We report a $790\mathrm{nm}$ pumped, ${\mathrm{Tm}}^{3+}$ doped ZBLAN glass buried waveguide laser that produces $47\mathrm{mW}$ at $1880\mathrm{nm}$ , with a 50% internal slope efficiency and an $M^2$ of 1.7. The waveguide cladding is defined by two overlapping rings created by femtosecond direct-writing of the glass, which results in the formation of a tubular depressed- index-cladding structure, and the laser resonator is defined by external dielectric mirrors. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the most efficient laser created in a glass host via femtosecond waveguide writing.

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Opt. Express

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Opt. Lett.

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Other

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