Cooperative luminescence and absorption in Ytterbium-doped silica fiber and the fiber nonlinear transmission coefficient at λ = 980 nm with a regard to the Ytterbium ion-pairs’ effect: Reply

A.V. Kir’yanov, Yu.O. Barmenkov, I.L. Martinez, A.S. Kurkov, and E.M. Dianov, “Cooperative luminescence and absorption in Ytterbium-doped silica fiber and the fiber nonlinear transmission coefficient at λ=980 nm with a regard to the Ytterbium ion-pairs effect,” Opt. Express 14, 3981–3992 (2006).

R. Paschotta and A.C. Tropper, “Cooperative luminescence and absorption in Ytterbium-doped silica fiber and the fiber nonlinear transmission coefficient at λ = 980 nm with a regard to the Ytterbium ion-pairs’ effect: Comment,” Opt. Express 14, 6981 (2006).

L.A. Diaz-Torres, E. De la Rosa, P. Salas, and H. Desirena, ”Enhanced cooperative absorption and upconversion in Yb3+ doped YAG nanophosphors,” Opt. Mater. 27, 1305–1310 (2005).

E. De la Rosa, P. Salas, and L.A. Diaz-Torres, “Strong visible cooperative up-conversion emission in ZrO2: Yb3+ nanocrystals,” Journ. Nanoscience and Nonotechn. 5, 1480–1486 (2005).

T. Ishii, “First-principles calculations for the cooperative transitions of Yb3+ dimer clusters in Y3Al5O12 and Y2O3 crystals,” J. Chem. Phys. 122, 024705-1–024705-6 (2005).

J.J. Kopponen, M.J. Soderlund, S.K.T. Tammela, and H. Po, “Photodarkening in ytterbium-doped silica fibers,” in Optically Based Materials and Optically Based Biological and Chemical Sensing for Defence II, Proc. SPIE 5990, 72–81 (2005).

V. Pilla, T. Catunda, H.P. Jenssen, and A. Cassanho, ”Fluorescence quantum efficiency measurements in the presence of Auger upconversion by the thermal lens method”, Opt. Lett.,  28, 239–241 (2003).

R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, P.R. Barber, J.E. Caplen, A.C. Tropper, and D.C. Hanna, “Lifetime quenching in Yb-doped fibres,” Opt. Commun. 136, 375–378 (1997).

F. Sanchez, P. Le Boudec, P.L. Francois, and G. Stephan, “Effects of ion pairs on the dynamics of erbiumdoped fiber lasers,” Phys. Rev. A 48, 2220–2229 (1993).

H.J. Schugar, E.I. Solomon, W.L. Cleveland, and L. Goodman, ”Simultaneous pair electronic transitions in Yb2O3,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 97:22, 6442–6450 (1975).

R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, P.R. Barber, J.E. Caplen, A.C. Tropper, and D.C. Hanna, “Lifetime quenching in Yb-doped fibres,” Opt. Commun. 136, 375–378 (1997).

A.V. Kir’yanov, Yu.O. Barmenkov, I.L. Martinez, A.S. Kurkov, and E.M. Dianov, “Cooperative luminescence and absorption in Ytterbium-doped silica fiber and the fiber nonlinear transmission coefficient at λ=980 nm with a regard to the Ytterbium ion-pairs effect,” Opt. Express 14, 3981–3992 (2006).

A.V. Kir’yanov and Yu.O. Barmenkov, ”Self-Q-switched all-fiber Ytterbium laser,” Laser Phys. Lett., to be published (2006); available in www.interscience.wiley.com, DOI 10.1002/lapl.200610039.

R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, P.R. Barber, J.E. Caplen, A.C. Tropper, and D.C. Hanna, “Lifetime quenching in Yb-doped fibres,” Opt. Commun. 136, 375–378 (1997).

V. Pilla, T. Catunda, H.P. Jenssen, and A. Cassanho, ”Fluorescence quantum efficiency measurements in the presence of Auger upconversion by the thermal lens method”, Opt. Lett.,  28, 239–241 (2003).

V. Pilla, T. Catunda, H.P. Jenssen, and A. Cassanho, ”Fluorescence quantum efficiency measurements in the presence of Auger upconversion by the thermal lens method”, Opt. Lett.,  28, 239–241 (2003).

H.J. Schugar, E.I. Solomon, W.L. Cleveland, and L. Goodman, ”Simultaneous pair electronic transitions in Yb2O3,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 97:22, 6442–6450 (1975).

