Supply of Mode-Locked Femtosecond Laser System for CLARA Timing Network at Daresbury Laboratory
UK Research & Innovation · Awarded contract
AwardedSupply of Mode-Locked Femtosecond Laser System for CLARA Timing Network at Daresbury Laboratory
Awarded 18 Nov 2022
Awarded18 Nov 2022
Value£65,580.00
SupplierNKT Photonics Ltd
AgencyUK Research & Innovation
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 3y 7mo ago4mo term
Awarded 18 Nov 2022Expired 30 Mar 2023
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UK Research & Innovation awarded a contract to NKT Photonics Ltd for the supply of a low noise mode-locked femtosecond fibre laser system to extend the lifetime and upgrade the capability of the CLARA Timing Network at Daresbury Laboratory.
The laser system is required to be compatible with the CLARA Timing Network, with a main output that is free space coupled, an average output power of at least 100 mW, a pulse repetition rate of 249.875 MHz, synchronization with the CLARA RF master reference at 2.9985 GHz, and a central wavelength within the 1530-1565 nm communications window.
The contract value is £65,580.
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