Welcome to the short-pulse experts.

Since 1992, APE is passionately supporting customers to get the best results from their ultrafast lasers in science and industry. We develop and produce test and measurement instruments for the most demanding short-pulse applications. Our excellent customer support is enabling high productivity in research and manufacturing.

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Latest APE News

APE at SPIE Europe 2026

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics Europe 2026 is one of Europe’s premier events for optics... read more

APE at ECONOS

Our colleagues Tobias Grunske, Bianca Maria Berti, and Ingo Rimke are attending this year at ECONOS to connect... read more

Would you like to expand your knowledge free of charge?

Then join the upcoming webinar Laser Test & Measurement Summit of Photonics Spectra. Our product expert Mateusz Ibek... read more

International Womens Day

Today we say thank you to women all around the world. 🌍Science and technology are changing rapidly —... read more

APE AT LASER SHANGHAI

We are excited about the upcoming LASER World of PHOTONICS China in Shanghai. Tobias Grunske from APE will be... read more

New Specs for APE’s Tunable Light Sources 💡

Tobias is clearly happy that the first new datasheets have arrived. They give a clear overview of the wide... read more

Meet our experts on site

We’re excited to connect and can’t wait to see you in San Francisco!Visit us at: 📍 SPIE BiOS... read more

Exiting research alert!

Measurement of optically induced broken time‑reversal symmetry in atomically thin crystals.Did you know that it is now possible to... read more