L.A. Diaz-Torres, E. De la Rosa, P. Salas, and H. Desirena, ”Enhanced cooperative absorption and upconversion in Yb3+ doped YAG nanophosphors,” Opt. Mater. 27, 1305–1310 (2005).

E. De la Rosa, P. Salas, and L.A. Diaz-Torres, “Strong visible cooperative up-conversion emission in ZrO2: Yb3+ nanocrystals,” Journ. Nanoscience and Nonotechn. 5, 1480–1486 (2005).

L.A. Diaz-Torres, E. De la Rosa, P. Salas, and H. Desirena, ”Enhanced cooperative absorption and upconversion in Yb3+ doped YAG nanophosphors,” Opt. Mater. 27, 1305–1310 (2005).

A.V. Kir’yanov, Yu.O. Barmenkov, I.L. Martinez, A.S. Kurkov, and E.M. Dianov, “Cooperative luminescence and absorption in Ytterbium-doped silica fiber and the fiber nonlinear transmission coefficient at λ=980 nm with a regard to the Ytterbium ion-pairs effect,” Opt. Express 14, 3981–3992 (2006).

E. De la Rosa, P. Salas, and L.A. Diaz-Torres, “Strong visible cooperative up-conversion emission in ZrO2: Yb3+ nanocrystals,” Journ. Nanoscience and Nonotechn. 5, 1480–1486 (2005).

L.A. Diaz-Torres, E. De la Rosa, P. Salas, and H. Desirena, ”Enhanced cooperative absorption and upconversion in Yb3+ doped YAG nanophosphors,” Opt. Mater. 27, 1305–1310 (2005).

F. Sanchez, P. Le Boudec, P.L. Francois, and G. Stephan, “Effects of ion pairs on the dynamics of erbiumdoped fiber lasers,” Phys. Rev. A 48, 2220–2229 (1993).

H.J. Schugar, E.I. Solomon, W.L. Cleveland, and L. Goodman, ”Simultaneous pair electronic transitions in Yb2O3,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 97:22, 6442–6450 (1975).

R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, P.R. Barber, J.E. Caplen, A.C. Tropper, and D.C. Hanna, “Lifetime quenching in Yb-doped fibres,” Opt. Commun. 136, 375–378 (1997).

T. Kitabayashi, M. Ikeda, M. Nakai, T. Sakai, K. Himeno, and K. Ohashi, “Population inversion factor dependence of photodarkening of Yb-doped fibers and its suppression by highly Aluminium doping,” in Techn. Digest (International OFC/NFOEC-2006 conference (5-10 March2006, Anaheim, Cal., USA), Paper # OThC5.

T. Kitabayashi, M. Ikeda, M. Nakai, T. Sakai, K. Himeno, and K. Ohashi, “Population inversion factor dependence of photodarkening of Yb-doped fibers and its suppression by highly Aluminium doping,” in Techn. Digest (International OFC/NFOEC-2006 conference (5-10 March2006, Anaheim, Cal., USA), Paper # OThC5.

T. Ishii, “First-principles calculations for the cooperative transitions of Yb3+ dimer clusters in Y3Al5O12 and Y2O3 crystals,” J. Chem. Phys. 122, 024705-1–024705-6 (2005).

V. Pilla, T. Catunda, H.P. Jenssen, and A. Cassanho, ”Fluorescence quantum efficiency measurements in the presence of Auger upconversion by the thermal lens method”, Opt. Lett.,  28, 239–241 (2003).

A.V. Kir’yanov, Yu.O. Barmenkov, I.L. Martinez, A.S. Kurkov, and E.M. Dianov, “Cooperative luminescence and absorption in Ytterbium-doped silica fiber and the fiber nonlinear transmission coefficient at λ=980 nm with a regard to the Ytterbium ion-pairs effect,” Opt. Express 14, 3981–3992 (2006).

A.V. Kir’yanov and Yu.O. Barmenkov, ”Self-Q-switched all-fiber Ytterbium laser,” Laser Phys. Lett., to be published (2006); available in www.interscience.wiley.com, DOI 10.1002/lapl.200610039.

T. Kitabayashi, M. Ikeda, M. Nakai, T. Sakai, K. Himeno, and K. Ohashi, “Population inversion factor dependence of photodarkening of Yb-doped fibers and its suppression by highly Aluminium doping,” in Techn. Digest (International OFC/NFOEC-2006 conference (5-10 March2006, Anaheim, Cal., USA), Paper # OThC5.

J.J. Kopponen, M.J. Soderlund, S.K.T. Tammela, and H. Po, “Photodarkening in ytterbium-doped silica fibers,” in Optically Based Materials and Optically Based Biological and Chemical Sensing for Defence II, Proc. SPIE 5990, 72–81 (2005).

