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Diplomas / Degrees

Ph.D. in Optics, University of Rochester (2004)
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla (1997)
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla (1995)

Recent Courses

Analog Circuits
Basic Science Behind The Headlines
College Physics I (lab)
College Physics I (lecture)
College Physics II (lab)
College Physics II (lecture)
Digital Circuits
Independent Study Introduction To Nonlinear Optics
Independent Study Introduction To Quantum Entanglement
Independent Study Quantum Mechanics II
Independent Study Theoretical Physics
Introduction To Mathematical Methods In Physics
Mathematical Methods In Physics
Physics For Science Majors I
Physics For Science Majors Lab I
Physics For Science Majors II
Physics For Science Majors II Lab
Theoretical Physics

Teaching Specializations / Interests

Mathematical Methods of Physics; Quantum Mechanics; Circuits; Optics.

Research Interests

Nonlinear optics; fundamentals & applications of quantum entanglement; quantum dots.

Grants / Sponsored Research

Cottrell College Science Award, Research Corporation, 2005-2007, $31,146 (Quantum Dots for Photon Entanglement)
2009 President's Faculty Development Award (Confocal Laser Microscope)
2005 President's Faculty Development Award (Quantum Dots)
2004 President's Faculty Development Award (Classical & Quantum Teleportation)

Books

Sean J. Bentley. (2010). Principles of Quantum Imaging: Ghost Imaging, Ghost Diffraction, and Quantum Lithography. Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis/CRC Press.

Recent Articles

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Steve E. Watkins, Marcus A. Huggans, and Sean J. Bentley. (2009, 5). Pre-college outreach at a technical conference. International Journal of Engineering Education, 25 (3), 436-443

Sean J. Bentley. (2008, 1). Nonlinear Interferometric Lithography for Arbitrary Two-Dimensional Patterns. Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS (JM3), 7, 013004

Sean J. Bentley, Charles V. Anderson, and John P. Dooher. (2007, 12). Three-photon absorption for nanosecond excitation in cadmium selenide quantum dots. Optical Engineering, 46, 128003

Sean J. Bentley, John E. Heebner, and Robert W. Boyd. (2006, 4). Transverse Instabilities and Pattern Formation in Two-Beam Excited Nonlinear Optical Interactions in Liquids. Optics Letters, 31, 951-953

Robert W. Boyd and Sean J. Bentley. (2006, 3). Recent Progress in Quantum and Nonlinear Optical Lithography. Journal of Modern Optics, 53, 713-718

Conference Presentations and Papers

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S. J. Bentley (01 October 2008). Quantum optics round-table teaching. Quantum Optics/Quantum Engineering for Undergraduates Symposium, Optical Society of America 92nd Annual Meeting, Rochester, NY

Sean J. Bentley (01 October 2008). Complementarity, source coherence, and joint uncertainty. Optical Society of America 92nd Annual Meeting, Rochester, NY

Sean J. Bentley (19 September 2007). Arbitrary 2-D pattern formation beyond the Rayleigh limit. Optical Society of America 91st Annual Meeting, San Jose, CA

Sean J. Bentley (11 October 2006). Testing complementarity with quantum entangled photons. Optical Society of America 90th Annual Meeting, Rochester, NY

R. Hixon, S. E. Watkins, S. J. Bentley, and M. A. Huggans (14 September 2006). Student robotics competition using Robolab and Lego Bricks. 2006 ASEE Midwest Section Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO

Other Scholarly / Artistic Work

Interferometric Method for Improving the Resolution of a Lithographic System (patent pending).

Professional Activities

Reviewer for Physical Review Letter, Physical Review A, and other journals;
GLOBECOM 2005 (International Conference of IEEE Communications Society), Student Activities Chair.