SPIE Online Courses

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SPIE online courses are versions of our live courses, designed to be taken on your time. Courses are taught by world-renowned experts from industry and academia.

Courses are on-demand and include:

Single-user license
Immediate access
Slideshow presentations
Quizzes to test your retention of the material
Supplemental resources
Digital certificates
Course access for one year from purchase

We are continuously adding new online courses. See our list of current online course offerings below. Click on a course to read the description, watch the course preview, and register.

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Current online courses offering digital certificates

Astronomy

Systems Engineering and Large Telescope Observatories (SC1139) Paul Lightsey, Jonathan Arenberg

Biomedical Optics and Medical Imaging

Photon Counting CT (SC1129) Mats Danielsson, Martin Sjölin, Mats Persson
Modern Diagnostic X-Ray Sources (SC1183) Rolf Behling
Tissue Optics (SC029) Steven Jacques

Defense and Security

Electro-Optical Imaging System Performance (SC154) Gerald Holst]
Uncooled Thermal Imaging Detectors and Systems (SC900) Charles Hanson]
Introduction to Infrared and Ultraviolet Imaging Technology (SC1000) Austin Richards]
Multispectral Image Fusion and Night Vision Colorization (SC1135) Yufeng Zheng, Erik Blasch

Electronic Imaging and Signal Processing

Morphological Image Processing: Principles and Applications (SC1297) Johan Debayle

Lasers and Sources

What are Lasers Good For? (Part 1 of a 4-Part Series) (SC364) Breck Hitz
How Light Works (Part 2 of a 4-Part Series) (SC365) Breck Hitz
How Lasers Work (Part 3 of a 4-Part Series) (SC366) Breck Hitz
Modifying Lasers (Part 4 of a 4-Part Series) (SC367) Breck Hitz
Understanding Basic Laser Technology: 4-Part Series (SC369) Breck Hitz
Solid State Laser Technology (SC752) Norman Hodgson
Industrial Ultrafast Lasers for Micro-Processing and Applications (SC1285) Norman Hodgson

Microlithography

Practical Photoresist Processing (SC616) Ralph Dammel
Introduction to Microlithography: Chemistry, Materials and Processing (SC101-C) Ralph Dammel

Optical Design and Engineering

Practical Optical System Design (SC003) Richard Youngworth
Introduction to Optical Alignment Techniques (SC010) Kenneth Castle
Introduction to Optomechanical Design (SC014) Daniel Vukobratovich
Fastening Optical Elements with Adhesives (SC015) John Daly
Testing and Evaluation of E-O Imaging Systems (SC067) Gerald Holst
Basic Optics for Engineers (SC156) Alfred Ducharme
Integrated Opto-Mechanical Analysis (SC254) Victor Genberg, Keith Doyle
Basic Optics for Non-Optics Personnel (SC609) Kevin Harding
Introduction to Lens Design (SC935) Julie Bentley
Mounting of Optical Components (SC1019) Keith Kasunic
Optical Materials, Fabrication and Testing for the Optical Engineer (SC1086) Jessica DeGroote Nelson
Optical System Design: First Order Layout - Principles and Practice (SC1102) Julie Bentley
The Proper Care of Optics: Cleaning, Handling, Storage and Shipping (SC1114) Robert Schalck
Stray Light Analysis and Control (SC1199) Eric Fest
Design, Modeling and Fabrication Techniques for Micro-Optics: Applications to Display, Imaging, Sensing and Metrology (SC1217) Bernard Kress
Optical Technologies and Architectures for Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR) Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs) (SC1218) Bernard Kress
Designing and Specifying Digital Cameras (SC1231) Leo Baldwin
Mirror System Design with Freeform Surfaces (SC1272) José Sasián

Optoelectronics and Communications

Silicon Photonics (SC817) Jurgen Michel, Sajan Saini

Remote Sensing

Introduction to Optical Remote Sensing Systems (SC567) Joseph Shaw
Introduction to Optical and Infrared Sensor Systems (SC789) Joseph Shaw
Introduction to Lidar for Autonomous Vehicles (SC1232) Joseph Shaw

Many of our courses include transcription services and closed captioning. Online courses that include these options will be noted in the course description in the Additional Notes section.

Educational benefits for SPIE Members

When you join SPIE you get access to free online professional development workshops like:

• Making the most of your Presentation (WS897)

• Structuring your Research Paper (WS908)

SPIE Members also get 15% off single-user online courses. SPIE Student Members received 50% off! Discounts on online courses are automatically applied.