Top 10 Downloads by Technology

Updated 13 January 2010

Updated monthly, each list includes a cross-disciplinary sampling of the most frequently downloaded papers from SPIE Conference Proceedings and SPIE Journal papers. Each title is linked to the abstract page for that paper on the SPIE Digital Library. 

Top 10 Overall
Astronomy
Biomedical Optics & Medical Imaging
Defense & Security
Electronic Imaging & Signal Processing
Illumination & Displays
Industrial Sensing & Measurement
Lasers & Sources
Micro/Nano Lithography
Nanotechnology
Optical Design & Engineering
Optoelectronics & Communications
Remote Sensing
Solar & Alternative Energy

• Analysis and design of wide-angle foveated optical systems based on transmissive liquid crystal spatial light modulators (Optical Engineering)
• Anomaly detection in hyperspectral imagery: comparison of methods using diurnal and seasonal data (J. Remote Sensing)
• Double-patterning requirements for optical lithography and prospects for optical extension without double patterning (J. Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS)
• Extended in vivo anterior eye-segment imaging with full-range complex spectral domain optical coherence tomography (J. Biomedical Optics)
• Geolocation and image registration for day and night time multispectral imagery (Proceedings of SPIE)
• High-brightness laser design based on volume Bragg gratings  (Proceedings of SPIE)
• High-power GaN LED chip with low thermal resistance (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Improved algorithm for automated alignment of wafers via optimized features location (J. Electronic Imaging)
• Optical manipulation of nanoparticles: a review (J. Nanophotonics)
• Virtual histology of the human heart using optical coherence tomography (J. Biomedical Optics)

• Atmospheric wavefront simulation using Zernike polynomials (Optical Engineering) 
• Design and fabrication of lenses for the color science cameras aboard the Mars Science Laboratory rover (Optical Engineering)
• Improved robustness of Hartmann wavefront sensor using a principal component analysis algorithm (Optical Engineering)
• Interferometric adaptive optics for high-power laser pointing and wavefront control and phasing (J. Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS)
• Micromirror array for multiobject spectroscopy in ground-based and space telescopes (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Modeling of adaptive compensation of aberrations of optical system using deformable mirror (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Optical design of an off-axis telescope: large aperture, small f/number, wide FOV (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Optical subsystem of the small optical user terminal (SOUT) (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Using nodal aberration theory to understand the aberrations of multiple unobscured three mirror anastigmatic (TMA) telescopes (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Zinc sulfide and zinc selenide immersion gratings for astronomical high-resolution spectroscopy: evaluation of internal attenuation of bulk materials in the short near-infrared region (Optical Engineering)

• Comparison of different focusing systems for common-path optical coherence tomography with fiber-optic bundle as endoscopic probe (Optical Engineering) 
• Design and realization of a high-stability optical tweezer (Optical Engineering)
• Effects of a topically applied wound ointment on epidermal wound healing studied by in vivo fluorescence laser scanning microscopy analysis (J. Biomedical Optics)
• Extended in vivo anterior eye-segment imaging with full-range complex spectral domain optical coherence tomography (J. Biomedical Optics)
• Functional transcranial brain imaging by optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy (J. Biomedical Optics)
• High resolution optoelectronic retinal prosthesis (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Implantation of microfabricated immunoisolating biocapsules (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Measurement of optical absorption coefficient of bio-tissue at 532nm wavelength (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Single fiber optical tweezers for manipulation of microscopic objects (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Virtual histology of the human heart using optical coherence tomography (J. Biomedical Optics)

• Handheld terahertz spectrometer for the detection of liquid explosives (Proceedings of SPIE)
• High-performance silicon single-photon diode array (Proceedings of SPIE)
• High-strength edge-bonded sapphire windows (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Historical perspectives on HgCdTe material and device development at Raytheon Vision Systems (Proceedings of SPIE)
• IRFPA technology utilizing HgCdTe/Si: successes, roadblocks, and material improvements (Optical Engineering)
• Multimodal biometric authentication based on the fusion of finger vein and finger geometry (Proceedings of SPIE) 
• Quantum-dot infrared photodetectors: a review (J. Nanophotonics)
• Research of thermal cycles of long wavelength MCT infrared detectors (Proceedings of SPIE)
• SAR imaging via iterative adaptive approach and sparse Bayesian learning (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Segmentation and classification of airborne laser scanner data for ground and building detection (Proceedings of SPIE)

