Title
Periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide mixer
Reference number
cb-318-54950567
Solicitation number
26-58083
Publication date
2026-06-26
Tender closing date
2026-07-12T14:00:00
Expected contract start date
2026-07-17
Expected contract end date
2026-12-18
Unspsc description
*Laboratory and scientific equipment
Notice type
Advance Contract Award Notice
Procurement method
Advance contract award notice
Selection criteria
Not applicable
Trade agreements
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Regions of opportunity
*National Capital Region (NCR)
Regions of delivery
*National Capital Region (NCR)
Contracting entity name
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Contracting entity address line
1200 Montreal Road|1200 chemin Montréal
Contracting entity address city
Ottawa
Contracting entity address province
ON
Contracting entity address postal code
K1A 0R6
Contracting entity address country
Canada
Contact info name
Marie Josée Lachance
Contact info email
MarieJosee.Lachance@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Contact info phone
(343) 990-6420
Attachment
https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/99103/26-58083_acan.pdf
Tender description
The National Research Council Canada has a requirement for the purchase of a 2×1 periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) waveguide mixer which will be used by the Photonics Devices group in a new experimental setup for the generation of squeezed states of light. The module will operate as an optical parametric amplifier (OPA) designed to combine two optical wavelengths inside a nonlinear integrated waveguide structure and amplify the signal wavelength (2x1 configuration). The waveguide mixer is a type of conversion module that enables high efficiency frequency mixing while offering compact size, low insertion loss and high stability. This OPA capability is required for our advanced optical communication, sensing and quantum photonic applications.