One (1) fast tunable o-band laser source for integrated photonics testing.

The Contractor shall deliver one (1) fast tunable o-band laser source for integrated photonics testing that meets the following specifications.

• The laser source shall be capable of supplying continuous wave (CW) polarized laser light to a standard polarization maintaining optical fiber via an FC/APC connector across a wavelength span of 1240 nanometers (nm) to 1380 nm with a polarization extinction ratio of at least 15 decibels (dB). The optical power shall be mode-hop free and have a flatness of better than plus or minus zero point two ((±) 0.2) dB.
• The fiber coupled optical power shall be settable to greater than +ten (10) decibel-milliwatts (dBm) across a predominate portion of the wavelength span of 1240 nm to 1380 nm and must be capable of exceeding plus (+) seven (7) dBm in the remainder. The optical power shall be mode-hop free and have a flatness of better than ±0.2 dB.
• The laser shall be capable of providing a reconfigurable trigger output voltage signal.
• The laser source shall be capable of both stepping to specified wavelengths as well as repeatedly rapidly sweeping from one wavelength to another at a rate of up to at least 200 nm/second across the span of 1240 nm to 1380 nm.
• The output optical power shall be stable to within a minimum of ±0.01 dB once set.
• The Laser shall be capable of being set to all chosen wavelengths to within an absolute accuracy of ± five (5) picometer (pm) or better.
• The Side Mode Suppression Ratio (SMSR) shall exceed 45 dB.
• The Relative Intensity Noise (RIN) shall be better than negative (-)140 decibel/hertz (dB/Hz).
• The Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) shall be greater than or equal to (>=) 90 dB/0.1 nm.
• The Laser linewidth shall be less than or equal to (<=) 200 kilohertz (kHz).
• The laser source shall be computer controllable via a General-Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB), and Universal Serial Bus (USB) control ports and come with a descriptive command set.
• The laser source shall be powered by a North American standard 120 volts (VAC) 60 Hz 15A outlet.
• The Contractor shall include shipping and delivery FOB destination to the following location no later than 12 weeks After Contract Award (ACA)

Army Research Laboratory (ARL)

2800 Powder Mill Road

Adelphi, MD 20783