A.V. Kir’yanov, Yu.O. Barmenkov, I.L. Martinez, A.S. Kurkov, and E.M. Dianov, “Cooperative luminescence and absorption in Ytterbium-doped silica fiber and the fiber nonlinear transmission coefficient at λ=980 nm with a regard to the Ytterbium ion-pairs effect,” Opt. Express 14, 3981–3992 (2006).

F. Sanchez, P. Le Boudec, P.L. Francois, and G. Stephan, “Effects of ion pairs on the dynamics of erbiumdoped fiber lasers,” Phys. Rev. A 48, 2220–2229 (1993).

A.V. Kir’yanov, Yu.O. Barmenkov, I.L. Martinez, A.S. Kurkov, and E.M. Dianov, “Cooperative luminescence and absorption in Ytterbium-doped silica fiber and the fiber nonlinear transmission coefficient at λ=980 nm with a regard to the Ytterbium ion-pairs effect,” Opt. Express 14, 3981–3992 (2006).

T. Kitabayashi, M. Ikeda, M. Nakai, T. Sakai, K. Himeno, and K. Ohashi, “Population inversion factor dependence of photodarkening of Yb-doped fibers and its suppression by highly Aluminium doping,” in Techn. Digest (International OFC/NFOEC-2006 conference (5-10 March2006, Anaheim, Cal., USA), Paper # OThC5.

R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, P.R. Barber, J.E. Caplen, A.C. Tropper, and D.C. Hanna, “Lifetime quenching in Yb-doped fibres,” Opt. Commun. 136, 375–378 (1997).

T. Kitabayashi, M. Ikeda, M. Nakai, T. Sakai, K. Himeno, and K. Ohashi, “Population inversion factor dependence of photodarkening of Yb-doped fibers and its suppression by highly Aluminium doping,” in Techn. Digest (International OFC/NFOEC-2006 conference (5-10 March2006, Anaheim, Cal., USA), Paper # OThC5.

R. Paschotta and A.C. Tropper, “Cooperative luminescence and absorption in Ytterbium-doped silica fiber and the fiber nonlinear transmission coefficient at λ = 980 nm with a regard to the Ytterbium ion-pairs’ effect: Comment,” Opt. Express 14, 6981 (2006).

R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, P.R. Barber, J.E. Caplen, A.C. Tropper, and D.C. Hanna, “Lifetime quenching in Yb-doped fibres,” Opt. Commun. 136, 375–378 (1997).

V. Pilla, T. Catunda, H.P. Jenssen, and A. Cassanho, ”Fluorescence quantum efficiency measurements in the presence of Auger upconversion by the thermal lens method”, Opt. Lett.,  28, 239–241 (2003).

J.J. Kopponen, M.J. Soderlund, S.K.T. Tammela, and H. Po, “Photodarkening in ytterbium-doped silica fibers,” in Optically Based Materials and Optically Based Biological and Chemical Sensing for Defence II, Proc. SPIE 5990, 72–81 (2005).

T. Kitabayashi, M. Ikeda, M. Nakai, T. Sakai, K. Himeno, and K. Ohashi, “Population inversion factor dependence of photodarkening of Yb-doped fibers and its suppression by highly Aluminium doping,” in Techn. Digest (International OFC/NFOEC-2006 conference (5-10 March2006, Anaheim, Cal., USA), Paper # OThC5.

L.A. Diaz-Torres, E. De la Rosa, P. Salas, and H. Desirena, ”Enhanced cooperative absorption and upconversion in Yb3+ doped YAG nanophosphors,” Opt. Mater. 27, 1305–1310 (2005).

E. De la Rosa, P. Salas, and L.A. Diaz-Torres, “Strong visible cooperative up-conversion emission in ZrO2: Yb3+ nanocrystals,” Journ. Nanoscience and Nonotechn. 5, 1480–1486 (2005).

F. Sanchez, P. Le Boudec, P.L. Francois, and G. Stephan, “Effects of ion pairs on the dynamics of erbiumdoped fiber lasers,” Phys. Rev. A 48, 2220–2229 (1993).

H.J. Schugar, E.I. Solomon, W.L. Cleveland, and L. Goodman, ”Simultaneous pair electronic transitions in Yb2O3,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 97:22, 6442–6450 (1975).

J.J. Kopponen, M.J. Soderlund, S.K.T. Tammela, and H. Po, “Photodarkening in ytterbium-doped silica fibers,” in Optically Based Materials and Optically Based Biological and Chemical Sensing for Defence II, Proc. SPIE 5990, 72–81 (2005).

