Please note: This is a Sole Source Notification. Montana State University Procurement & Contract Services is considering a request from the Physics Department, to award a Sole Source contract to Light Conversion-USA Inc. for a femtosecond laser system. The determination of this Sole Source purchase is based on the following requirements: Description of Service or Product required: Femtosecond OPA system Femtosecond OPA system that meets the following specifications: 1. High repetition rate (>50kHz). A high repetition rate is crucial for optimizing singleto-noise ratio in optical spectroscopy measurements. Operating at >50kHz rep rates enables faster data acquisition and improved averaging, which is particularly important for sensitive pump-probe and time-resolved measurements. 2. High pump pulse energy (> 400 uJ per pulse). High pulse energy is required to efficiently drive nonlinear optical processes in the OPA and achieve broad wavelength tunability from visible to far-infrared (e.g., >30 uJ at 800 nm and > 1uJ at 10um). These capabilities are crucial for our planned experiments on Floquet engineering in quantum materials, where high-field effects must be accessed across a wide spectral range. 3. Integrated white-light generator. A seamless integration of a white-light generator is required for broadband pump-probe and transient measurements. The WLG must be synchronized with the OPA output and provide sufficient spectral brightness and temporal stability for femtosecond time resolution across the visible and near-infrared 1 of 9 spectral range. 4. Lower maintenance. The laser system should be capable of continuous 24/7 operation in a university research lab, maintaining pulse-to-pulse stability below 0.5% over a 24-hour period and long-term power stability below 0.5% over 100 hours.
