A Chirped pulse amplification (CPA) fiber laser system. The CPA fiber
laser system includes a fiber mode-locking (ML) oscillator implemented as
a cavity dumped ML oscillator including a cavity dumper for generating a
seed laser at a reduced repetition rate to project to a pulse stretcher
for stretching a pulse width of the laser. The CPA fiber laser system
further includes a multistage amplifier chain for generating an amplified
laser to project to a compressor for compressing the amplified laser. The
multistage amplifier chain further includes a hybrid amplifier includes a
solid-state amplifier to generate a laser of approximately 1.about.10 mJ
for a 10-100 KHz repetition rate.