High-Power Femtosecond Pulse Generation Seeded by Planar Waveguide Yb:YAG Ceramic Laser

We demonstrate high-power femtosecond pulse generations in chirped-pulse and self-similar amplifiers both seeded by a Yb:Y AG ceramic laser. After amplification, the CPA can emit 100-W, 250-fs pulses while the SSA can output 60-W, 60-fs pulses.