Directed energy, anywhere

Sensors and unmanned systems are reshaping armed conflict on a scale not seen since the dawn of military aviation. Countering them requires technologies that deploy at scale, operate with minimal power and oversight, and deliver effects faster than the threats they face.

Applied Energetics exists to make directed energy practical: systems that integrate onto vehicles, vessels, towers, and emerging platforms without the massive power or space demands of legacy lasers. Our mission to protect U.S. and allied forces is realized through reliable, scalable sensor defeat across any mission profile—from strategic bases and distributed maritime forces to special operations teams and orbital environments.

The company’s USP technology provides unmatched wavelength and pulse-duration agility—ranging from the deep ultraviolet to the far infrared, and from continuous wave to sub-picosecond pulses—allowing users to precisely tailor effects for specific applications.

Applied Energetics holds 28 issued patents, multiple government-protected applications under secrecy order, and additional pending patents that secure its leadership in next-generation directed energy. These include wholly owned technologies such as Laser Guided Energy (LGE®) and Laser Induced Plasma Channel (LIPC®), as well as recent innovations spanning national security and healthcare domains.

Guided by a vision of “Directed Energy, Anywhere,” the company continues to expand its intellectual property portfolio and product roadmap to serve partners across defense, intelligence, biomedical, space, and advanced manufacturing sectors.

At the core of Applied Energetics’ differentiation is a proprietary fiber-based architecture that enables orders-of-magnitude reductions in size, weight, and power compared to traditional continuous-wave laser systems.

Applied Energetics, Inc. is a U.S.–based advanced photonics company specializing in fiber-based ultrashort pulse (USP) laser systems. Headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, the company designs and develops powerful, compact directed-energy technologies that deliver extremely high-intensity pulses of light with unprecedented efficiency.

With a deep foundation in science and engineering, Applied Energetics’ dual-use systems are built to integrate across a wide range of platforms and support complex missions in both national security and commercial markets.

Our Mission

Pioneering scalable ultra short pulse directed energy solutions that defend and secure our nations future.​

Core Values

Agility

Adapt quickly and thoughtfully; Deliver results with purpose.

Mutual Trust

Do the work, share openly, assume good intent, and honor commitments.

Bold Leadership

Decide. Commit. Inspire. Own the outcome.

Innovation

Understand the challenge and turn creative ideas into solutions.

Quality

Excellence in all we do.

Team

Leadership

Board Members

Board of Advisors

Careers

Engineers, Physicists, and Operators Focused on Fielding Capability

Applied Energetics brings together decades of experience across pulsed-laser physics, non-linear optics, system engineering, and defense operations.

Our team includes scientists, hardware engineers, and program leaders who have developed lasers, sensors, and optical systems for real-world missions.

If you want to work on technologies with immediate real-world impact, we’d like to meet you.

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For more than two decades, AE's scientists and engineers have advanced the frontier of ultrashort pulse lasers and ultrafast nonlinear optical physics.