• Digital image fusion systems: color imaging and low-light targets(Proceedings of SPIE)
• Estimation of 3D reconstruction errors in a stereo-vision system (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Fingerprint matching using local alignment based on multiple pairs of reference minutiae (J. Electronic Imaging)
• Flexible and reflective polarizer-free liquid crystal displays using dye-doped liquid crystal gels (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Gaze-contingent video compression with targeted gaze containment performance (J. Electronic Imaging)
• Hermitian hat wavelet design for singularity detection in the Paraguay river-level data analyses (Proceedings of SPIE)
• High-precision synchronization of video cameras using a single binary light source (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Motion vector memory reduction scheme for scalable motion estimation (Optical Engineering)
• Resolution limits in practical digital holographic systems (Optical Engineering)
• Retinex processing for automatic image enhancement (J. Electronic Imaging)  

• Advances in LED packaging and thermal management materials (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Comparison of different LED packages (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Decay of lumen and chromaticity of high-power phosphor-converted white-light-emitting diodes in thermal aging (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Design and optimization of a collimating optical system for high divergence LED light sources (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Display systems and registration methods for mixed reality applications (Proceedings of SPIE)
• High-power GaN LED chip with low thermal resistance (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Multilayer white lighting polymer light-emitting diodes (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Phosphor quenching in LED packages: measurements, mechanisms, and paths forward (Proceedings of SPIE) 
• Secondary optical design for LED illumination using freeform lens (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Thermal management of LEDs: package to system (Proceedings of SPIE)

• High-brightness laser design based on volume Bragg gratings (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Hybrid ECL/DBR wavelength and spectrum stabilized lasers demonstrate high power and narrow spectral linewidth (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Monolithically integrated 30-wavelength DFB laser array (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Output beam characteristics of a toric concave mirror laser resonator (Optical Engineering)
• Plasma density-gradient measurement using x-ray laser wave-front distortion (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Self-focusing and filamentation of optical vortex beams: spatio-temporal analysis (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Surface-emitted THz generation using a compact ultrashort pulse fiber amplifier at 1064 nm (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Switchable single-longitudinal-mode dual-wavelength erbium-doped fiber laser based on one polarization-maintaining fiber Bragg grating in linear cavity (Optical Engineering)  
• Wavelength beam combined quantum cascade lasers for IRCM (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Wavelength-stabilized tapered laser diodes in an external Talbot cavity: simulations and experiments (Proceedings of SPIE)

• Challenges for the 28nm half node: Is the optical shrink dead? (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Development progress of optics for extreme ultraviolet lithography at Nikon (J. Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS)
• Double-patterning requirements for optical lithography and prospects for optical extension without double patterning (J. Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS)
• Estimating the out-of-band radiation flare levels for extreme ultraviolet lithography (J. Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS)
• Experimental result and simulation analysis for the use of pixelated illumination from source mask optimization for 22nm logic lithography process  (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Imaging budgets for extreme ultraviolet optics: ready for 22-nm node and beyond (J. Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS)
• Intensive optimization of masks and sources for 22nm lithography (Proceedings of SPIE)  
• On the uniqueness of optical images and solutions of inverse lithographical problems (J. Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS)
• Overcoming the challenges of 22-nm node patterning through litho-design co-optimization (Proceedings of SPIE)
• SMO photomask inspection in the lithographic plane (Proceedings of SPI)

