Published date: 7 January 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
Laser diodes - 31712348
Lasers - 38636100
Location of contract
B15 2TT
Value of contract
£399,990
Procurement reference
SC8640/20
Published date
7 January 2021
Closing date
19 October 2020
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
17 December 2020
Contract end date
18 June 2021
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 University of Birmingham has contracted for the supply of full octave spanning frequency comb. The frequency comb provides inputs for 698-nm, 578-nm, 775-nm, and 1040-nm light. The comb offers a high absolute frequency stability as described below. The comb system is provided with a suite of lasers required for laser-cooling of ytterbium atoms. The overall system includes all necessary driving and locking electronics.
Specification
i. Frequency Comb
1) Fibre-based, plug-and-play, turnkey system enabling continuous, 24/7 operation.
2) Absolute frequency stability equal or better than 1e-16 in 1s and 3e-18 in 1,000s.
3) Comb can be stabilised to inputs of (a) 698 nm, (b) 578 nm, and (c) 775 nm, (d) 1040 nm.
4) Outputs at 1560 nm and at least one output at 10 MHz or 1 pps.
5) Driving and RF locking electronics
6) Control computer, preferable laptop, with English keyboard.
7) User software with remote access option for system control, data acquisition, and locking.
8) User training at installation site.
ii. Laser sub-systems (output powers specified as free-space output powers)
9) 399 nm tunable laser together with associated locking electronics with an output in excess of 300 mW or two tunable lasers each with output in excess of 100 mW.
10) 556 nm tunable laser together with associated locking electronics with an output in excess of 200 mW or two tunable lasers each with output in excess of 60 mW.
11) 1388 nm tunable laser together with associated locking electronics with an output of 20 mW or more.
iii. optional items
12) High-finesse wavemeter or equivalent with capability to lock all laser sub-systems and input laser sources not locked to the frequency comb.
13) 578 nm tunable laser together with associated locking electronics with an output of 20 mW or more.
14) 759 nm tunable laser together with associated locking electronics with an output of 2,000 mW or more.
15) 649 nm tunable laser together with associated locking electronics with an output of 20 mW or more.
16) 770 nm tunable laser together with associated locking electronics with an output of 20 mW or more.
Award information
Awarded date
17 December 2020
Contract start date
17 December 2020
Contract end date
18 June 2021
Total value of contract
£399,990
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
TOPTICA Photonics AG
Address
Lochhamer Schlag 19,
82166 Graefelfing,
Munich,
GermanyReference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Susanna Ting
Address
Edgbaston
BIRMINGHAM
B152TT
England
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