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SPIE is an American not-for-profit professional society for optics and photonics technology, founded in 1955. It organizes technical conferences, trade exhibitions, and continuing education programs for researchers and developers in the light-based fields of physics, including: optics, photonics, and imaging engineering. SPIE is most known for Photonics West, held in San Francisco.
The society publishes peer-reviewed scientific journals, conference proceedings, monographs, tutorial texts, field guides, and reference volumes in print and online. In 2015, the society provided more than $5.2 million in support of optics education and outreach programs around the world.
SPIE is an international optical engineering society.
SPIE may also refer to:
- Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction, a military technique for insertion/extraction
- Spie Batignolles, France-based multinational engineering company
Usage examples of "spie".
Nebel, richtete sich in diesen Windungen auf, und sein zischender Kopf spie ihm neue Gedanken entgegen.
Hij bestaat uit twee lange, dunne, onderling vereenigde kraakbeenige buizen, en kan door twee groote en drie kleine spieren aan iedere zijde in alle richtingen bewogen en voor de meest verschillende verrichtingen, vooral voor het betasten van allerlei voorwerpen, gebruikt worden.