H.J. Schugar, E.I. Solomon, W.L. Cleveland, and L. Goodman, ”Simultaneous pair electronic transitions in Yb2O3,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 97:22, 6442–6450 (1975).

F. Sanchez, P. Le Boudec, P.L. Francois, and G. Stephan, “Effects of ion pairs on the dynamics of erbiumdoped fiber lasers,” Phys. Rev. A 48, 2220–2229 (1993).

J.J. Kopponen, M.J. Soderlund, S.K.T. Tammela, and H. Po, “Photodarkening in ytterbium-doped silica fibers,” in Optically Based Materials and Optically Based Biological and Chemical Sensing for Defence II, Proc. SPIE 5990, 72–81 (2005).

R. Paschotta and A.C. Tropper, “Cooperative luminescence and absorption in Ytterbium-doped silica fiber and the fiber nonlinear transmission coefficient at λ = 980 nm with a regard to the Ytterbium ion-pairs’ effect: Comment,” Opt. Express 14, 6981 (2006).

R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, P.R. Barber, J.E. Caplen, A.C. Tropper, and D.C. Hanna, “Lifetime quenching in Yb-doped fibres,” Opt. Commun. 136, 375–378 (1997).

H.J. Schugar, E.I. Solomon, W.L. Cleveland, and L. Goodman, ”Simultaneous pair electronic transitions in Yb2O3,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 97:22, 6442–6450 (1975).

T. Ishii, “First-principles calculations for the cooperative transitions of Yb3+ dimer clusters in Y3Al5O12 and Y2O3 crystals,” J. Chem. Phys. 122, 024705-1–024705-6 (2005).

E. De la Rosa, P. Salas, and L.A. Diaz-Torres, “Strong visible cooperative up-conversion emission in ZrO2: Yb3+ nanocrystals,” Journ. Nanoscience and Nonotechn. 5, 1480–1486 (2005).

R. Paschotta, J. Nilsson, P.R. Barber, J.E. Caplen, A.C. Tropper, and D.C. Hanna, “Lifetime quenching in Yb-doped fibres,” Opt. Commun. 136, 375–378 (1997).

A.V. Kir’yanov, Yu.O. Barmenkov, I.L. Martinez, A.S. Kurkov, and E.M. Dianov, “Cooperative luminescence and absorption in Ytterbium-doped silica fiber and the fiber nonlinear transmission coefficient at λ=980 nm with a regard to the Ytterbium ion-pairs effect,” Opt. Express 14, 3981–3992 (2006).

R. Paschotta and A.C. Tropper, “Cooperative luminescence and absorption in Ytterbium-doped silica fiber and the fiber nonlinear transmission coefficient at λ = 980 nm with a regard to the Ytterbium ion-pairs’ effect: Comment,” Opt. Express 14, 6981 (2006).

V. Pilla, T. Catunda, H.P. Jenssen, and A. Cassanho, ”Fluorescence quantum efficiency measurements in the presence of Auger upconversion by the thermal lens method”, Opt. Lett.,  28, 239–241 (2003).

L.A. Diaz-Torres, E. De la Rosa, P. Salas, and H. Desirena, ”Enhanced cooperative absorption and upconversion in Yb3+ doped YAG nanophosphors,” Opt. Mater. 27, 1305–1310 (2005).

F. Sanchez, P. Le Boudec, P.L. Francois, and G. Stephan, “Effects of ion pairs on the dynamics of erbiumdoped fiber lasers,” Phys. Rev. A 48, 2220–2229 (1993).

J.J. Kopponen, M.J. Soderlund, S.K.T. Tammela, and H. Po, “Photodarkening in ytterbium-doped silica fibers,” in Optically Based Materials and Optically Based Biological and Chemical Sensing for Defence II, Proc. SPIE 5990, 72–81 (2005).

T. Kitabayashi, M. Ikeda, M. Nakai, T. Sakai, K. Himeno, and K. Ohashi, “Population inversion factor dependence of photodarkening of Yb-doped fibers and its suppression by highly Aluminium doping,” in Techn. Digest (International OFC/NFOEC-2006 conference (5-10 March2006, Anaheim, Cal., USA), Paper # OThC5.

A.V. Kir’yanov and Yu.O. Barmenkov, ”Self-Q-switched all-fiber Ytterbium laser,” Laser Phys. Lett., to be published (2006); available in www.interscience.wiley.com, DOI 10.1002/lapl.200610039.