High Power Femtosecond Yb CPA Laser

High Power Femtosecond Yb CPA Laser Project Description :The Unversity of Ottawa is pleased to invite qualified proponents to submit a proposal for a laser that will be used for driving two optical parametric amplifiers (OPA). The OPA outputs serve as seed pulses for a high-power mid-infared laser system.The laser needs to produce two outputs at the same time. Each channel is to deliver no less than 2 mJ, pulses shorter than 250 fs, at 5 kHz. The carrier-envelope phase of the pulses from at least one of the channels must be stabliized. Mandatory Requirements: 1. Yb CPA Laser 1.1 Pulse Duration full width at half maximum (FWHM) must be: 100 fs ≤ t ≤ 250 fs. 1.2 Central Wavelength λc must = 1030 ± 50nm. 1.3 Pulse Energy (Single Shot to 5 kHz) must be either two channels where E ≥ 2 mJ for each channel, or one channel where E ≥ 4 mJ 1.4 The laser must be capable of achieving two outputs simultaneously. 1.5 Repetition rate must be: 1 Hz ≤ frep ≤ 50 kHz. 1.6 Power stability must be < 0.5 %

Root Mean Square (RMS) 1.7 Output beam quality must be M2 <1.3 1.8 Polarization must be Linear 1.9 Power must be either 120 VAC or 208 VAC, single phase, <2 kHz 1.10 Pulse selection: any base repetition rate division (the repetition rate can be the maximum value divided by any power of 2; such as 2,4,8, etc.) 1.11 The carrier-envelope phase of the pulses from a minimum of one channel must be stabilized. Said stabilization of the slow-loop carrier envelope phase must be < 350 mrad RMS. 1.12 Oscillator carrier envelope phase standard deviation must be < 150 mrad 1.13 Must include either an air-to-water cooled chiller suitable for instrument. 2. Other Requirements 2.1 Installation and training must be included. 2.2 The instrument must operate for a minimum of 8 consecutive hours; 5 days per week. 2.3 Must include one (1) year warranty on parts and labor. 2.4 Must be capable of providing up to a total of 5 years of extended warranty. 2.5 All electrical components must have CSA (Canadian Standards Association) certification or accepted equivalent as per Electrical Safety Authority Recognized Certification Mark at the following link: https://esasafe.com/electrical-products/recognized-certification-marks/ Otherwise, all electrical components must be able to undergo the applicable electrical inspection, and/or, certification, without voiding the system warranty. Contact Information :-Owen Bouley 613-562-5800 ext. 3966 obouley@uottawa.ca