• Effects of functionalized metal and semiconductor nanoparticles in nematic liquid crystal phases (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Metamaterial resonators on curved surfaces (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Multiple trains of same-color surface plasmon-polaritons guided by the planar interface of a metal and a sculptured nematic thin film. Part III: Experimental evidence (J. Nanophotonics)
• Nano-imprint fabrication and light extraction simulation of photonic crystals on OLED (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Nanophotonics for optical super resolution from an information theoretical perspective: a review (J. Nanophotonics)
• Nanostructured photovoltaics for space power (J. Nanophotonics)
• Nanostructures for high-efficiency photovoltaics (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Optical manipulation of nanoparticles: a review (J. Nanophotonics)
• Quantum-dot infrared photodetectors: a review (J. Nanophotonics)
• Strong broadband optical absorption in silicon nanowire films (J. Nanophotonics)

• Analysis and design of wide-angle foveated optical systems based on transmissive liquid crystal spatial light modulators (Optical Engineering)
• Asphere, o asphere, how shall we describe thee?  (Proceedings of SPIE)
• High-dynamic-range camera-based bidirectional reflectance distribution function measurement system for isotropic materials (Optical Engineering)
• Image quality assessment using contourlet transform (Optical Engineering)
• Measurement of high-departure aspheric surfaces using subaperture stitching with variable null optics (Optical Engineering)
• Measurements of aspheric surfaces (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Microlens optical fiber Fabry-Pérot tunable filter (Optical Engineering)
• Micro-optical spatial and spectral elements (Optical Engineering)
• New technique for the visualization of high dynamic range infrared images (Optical Engineering)
• The fascinating early history of optics! Archaeological optics 2009: our knowledge of the early history of lenses, mirrors, and artificial eyes! (Proceedings of SPIE)

• 5.6 Gbps optical intersatellite communication link (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Architecture overview and data summary of a 5.4 km free-space laser communication experiment (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Design of the high-speed framing, FEC, and interleaving hardware used in a 5.4km free-space optical communication experiment (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Indoor optical wireless communications: recent developments and future challenges (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Non-line-of-sight ultraviolet communication channel characterization: modeling and validation (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Optical communications in atmospheric turbulence  (Proceedings of SPIE)  
• Optical properties and material studies of InGaN/GaN multi-quantum well light emitting diode wafers with different structures (Proceedings of SPIE) 
• Photoinduced electron transfer from conducting polymers onto Buckminsterfullerene (Proceedings of SPIE)
• An underwater optical wireless communication network (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Uni-traveling-carrier photodiodes for high-speed detection and broadband sensing (Proceedings of SPIE)

• Algorithm for automatic image registration on Harris-Laplace features (J. Remote Sensing)
• Analysis of seven-year moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer vegetation water indices for drought and fire activity assessment over Georgia of the United States (J. Remote Sensing)
• Anomaly detection in hyperspectral imagery: comparison of methods using diurnal and seasonal data (J. Remote Sensing)
• Automated imagery orthorectification pilot (J. Remote Sensing)
• Automated mapping of tropical deforestation and forest degradation: CLASlite (J. Remote Sensing)
• Change detection in remote sensing images using modified polynomial regression and spatial multivariate alteration detection (J. Remote Sensing)
• Comparative data mining analysis for information retrieval of MODIS images: monitoring lake turbidity changes at Lake Okeechobee, Florida (J. Remote Sensing)
• Development and assessment of combined Terra and Aqua snow cover products in Colorado Plateau, USA and northern Xinjiang, China (J. Remote Sensing)
• Geolocation and image registration for day and night time multispectral imagery (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Unmanned aerial vehicle-based remote sensing for rangeland assessment, monitoring, and management (J. Remote Sensing)

• Designing freeform reflectors for extended sources (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Nanostructured photovoltaics for space power (J. Nanophotonics)
• Nanostructures for high-efficiency photovoltaics (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Optical testing of a parabolic trough solar collector by a null screen with stitching (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Research and developments in thin-film silicon photovoltaics (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Semiconductor nanowire photovoltaics (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Surface plasmon enhanced photocurrent in thin GaAs solar cells (Proceedings of SPIE)
• The influence of light intensity, active area, and excitation wavelength on the temporal response of a dye sensitized solar cell (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Laser processing for high-efficiency silicon solar cells (Proceedings of SPIE)
• Why silicon is and will remain the dominant photovoltaic material (J. Nanophotonics)