Laser System
Awarded Award Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA875120Q0047
- Agency
- Air Force Research Laboratory Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Awarded
- to Toptica Photonics Inc.
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- FA875120P0019 Federal contract award
- NAICS code
- 334413 Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
Notice text
AFRL requires a multi-diode laser system with the follow specifications:
System considerations: laser system
- External cavity diode lasers must be manufactured from solid metal design in a “puck” configuration
- Alignment-free, grating-stabilized lasers
- Narrow linewidth, optimized stability against temperature variations, vibrations and acoustic noise (eigenresonance of grating holder > 3.5 kHz)
- Resonator design should have virtual pivot point for increased mode hop-free tuning (>5 GHz for 650 nm)
- laser diodes should support fast modulation, AC and DC coupling
- optomechanics for beam angle compensation
- high quality fiber optics for high fiber coupling efficiency
- System considerations: electrical system
- Touch display controls and knobs for feel and software upgradability
- Low current noise: <50 nA peak to peak over 0.1 to 10 Hz bandwidth
- Laser current susceptibility to temperature: <3ppm/K after >1 hr warmup
- Long term laser stability: <100 ppm / (1000)^.5 hrs after >1 hr warm-up
- CPU and FPGA control for scanning and locking
- Interface over Ethernet and USB. Graphical interface for remote control via computer
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: Multi Diode Laser system Configurable module DL pro Design wavelength: 650 nm
- Module for DLC MDL pro
- External cavity optical worst-case power after isolator lasing at 650 nm: 35 mW
- Includes DLC pro or 2nd laser upgrade for it
- DL pro for 5.6 and 9 mm diodes,
- grating stabilized diode laser in pro design
- Laser diode is specified, integrated and the complete system tested by TOPTICA
- 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 required connector cables
MDL DL PRO: optical Multi Diode Laser system Configurable module DL pro Design wavelength 650 nm
- 35 mW ex-fiber
- 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-001232: optical isolator SSR 650 630 – 670 nm
- Isolation (min/typ) 35/43 dB
- Transmission (min/typ) 85/92 %
- Aperture at least 4.7 mm
- Max power density: >4 kW/cm^2, max 40 W cw
- Can be integrated 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 Design wavelength 455 nm
- Module for DLC MDL pro
- Includes DLC pro or 2nd laser upgrade for it
- For flexible customization and configuration
- Includes laser diode and isolator grating stabilized diode laser in pro design
- Parameters (depending specific selection): center wavelength, coarse tuning, max output power (ex fiber), mode hop free tuning 20.. 50 GHz, linewidth <150 kHz for <600nm, else <500 kHz, frequency stability <100 MHz/K, no diode change by customer possible
- Laser diode is specified, integrated and the complete system tested by TOPTICA
- 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
Awarded contract FA875120P0019 to TOPTICA PHOTONICS, INC for 79107.80 on 2020-05-27.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 20P19 Sole Source_Redacted.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Laser System | Award Notice | |
| Laser System | Pre-Solicitation |
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