Published date: 4 April 2024
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000
Location of contract
TW11 0LW
Value of contract
£251,920
Procurement reference
tender_399537/1339113
Published date
4 April 2024
Closing date
16 January 2024
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
28 March 2024
Contract end date
11 July 2024
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The National Physical Laboratory requirement is for the supply of a laser source continuously tunable over the 350-1000 nm wavelength range. The source is to be used to calibrate single-photon detectors (SPDs) in NPL's new traceable calibration facility.
The source is required to be pulsed at a variable repetition rate.
The pulse jitter must be short enough to allow timing jitter measurements of SPDs.
The pulse width must be short enough to enable measurement of the detection profiles of gated detectors.
The pulse-to-pulse energy variability must be low enough so that the intensity of individual pulses do not need to be measured, and the mean value represents a very good approximation to the energy of any individual pulse.
The technologies likely to fulfil these requirements are Optical Parametric Oscillators (OPOs) with a Second Harmonic Generator (SHG) module and a stable pump laser to allow a low pulse-to-pulse amplitude uncertainty, or an Optical Parametric Amplifier (OPA) with similar SHG and stable pump laser requirement.
The 350-1000 nm wavelength tuning range is required to be achieved without change of optics or re-alignment. A pulse repetition rate between 1 MHz and 100 kHz is required (10 MHz-100 kHz is desirable). The operational temperature range is at least from 15 C to 30 C.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
ITT - Optical Parametric Oscillator
- Opportunity
- Published 20 November 2023, last edited 4 December 2023
Award information
Awarded date
28 March 2024
Contract start date
28 March 2024
Contract end date
11 July 2024
Total value of contract
£251,920
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Coherent Europe B.V.
Address
Huis ter Heideweg 14, Zeist, Utrecht, 3705 LZ, Netherlands
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Nina Heath
Address
Hampton Road
Teddington
TW11 0LW
England
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