APE GmbH was founded in 1992 in Berlin, Germany by two engineers and a physicist. They are now the world-leading manufacturer of optical parametric oscillators, frequency conversion units, ultrafast diagnostics, acousto-optics and wavelength measurement systems for the ultrafast laser industry. With unparalleled precision, quality, reputation and service, APE are the true experts in the field of nonlinear optics. Over the years, APE has built up an impressive array of more than 30 products, entirely developed and produced within its headquarters in Berlin.
APE are the hidden champion in the photonics industry: highly specialised, in the ultrashort pulse niche closely connected with users and customers, but, for some, still rather unknown. However, due to its highly specialised focus on nonlinear optics, APE is a sought-after OEM development partner and supplier for laser manufacturers, microscopy companies and other well-known technology giants.
Newly designed picosecond and femtosecond OPOs with fully automated control for key applications such as coherent Raman spectroscopy (CARS and SRS), multiphoton microscopy, quantum dot excitation and transient absorption microscopy (TAM).
The APE Carpe autocorrelator is the first autocorrelator for microscopy applications.
Fully automated and broadly tunable IR laser source, specifically designed for the integration with Scattering SNOM and AFM-IR microscopes.
The easy-to-use and truly hands-free tunable picosecond light source. Ideal for SRS and CARS, offering three temporally and spatially overlapped picosecond pulse trains to cover the full fingerprint region and beyond.
The APE PulseSelect is the tool of choice for pulse picking from trains of pulses from ultrafast laser systems.
Newly designed picosecond and femtosecond OPOs with fully automated control for key applications such as coherent Raman spectroscopy (CARS and SRS), multiphoton microscopy, quantum dot excitation and transient absorption microscopy (TAM).
High power version of the hugely popular Levante Emerald ps OPO, offering up to 6W of tunable ps pulses in the NIR/IR range. Perfect for applications such as ARPES, when combined with the APE HarmoniXX series to reach ~190nm (6.5eV).
The compact pulse compressor femtoControl from APE allows optimisation of the length of femtosecond pulses in an easy and efficient way.
The HarmoniXX series of frequency converters for ultrafast lasers are ideal for Ti:Sa lasers, oscillators, and OPOs, covering Second, Third and Fourth Harmonic Generation to reach across the visible and NIR ranges, and deep into the UV (down to ~190nm).
Newly designed picosecond and femtosecond OPOs with fully automated control, and up to ~3W in the IR range. Perfectly suited for most ultrafast pump lasers operating at around ~1um.
The HarmoniXX Difference Frequency Generation (DFG) Unit is designed to extend any suitable NIR ultrafast laser source up into the mid infrared range (up to ~20um).
The easy-to-use and truly hands-free tunable picosecond light source. Ideal for SRS and CARS, offering three temporally and spatially overlapped picosecond pulse trains to cover the full fingerprint region and beyond.
Use the PulseSlicer to cut out a very narrow spectral part of an ultra-short laser pulse, and therefore broaden the pulse in the temporal regime (e.g. from ~140fs to ~2.7ps).
Newly designed picosecond and femtosecond OPOs with fully automated control, and up to ~3W in the IR range. Perfectly suited for most ultrafast pump lasers operating at around ~1um.
Newly designed picosecond and femtosecond OPOs with fully automated control for key applications such as coherent Raman spectroscopy (CARS and SRS), multiphoton microscopy, quantum dot excitation and transient absorption microscopy (TAM).
High power version of the hugely popular Levante Emerald ps OPO, offering up to 6W of tunable ps pulses in the NIR/IR range. Perfect for applications such as ARPES, when combined with the APE HarmoniXX series to reach ~190nm (6.5eV).
The easy-to-use and truly hands-free tunable picosecond light source. Ideal for SRS and CARS, offering three temporally and spatially overlapped picosecond pulse trains to cover the full fingerprint region and beyond.
Pulsed laser with tunable wavelengths from 1450 to 4200nm, power from 0.5 to 40mW, a repetition rate of 20kHz and a pulsewidth of 1.5ns.
Fully automated and broadly tunable IR laser source, specifically designed for the integration with Scattering SNOM and AFM-IR microscopes.
Fully automated ultrafast OPO, ideal for extending the reach of all femtosecond and picosecond Ti:Sapphire Lasers.
Easy to use, cost-effective devices for spectral analysis of both CW and modelocked laser systems. Configurations cover 200nm to 6300nm with down to 0.2nm resolution.
This special autocorrelator provides high-contrast measurements, and therefore reveals temporal information of pre-/post-pulses, pedestals and satellites.
The APE Carpe autocorrelator is the first autocorrelator for microscopy applications.
The pulseCheck autocorrelator from APE is the industry leader in ultrafast pulsewidth measurement, covering pulses from 5fs to 500ps and 200nm to >12um.
Easy to use, cost-effective devices for spectral analysis of both CW and modelocked laser systems. Configurations cover 200nm to 6300nm with down to 0.2nm resolution.
peakDetect is ideal for verifying the performance of ultrashort pulse lasers, focusing on peak power sensitive applications and integrated systems for microscopy, micro-machining and medical diagnostic/surgery.
The IR Spider is a precision tool for the complete spectral and temporal characterization of infrared (IR) laser pulses between 30 … 500 fs pulse width at 1µm wavelength. For chirped pulses of more than to 2ps width, the sign of the chirp can be detected – ideal for e.g. the alignment of pulse compressors.
The new FC SPIDER (Few Cycle SPIDER) from APE offers a precision tool for complete spectral and temporal characterisation in the red and NIR spectral region of ultra-short optical laser pulses with FWHM down to 5 femtoseconds.
APE's new ScanDelay USB is a high precision linear translation device that generates a defined linear shift of an optical component.
An acoustooptical switch that is integrated in the cavity of a modelocked laser system for the reduction of the system's pulse repetition rate
The APE PulseSelect is the tool of choice for pulse picking from trains of pulses from ultrafast laser systems.
APE's new ScanDelay USB is a high precision linear translation device that generates a defined linear shift of an optical component.
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