SPIE (trade association)

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SPIE is an optics and photonics technology company based in Bellingham, Washington , founded in 1955. SPIE Europe was launched in 2001. They organize scientific conferences, industry exhibitions, and advanced training for researchers and developers in the light-based areas of physics, including, but not limited to, optics, photonics, and machine vision engineering. The SPIE is best known for the Photonics West event which takes place every year in San Francisco . SPIE promotes with its activities u. A. the development of imaging processes, but also autonomously flying reconnaissance and combat drones.

The society publishes refereed journals , conference proceedings , monographs , tutorial texts, guides, and reference books, both printed and digital. In 2012, the company spent $ 3.3 million on charitable causes such as supporting educational events and outreach programs worldwide.

Earlier names

On July 1, 1955, SPIE was founded as the Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers in California and specialized in the use of photographic instruments. In 1964 the name was formally changed to Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers . In 1977 the headquarters moved to Bellingham , Washington, USA, and in 1981 the business was conducted under the business name (DBA) SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering to keep up with the changing membership. In 2007 the DBA ceased to exist and today the company is simply called SPIE. The International Society for Optics and Photonics is also used to explain the company name .

Corporate philosophy

The mission statement of SPIE is to support scientists and engineers who work in industry, academia and government in a broad field that uses some aspects of optics and photonics - the science and the application of light. More precisely, optics is a branch of physics that studies the behavior and properties of light and its interaction with matter.

Photonics is the science and technology that deals with the generation and control of photons (light particles). Individuals active in society should conduct research and use new technologies to design and develop such technologies as semiconductor manufacturing , robotics, medical imaging, the development of future displays, military technology , entertainment, biometric security , imaging , communications, astronomy, and apply much more. SPIE has members around the world, including North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and offices in North America and Europe.

Personal details

President of SPIE has been H. Philip Stahl ( NASA Marshall Space Flight Center ) since 2014 , Eugene G. Arthurs is the managing director .

Conferences

SPIE's conferences and exhibitions link optical science with the optical industry. The company acts as a partner at over 140 events a year and organizes, among other things, a. the following themselves:

  • SPIE Photonics West
  • SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing
  • SPIE Photonics Europe
  • SPIE Advanced Lithography
  • IS & T / SPIE Electronic Imaging (organized in collaboration with the Society for Imaging Science and Technology )
  • SPIE Medical Imaging
  • SPIE Smart Structures and NDE
  • SPIE Photomask Technology
  • SPIE remote sensing
  • SPIE Security + Defense
  • SPIE Laser Damage
  • SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation
  • SPIE Optifab

Publications

SPIE's first publication, the SPIE newsletter , was launched in 1957. In 1959 the company published its first book, the SPIE Photographic Instrumentation Catalog . In the course of time, the newsletter changed into the company's first journal, which is now the monthly flagship among SPIE's journals under the name Optical Engineering . Over the years SPIE has created a number of publications including journals, magazines, newspapers, websites, and books. Today, SPIE's Open Access offer offers the SPIE Newsroom, the members' magazine SPIE Professional, as well as selected book chapters and specialist articles.

SPIE releases:

  • Nine scientific, digital journals
  • SPIE conference volumes with specialist articles
  • SPIE Digital Library which contains over 400,000 digital specialist articles from journals and conference proceedings - lectures from 1962 to the present day, and 18,000+ additional lectures are added every year
  • SPIE Press , the society's scientific arm, publishes monographs, tutorial texts, guides and other books specifically for optics and photonics
  • SPIE Professionial , the company's digital and printed magazine
  • SPIE Newsroom , a news website that serves 13 specialist groups in optics and photonics.

Scientific journals:

  • Optical Engineering (OE), the company's first journal to publish monthly peer-reviewed articles on research and development in all fields of optics and photonics .
  • Journal of Electronic Imaging (JEI), published quarterly in association with the Society for Imaging Science and Technology , contains refereed articles focusing on electronic imaging
  • Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO) appears monthly, with refereed articles in healthcare optics and research.
  • Journal of Microlithography, Microfabrication and Microsystems (JM3), is published quarterly and contains refereed articles for the needs of the electronic, micro-opto-electronic-mechanical systems and photonics industries
  • Journal of Applied Remote Sensing (JARS) is only available digitally, is also peer-reviewed and includes topics related to remote sensing
  • Journal of Nanophotonics (JNP) is only available digitally and covers refereed articles on the fabrication and applications of nanostructures that either generate or manipulate light in the infrared to ultraviolet range.
  • Journal of Photonics for Energy (JPE) is a digital journal covering fundamental and applied research applications of photonics in renewable energy generation, conversion, storage, distribution, monitoring and their efficient use

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