PicoQuant HydraHarp500S Stand Alone USB interface

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking information from sources that may be capable of providing a PicoQuant HydraHarp500S time tagger, a 5-channel streaming time tagging system with less than 4 ps timing precision. The system will be used for single photon counting and will assist with NIST's research in developing a measurement test suite for quantum network component and protocol testing, verification, and characterization. The required system includes a full software package, manufactured by PicoQuant, GmbH, located in Germany. Key features of the required system include: • 1-sync channel and 4-detector channels (5 channels total) • Direct White Rabbit synchronization capability through integrated White Rabbit interface • Channel deadtime < 680 ps for edge trigger • Channel deadtime < 6.8 ns with constant fraction discrimination • Total sustained count rate, sum over all input channels at least 80 Mcps • Upgradable to 8-detector channels • 1ps time resolution • Constant fraction discriminator per channel • Full software package, to include development kit with programming examples for implementation into Matlab, Python, Labview and C++, and lifetime software and firmware updates • Warranty: The contractor shall warrant the entire system in accordance with the Original Equipment Manufacturer's commercial item warranty terms and conditions, to include at minimum parts and labor for 12 months.