Towards an all-integrated MOPA configuration using Yb-doped ion-exchanged waveguides

We present an ion-exchanged Yb-glass waveguide amplifier, seeded by an ion-exchanged Yb-glass waveguide laser, demonstrating a gain of as high as 10 dB. We also present multi-GHz, mode-locked waveguide lasers and discuss the development of a fully integrated high-power, multi-GHz waveguide source.