscopy and component testing
  • 7" capacitive touch display together with four rotary knobs for comfortable and efficient front panel control
  • Graphical PC user interface as well as command based (USB+TCP/IP) interface for remote control
• LD-0650-0080-1: 650 nm laser diode
  • LD 650 nm, 80mW
  • TE, 5.6, F1 long laser diode
  • 70 mW below 646 nm
• OK-001226: optical isolator DSR660
  • 640-680nm
  • Isolation (min/typ): 60/67 dB
  • Transmission 80/90 %
  • Aperture 4.7 nm
  • Maximum power density > 4kW/cm2, max 40W cw
  • Can be integrated in DL pro, MDL pro

DFB pro L TA pro, BoosTA, BoosTA pro

• MDL DL PRO HP: optical Multi Diode Laser system Configurable module DL pro HP

  • Center wavelength 413 nm
  • Coarse tuning -1.5…+0.5nm
  • Max output power (after isolator) 60 mW
  • Mode hop free tuning 20-50 GHz
  • Linewidth 150 kHz
  • Frequency stability < 100 MHz/K
  • Laser resonator machined from a solid block for enhanced acoustic, temperature and alignment stability and narrow linewidth
  • Alignment-free coarse tuning
  • Ideal virtual pivot point for mode hop free tuning
  • Fast Modulation (AC & DC coupled)
  • Beam angle compensation optomechanics. Includes FiberDock suited for laser of this module
  • Extremely stable fiber coupler with all needed degrees of freedom (2 X/Y+Z)
  • Easy flexure based alignment
  • Lowest noise and drift, high resolution current, temperature and piezo drivers
  • Flexible control by integrated CPU & FPGAs for intelligent features: scanning, signal display, locking, relock, FFT, power stabilization
  • Wide scan mode with synchronized data recording for spectroscopy and component testing
  • 7" capacitive touch display together with four rotary knobs for comfortable and efficient front panel control
  • Graphical PC user interface as well as command based (USB+TCP/IP) interface for remote control
  • Set of connector cables

• SUR DL PRO HP/HP: Surcharge High Power DL pro HP

  • 110mW @ 405nm, 60 mW @ 488nm
  • Up to 110 mW @ 405 nm
  • Up to 60 mW @ 488 nm

The Government intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Toptica Photonics, 5847 County Rd 41, Farmington, NY 14425

The Government has determined that no other source has commercial offerings that can meet this requirement of cooling and trapping barium ions. Toptica is the only known company offering a rack-mountable, fiber-coupled, digitally controlled laser system suitable for trapping and manipulating barium ions that meets the criteria of Frequency stability < 100 MHz/K for all 3 channels; Center wavelength of 413nm, 493nm and design wavelength of 650nm. This laser system meets the requirements of the trapped ion lab’s experiments and size weight and power reduction goals.

This is a notice of proposed contract action and not a request for competitive proposals; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement or proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. All inquiries should be sent by email to Brooke.McDonald@us.af.mil . Responses must be submitted by the date/time listed on the notice. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government in future procurements.

Responses received will be evaluated; however a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government anticipates an award date on or before 31 July 2020.

A Sole Source Justification will be attached to the subsequent Notice of Award in accordance with applicable regulation.