UK SBS PR17008 Dielectric Reflective Grating

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Dielective Reflective Grating Requirement The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is a supplier of research facilities to the academic community both within the UK and, by association, worldwide. The Central Laser Facility (CLF) at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) is one of the world's leading laser facilities, providing scientists from the UK and Europe with an unparalleled range of state-of-the-art laser technology. The CLF's wide ranging applications include experiments in physics, chemistry and biology, accelerating subatomic particles to high energies, probing chemical reactions on the shortest timescales and studying biochemical and biophysical process critical to life itself. There is a requirement within the Central Laser Facility for the purchase of a reflective diffraction grating for high power (> 100 TW) pulse compression on the Vulcan Laser System. This component is a high specification component having a multi-layer dielectric coating into which the grating structure is etched.