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 February 2010

1. "Boosting solar-cell efficiency with quantum-dot-based nanotechnology," by Seth Hubbard and Ryne Raffaelle.

2. "A biologically inspired silicon vocal tract," by Keng Hoong Wee, Lorenzo Turicchia, and Rahul Sarpeshkar.

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

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

5. "Jim Fujimoto video: Biophotonics and optical coherence tomography."

6. "Recognizing faces like humans," by Behrooz Kamgar-Parsi, Wallace Lawson, and Behzad Kamgar-Parsi.

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

8. "Using star trackers for space surveillance," by Jiaqi Gong, Junbin Gong, and Jinwen Tian.

9. "Video: Theodore Maiman on the first laser."

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

SPIE Digital Library: November-January 2010

1. "Advancement in 17-micron pixel pitch uncooled focal plane arrays," by Chuan Li, George Skidmore, Christopher Howard, Elwood Clarke, and C. J. Han, Proc. SPIE 7298, 72980S (2009).

2. "Fabrication of silicon optical fiber," by Brian Scott, Ke Wang, Vincent Caluori, and Gary Pickrell, Opt. Eng. 48, 100501 (2009).

3. "Functional transcranial brain imaging by optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy," by Song Hu, Konstantin Maslov, Vassiliy Tsytsarev, and Lihong V. Wang, J. Biomed. Opt. 14, 040503 (2009).

4. "High-precision synchronization of video cameras using a single binary light source," by Qi Zhao and Yan Qiu Chen, J. Electron. Imaging 18, 040501 (2009).

5. "Micro-optical spatial and spectral elements," by Pradeep Srinivasan, Yigit O. Yilmaz, Raymond C. Rumpf, and Eric G. Johnson, Opt. Eng. 48, 110501 (2009).

6. "Modular bimorph mirrors for adaptive optics," by Gonçalo Rodrigues, Renaud Bastaits, Stéphane Roose, Yvan Stockman, Sylvia Gebhardt, Andreas Schoenecker, Pierre Villon, and André Preumont, Opt. Eng. 48, 034001 (2009).

7. "Nanostructures for high-efficiency photovoltaics," by Harry A. Atwater, Proc. SPIE 7047, 704702 (2008).

8. "Orientation Zernike polynomials: a useful way to describe the polarization effects of optical imaging systems," by Johannes Ruoff and Michael Totzeck, J. Micro/Nanolith. MEMS MOEMS 8, 031404 (2009).

9. "Unmanned aerial vehicle-based remote sensing for rangeland assessment, monitoring, and management," by Albert Rango, Andrea Laliberte, Jeffrey E. Herrick, Craig Winters, Kris Havstad, Caiti Steele, and Dawn Browning, J. Appl. Remote Sens. 3, 033542 (2009).

10. "Why silicon is and will remain the dominant photovoltaic material," by Rajendra Singh, J. Nanophoton. 3, 032503 (2009).

Updated March 2, 2010