What are Spotlights?
SPIE Spotlights are concise, digital-only publications, led by Series Editor Craig Olson (L3Harris Technologies Inc.), that either summarize a broad topic or highlight a specific niche. Over 45 highly informative Spotlight eBooks have been published so far to great reception.
The time commitment to write a Spotlight is significantly less than a traditional book, allowing you to reap the benefits of authorship without an extended time commitment.
Each Spotlight is:
- 20-70 pages of concise, focused material
- Rapidly published using a streamlined submission and production process
- Peer reviewed
- Included in the eBooks program on the SPIE Digital Library, with a large number of major subscribing institutions worldwide
- A source of author royalties like our traditional books - get paid for your eBook sales and downloads
SPIE is seeking submissions for Spotlight eBooks on the following topics:
- Aerospace and Defense Technologies – Associate Editor Keith Kasunic (Optical Systems Group)
- Biomedical Optics and Medical Imaging – Associate Editor Brian Sorg (National Cancer Institute)
- Energy and the Environment – Associate Editor Wei Li (Stanford Univ.)
- Optical Design and Engineering - Ronian Siew (InOpticalSolutions)
- Semiconductor, Nano-, and Quantum Technology - Stefan Preble (Rochester Institute of Technology), and Richard Blaikie (University of Otago)
Please submit a proposal for topical discussions and tutorials, noting that your submission is intended for a Spotlight e-Book on one of the topics above. If you have an idea for a different topic, feel free to submit a proposal or contact Technical Content & Scientific Publishing Manager, Matt Jungwirth.
