Montana State University Procurement & Contract Services is considering a request to award a Sole Source contract to Chiral Photonics Inc for custom 800 nm 4-core multicore fibers with fanouts. The determination of this Sole Source purchase is based on the following requirements: Description of Service or Product required: 1. Multicore Fiber Fanout pair on custom MCF, 4-core, 800 nm MCF: MCF-004_800: o Target Specifications: ▪ Square lattice pitch (μm): ~ 44 ▪ Cutoff wavelength (nm): 720 +/- 50 ▪ MFD (@780 nm, μm): 4.7 +/- 0.5 ▪ Attenuation (@ 780 nm, dB/km): < 4 ▪ Cladding diameter (μm): 125 ▪ Acrylate coating diameter (μm): 245 ▪ Jacketing: none ▪ Length (m): 500 ▪ S630-HP fanout pigtails (8): ▪ Length (m): 1 meter ▪ No jacketing, no connectors 1. Multicore Fiber Fanout pair on custom MCF, 4-core, 800 nm MCF: MCF-004_800: o Target Specifications: Square lattice pitch (μm): ~ 44 ▪ Cutoff wavelength (nm): 720 +/- 50 ▪ MFD (@780 nm, μm): 4.7 +/- 0.5 ▪ Attenuation (@ 780 nm, dB/km): < 4 ▪ Cladding diameter (μm): 125 ▪ Acrylate coating diameter (μm): 245 ▪ Jacketing: Outdoor cable ▪ Length (m):: 1000 ▪ S630-HP fanout pigtails (8): ▪ Length (m): 1 meter ▪ No jacketing, FC/APC connectors
