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As a not-for-profit educational society, it is key to the SPIE mission to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and research within the scientific community. SPIE Publications, which includes the SPIE Digital Library, SPIE Press, conference proceedings, and 15 journals — produces, disseminates, and archives high-quality technical publications that meet the information needs of the optics and photonics community.

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SPIE publications comprise the largest and most comprehensive collection of research papers and books on optics, photonics, and imaging applied science and technology. More than 650,000 publications are available in print and electronic formats to help you learn, stay current, solve technical problems, and bring your ideas to life.

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