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 $1033\mathrm{nm}$ with an output power of $102\mathrm{mW}$ and a bandwidth of less than $2\mathrm{pm}$ when bidirectionally pumped at $976\mathrm{nm}$ . The WGL device was stable and operated for $50\mathrm{h}$ without degradation. This demonstration of a high-performance WGL opens the possibility for creating a variety of narrow-linewidth laser designs in bulk glasses.

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