Dr. Anthony F. Behof
Associate Professor, Emeritus
Physics Department
2007-Present: Associate Professor, Emeritus
1967-2007: Associate Professor
Education
Ph.D.: University of Notre Dame (Nuclear Physics)
B.S.:
DePaul
University (Physics/Mathematics)
Teaching Interests
Liberal Studies Courses:
Physics 110 (Basic Electronics),
Physics 200 (Light and Atoms),
Physics 232 (Digital Electronics ), ISP 120 (Quantitative Reasoning)
Undergraduate Physics Courses:
Physics 270 (Modern Physics), Physics 342 (Computational Physics), Physics 350
(Optics), Physics 360 (Quantum Mechanics I), Physics 361 (Quantum
Mechanics II), Physics
370 (Electronics), Physics 380 (Advanced Laboratory), Physics 390
(Computational Physics Laboratory)
Graduate Physics Courses:
Physics 442 (Computational Physics), Physics 454 (Fourier Optics)
Research Interests
I am currently conducting simulations and experimental work
in optical information processing with an emphasis on optical pattern
recognition systems.
My current interest is concentrated on investigating
the use of the Fourier Transform and other transforms such as the Fractional
Fourier Transform in optical pattern recognition systems. I have been working
with graduate and undergraduate students in developing a real time optical
processing system using computer generated holograms and liquid crystal TV
displays as spatial light modulators. This is an increasingly important area of
applied optics because of the proliferation of fingerprint identification
systems and other security systems employing these optical techniques. Fourier Optics Laboratory
Current computational projects include the construction of computer generated holograms
and simulations of pattern recognition systems.
Examples of current work
Real Time Optical
Correlation using Liquid Crystal Spatial Light Modulators
Secular Equilibrium in a
Cesium/Barium Isotope Generator
Fresnel's
Equations; A Mathematica® Notebook