title: Monolithic 100 mW Yb waveguide laser fabricated using the femtosecond-laser direct-write technique.
abstract: A femtosecond-laser-written monolithic waveguide laser (WGL) oscillator based on a distributed-feedback architecture and fabricated in ytterbium-doped phosphate glass is reported. The device lased at 1033 nm with an output power of 102 mW and a bandwidth of less than 2 pm when bidirectionally pumped at 976 nm. The WGL device was stable and operated for 50 h without degradation. This demonstration of a high-performance WGL opens the possibility for creating a variety of narrow-linewidth laser designs in bulk glasses.
authors.affiliation: MQ Photonics Research Centre, Department of Physics, Macquarie University, New South Wales, Australia. mams@physics.mq.edu.au
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ams
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dekker
authors.forename: Graham D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Withford