IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics,
and Frequency Control

JANUARY 2000 Volume 47 Number 1

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History of Ceramic Filters
S. Fujishima . . .1

X-Cut Miniature Tuning Forks Realized by Ion Track Lithography
G. Thornell, H. Rapp, and K. Hjort. . . 8

Collinear Guided Wave to Leaky Wave Acoustooptic Interactions in Proton-Exchanged LiNbO₃ Waveguides
A. M. Matteo, C. S. Tsai, and N. Do. . . 16

Small Element Array Algorithm for Correcting Phase Aberration Using Near-Field Signal Redundancy—Part I: Principles
Y. Li . . .29

Small Element Array Algorithm for Correcting Phase Aberrations Using Near-Field Signal Redundancy—Part II: Experimental Results
Y. Li and B. Robinson. . . 49

A Demonstrator for Low-Cost, Cordless, Multi-Carrier Spread-Spectrum System
J. Kühne, A. Nahler, M. Hosemann,
G. P. Fettweis, G. Kovacs, and G. Riha . . .58

Fast, All-Optical Rayleigh Wave Microscope: Imaging on Isotropic and Anisotropic Materials
M. Clark, S. D. Sharples, and M. G. Somekh . . .65

Experimental Determination of Phase Velocity of Perfluorocarbons: Applications to Targeted Contrast Agents
C. S. Hall, G. M. Lanza, J. H. Rose, R. J. Kaufmann, R. W. Fuhrhop, S. H. Handley, K. R. Waters, J. G. Miller, and S. A. Wickline . . .75

Ultrasonic Density Sensor for Liquids
A. Püttmer, P. Hauptmann, and B. Henning . . .85

Sparse 2-D Array Design for Real Time Rectilinear Volumetric Imaging
J. T. Yen, J. P. Steinberg, and S. W. Smith . . .93

Conductance Measurements on a Leaky SAW Harmonic One-Port Resonator
C. K. Campbell and P. J. Edmonson . . .111

Evaluation of the Radiation Pattern of a Split Aperture Linear Phased Array for High Frequency Imaging
J. R. Talman and G. R. Lockwood . . .117

A Theoretical Assessment of the Relative Performance of Spherical Phased Arrays for Ultrasound Surgery
L. R. Gavrilov and J. W. Hand . . .125

Automatic Computer-Aided Design of SAW Filters Using Slanted Finger Interdigital Transducers
H. Yatsuda and K. Yamanouchi . . .140

Single Element High Frequency (>50 MHz) PZT Sol Gel Composite Ultrasound Transducers
M. Lukacs, M. Sayer, and S. Foster . . .148

High Frequency Optoacoustic Arrays Using Etalon Detection
J. D. Hamilton, T. Buma, M. Spisar, and M. O'Donnell . . .160

Axial Control of Thermal Coagulation Using a Multi-Element Interstitial Ultrasound Applicator with Internal Cooling
D. L. Deardorff and C. J. Diederich . . .170

The Experimental and Theoretical Characterization of the SAW Propagation Properties for Zinc Oxide Films on Silicon Carbide
I. S. Didenko, F. S. Hickernell, and N. F. Naumenko . . .179

Doppler Angle Estimation Using Correlation
P.-C. Li, C.-J. Cheng, and C.-C. Shen . . .188

An Experimental Study for the Compact Hydrogen Maser with a TE111 Septum Cavity
Q. Wang, Z. Zhai, W. Zhang, and C. Lin . . .197

A Finite Element Model for Simulating Acoustic Streaming in Cystic Breast Lesions with Experimental Validation
K. R. Nightingale and G. E. Trahey . . .201

Improvement of the Longitudinal Vibration System for the Hybrid Transducer Ultrasonic Motor
J. Satonobu, D. Lee, K. Nakamura, and S. Ueha . . .216

Design and Characterization of a Real-Time Angular Scatter Ultrasound Imaging System
J. C. Lacefield and O. T. von Ramm . . .222

New High Performance SAW Convolvers Used in High Bit Rate and Wideband Spread Spectrum CDMA Communications System
M. Hikita, C. Takubo, and K. Asai . . .233

Novel Concepts for GaAs/LiNbO₃ Layered Systems and Their Device Applications
M. Rotter, W. Ruile, G. Scholl, and A. Wixforth . . .242

Virtues and Problems of the High C-Field Cs Beam Frequency Standard
G. A. Costanzo, M. Siccardi, V. Barychev, and A. De Marchi . . .249

Characterization of a Polymer Film Optical Fiber Hydrophone for Use in the Range 1 to 20 MHz: A Comparison with PVDF Needle and Membrane Hydrophones
P. C. Beard, A. M. Hurrell, and T. N. Mills . . .256

The Effects of Frequency-Dependent Attenuation and Dispersion on Sound Speed Measurements: Applications in Human Trabecular Bone
K. A. Wear . . .265

Influence of Reflected Waves from the Back Surface of Thin Solid-Plate Specimen on Velocity Measurements by Line-Focus-Beam Acoustic Microscopy
J. Kushibiki, Y. Ohashi, and M. Arakawa. . . 274

Elastic, Piezoelectric, and Dielectric Properties of 0.955Pb(Zn_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃ -0.45PbTiO₃ Single Crystal with Designed Multidomains
J. Yin, B. Jiang, and W. Cao. . . 285

Measurements of the Bulk, C-Axis, Electromechanical Coupling Constant as a Function of AIN Film Quality
R. S. Naik, J. J. Lutsky, R. Reif, C. G. Sodini, A. Becker, L. Fetter, H. Huggins, R. Miller, J. Pastalan, G. Rittenhouse, and Y.-H. Wong . . .292

The Effect of Nonlinear Signal Transformations on Bias Errors in Elastography
S. K. Alam and J. Ophir . . .297

Elastographic Axial Resolution Criteria: An Experimental Study
S. K. Alam, J. Ophir, and T. Varghese . . .304