Combined Sources Sought Notice and Notice of Intent to Sole Source for Continuously Tunable 1550nm Laser

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is conducting market research to identify potential sources of commercial products/services that can provide a continuously tunable near-IR laser. The laser is required to have continuous spectral coverage over the ~1.5 um to 1.6 um wavelength range and must have a laser head, drive electronics, and locking electronics for Pound-Drever-Hall (PDH) locking. The contractor shall provide a narrow linewidth, fiber-coupled continuously tunable near-IR laser that meets the specified technical requirements. • The laser must have a mode-hope free wavelength tuning range between ~1.5 to 1.6 um. • The laser must have a power > 10 mW over the full wavelength tuning range. • The laser must have a fiber-coupled output. • The laser must have optical isolation > 60 dB over the tuning range. • The laser must have a short-term laser linewidth (< 5 us) of 10 kHz or better. • The laser must have piezo wavelength tuning of 30 GHz or greater. • The laser must have absolute wavelength accuracy < 150 pm. • The laser must have electronics for current, temperature, and piezo drivers. • The laser must have software automated scanning of laser wavelength.