The SPIE Digital Library and the SPIE Newsroom are two great sources for photonics research. Using the most recent data available, here is a selection of the most frequently papers on the Digital Library, and the most read articles on the Newsroom.

SPIE Newsroom January 2010

1. "Improving solar-cell efficiency," by Lianwei Wang, Jinchuan You, Jing Shi, Bobo Peng, and Paul K. Chu.  

2. "Noncontact, depth-detailed 3D fingerprinting," by Yongchang Wang, Laurence Hassebrook, and Daniel Lau.

3. "Photonic-crystal cavities as optical nanomachines," by Yuchuan Jian.

4. "Plasmonic solar cells: status and prospects," by Sudha Mokkapati, Fiona Beck, and Kylie Catchpole.

5. "Anisotropic surface-plasmon-resonance imaging biosensor," by Aurélien Duval, Alain Aide, Alain Bellemain, Julien Moreau, Michael Canva and Fabrice Bardin.

6. "Micro-optomechanical device vibrates at record rates," by Tal Carmon and Matthew Tomes.

7. "A rapidly deformable liquid lens," by Hiromasa Oku and Masatoshi Ishikawa.

8. "Enhanced single-molecule detection on plasmonic nanostructures," by Rafal Luchowski, Ignacy Gryczynski, Julian Borejdo, and Zygmunt Gryczynski .

9. "Rox Anderson video interview: Lasers key to medical advances." 

10. "Learning-based authentication of Jackson Pollock's paintings," by David G. Stork. 

SPIE Digital Library: October-December 2009

1. "Analysis and design of wide-angle foveated optical systems based on transmissive liquid crystal spatial light modulators," by George Curatu and James E. Harvey, Opt. Eng. 48, 043001 (2009). 

2. "Anomaly detection in hyperspectral imagery: comparison of methods using diurnal and seasonal data," by Patrick C. Hytla, Russell C. Hardie, Michael T. Eismann, and Joseph Meola, J. Appl. Remote Sens. 3, 033546 (2009).

3. "Double-patterning requirements for optical lithography and prospects for optical extension without double patterning," by Andrew J. Hazelton, Shinji Wakamoto, Shigeru Hirukawa, Martin McCallum, Nobutaka Magome, Jun Ishikawa, Céline Lapeyre, Isabelle Guilmeau, Sébastien Barnola, and Stéphanie Gaugiran J. Micro/Nanolith. MEMS MOEMS 8, 011003 (2009).

4. "Extended in vivo anterior eye-segment imaging with full-range complex spectral domain optical coherence tomography," by Johannes Jungwirth, Bernhard Baumann, Michael Pircher, Erich Götzinger, and Christoph K. Hitzenberger, J. Biomed. Opt. 14, 050501 (2009).

5. "Geolocation and image registration for day and night time multispectral imagery," by Beato T. Cheng, Proc. SPIE 7334, 733419 (2009).

6. "High-brightness laser design based on volume Bragg gratings," by Leonid B. Glebov Proc. SPIE 6216, 621601 (2006).

7. "High-power GaN LED chip with low thermal resistance," by Schang-jing Hon, Cheng Ta Kuo, T. P. Chen, and M. H. Hsieh, Proc. SPIE 6894, 689411 (2008).

8. "Improved algorithm for automated alignment of wafers via optimized features location," by Michael Parshin and Zeev Zalevsky J. Electron. Imaging 18, 043001 (2009).

9. "Optical manipulation of nanoparticles: a review," by Maria Dienerowitz, Michael Mazilu, and Kishan Dholakia J. Nanophoton. 2, 021875 (2008).

10. "Virtual histology of the human heart using optical coherence tomography," by Christina M. Ambrosi, Nader Moazami, Andrew M. Rollins, and Igor R. Efimov J. Biomed. Opt. 14, 054002 (2009).

Updated February 4, 2010