The following files are outdated
The most up-to-date SPIE style files are available at http://public.lanl.gov/kmh/spie/.
The following LaTeX style files are Version 3.2 and 3.25 (released April 24, 2007).
Please note that these style files are written for LaTeX2e, and will not run under LaTeX 2.09.
Download the following LaTeX and BibTeX style files: Margins: The margins in this version of spie.cls are: top and bottom margins are 1.125 in.; left and right margins are 0.875 in.
A4 paper: The default paper size for the standard article.cls, on which spie.cls relies, is USA letter paper (8.5 in. by 11 in.). To format for A4 paper, specify the option "a4paper" in the first command in article.tex:
The following LaTeX source file is Version 3.20 (revised April 17, 2007).
For a sample source file using both LaTeX and BibTeX, download the following: Please note the comment in the previous section about margins and positioning the text on the page.
Note that in the BIB file, the 'journal' field in the @incollection entry type is no longer advised, because it is inconsistent with standard BibTeX usage. Use the 'series' field instead, as demonstrated in the above report.bib file for a reference to an SPIE article.
Examples of the final formatted manuscript obtained using the above style files: The text in these files provides the specifications of a properly formatted SPIE manuscript, as well as some guidelines for good technical writing.
The instructions for use of this new style file are the same as for the previous one, which can be found at (http://public.lanl.gov/kmh/spie/).
Bibliography style file, to format your reference list using BibTeX, spiebib.bst (20 KB)
A sample SPIE manuscript
Bibliography file, to be used by BibTeX, report.bib (2 KB)
EPS image, to be included in the formatted article, mcr3b.eps (14 KB)
Examples of the formatted sample manuscript
Manuscript in Acrobat PDF, article320.pdf (PDF, 135 KB) (PDF reader available from Adobe)