The deadline for full manuscripts submission is Tuesday, 2nd APRIL 2002.
By this deadline, authors are kindly requested to send for each accepted paper:

• 2 hard copies of the paper, written according to the guidelinesbelow
• the copyright transfer form
• biographical info of the presenting author

MANUSCRIPTS GUIDELINES

• Manuscripts should be 8-12 single-sided pages.
• All text—including footnotes and author information—and illustrations must appear within a 17x22 cm area.
• For A4-size paper, set margins to 2.0 cm left and right, 2.8 cm top, and 2.7 cm bottom.
• Use Times Roman or equivalent font for all text. Use boldface or italic for emphasis only. Single-space all text, allowing extra space between paragraphs. The proper fonts (all Times Roman) for various elements are:

Author names, affiliations
12 pt

SECTION HEADING
11 pt bold caps

Subsection heading
10 pt bold

Body text
10 pt

Figure captions
9 pt

Footnote text
9 pt

Title
Center the paper title at the top of the page in 16-point bold type. Only the first word, proper nouns, and acronyms are capitalized. Keep titles brief and descriptive. Avoid starting with articles or prepositions, e.g., "The study of … ," "On the …." Spell out acronyms unless they are widely known.

Authors and affiliations
Use 12-point type, centered. Leave extra space between authors and affiliations/address. Omit titles or degrees such as Dr., Prof., Ph.D., etc. Avoid acronyms that are not internationally known.

Abstract
Begin the abstract two lines below the address. Type "ABSTRACT" on a line by itself, all capitals, centered, 11-point type and boldfaced. Limit abstract to 200 words.

Keyword list
To ensure that your paper is indexed appropriately in SPIE's searchable database, please insert a list of up to 10 keywords of your choice between the abstract and the body of the text.

Acronyms
For the first occurrence (other than for commonly used acronyms such as IR, CCD, MTF, etc.), spell out each word followed by the acronym in parentheses, e.g., liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) or Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE).

Principal headings
Type on a separate line, 11-point type, centered, all capital letters, and boldfaced. Number sections sequentially (i.e., 1, 2, 3,...).

Subheadings
Type on a separate line flush with the left margin. Capitalize the first letter of the first word and proper names only, and boldface the heading. Number subsections according to the following example: Sec. 3.1 is the first subsection of Sec. 3; Sec. 3.2.1 is a subsection of Sec. 3.2.

Paragraphs
Leave additional space between paragraphs. Indentation is optional.

Text
All text, including abstract text, should be 10-point type.

Acknowledgments
All acknowledgments for technical and financial support and government contract or copyright information should go in this section, which follows the text but precedes the references.

Equations
Type all equations. If your printer does not have the necessary mathematical symbols, thus requiring handwritten symbols, letter neatly in black ink. Punctuate as a sentence. Type display equation numbers in Arabic numerals in parentheses flush with the right margin. Number display equations consecutively.

Figure and table captions
Type captions in 9-point type. Number figures sequentially, and begin caption with figure or table number.

Footnotes
Additional author information, such as email addresses and web site location, should be given in a footnote. Footnotes must appear within the page image area.

Reference citations
Type within the text as superscripts.

References
Denote reference citations within the text by means of a superscript number. List references at the end of the paper in numerical order. Include the following information (as applicable).

• For a book: author(s), book title (italicized), page or chapter numbers, publisher, city, year.
• For a journal paper: author(s), "paper title" (in quotes), journal name, volume number (bold), page numbers (inclusive), year.
• For a proceedings paper or chapter in an edited book: author(s), "paper or chapter title" (in quotes), volume title (italicized), editor(s), volume number (if applicable), page numbers (inclusive), publisher, city, year.

Figures and tables
Figures and tables should be clear and legible but sized to make economical use of space, and must fit entirely within the manuscript image area. Similar or related figures should be of uniform size with uniform lettering. All figures should be called out in the text as well as properly labeled and captioned. Number figures sequentially using Arabic numerals, and place a numbered caption near each figure or table. Figures may be positioned within the text or at the end of the manuscript.

• Figures and tables positioned on the manuscript page will be reproduced full size.
• Line art should be original artwork (pen-and-ink or computer-generated) and sized to scale.
• Paste line drawings in position on the manuscript.
• Use rubber cement, pressure-sensitive wax, or white graphics tape. Do not use clear tape over the image area.
• Make all lettering, symbols, lines, etc., black and legible.
• Background fill and other shading should be 20% or darker.
• Line thickness should be 1/2-pt. or greater.
• Digital halftones at 600 dpi (dots per inch) produced on a laser printer are acceptable. Original photos will not be returned.

Color reproduction
Authors must pay a fee of $480 per page to have color printed in the proceedings book. If you wish to pay these costs, please fill out and return the Memo Invoice. If you do not wish to pay for color and are submitting a hard copy, convert your figures to grayscale to ensure quality reproduction.

Color submitted electronically in specified formats will be included at no extra charge in the symposium CD-ROM proceedings, if one is produced for your proceedings, regardless of whether you pay for color in the printed book.
 
 

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