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Information For Contributors. . .261

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A Multimedia Example . . .266
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Final Call for Papers: 2008 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium . . .267

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Call for Associate Editor-in-Chief . . .271

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Call for Front Cover Images . . .272

PAPERS

Ferroelectrics

722 KB

Phononic Crystals Based on LiNbO₃ Realized Using Domain Inversion by Electron-Beam Irradiation
B. M. Assouar, B. Vincent, and H. Moubchir. . . 273

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Energy Harvesting Based on FE-FE Transition in Ferroelectric Single Crystals
D. Guyomar, S. Pruvost, and G. Sebald. . . 279

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Influence of Space-Charge on Hysteresis Loop Characteristics of Ferroelectric Thin Films
H. Li, G. Subramanyam, and S. Dey. . . 286

Frequency Control

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A Variational Principle for the Equations of Viscopiezoelectricity
P. C. Y. Lee and N. P. Edwards. . . 293

Medical Ultrasound

519 KB

Regularization of Tissue Shear Modulus Reconstruction Using Strain Variance
C. Sumi. . . 297

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Element Shape Design of 2-D CMUT Arrays for Reducing Grating Lobes
V. Bavaro, G. Caliano, and M. Pappalardo. . . 308
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Elasticity Reconstruction from Displacement and Confidence Measures of a Multi-compressed Ultrasound RF Sequence
J. Li, Y. Cui, M. Kadour, and J. A. Noble. . . 319

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Integration of 2D CMUT Arrays with Front-End Electronics for Volumetric Ultrasound Imaging
I. O. Wygant, X. Zhuang, D. T. Yeh, Ö. Oralkan, A. S. Ergun, M. Karaman, and B. T. Khuri-Yakub. . . 327

2 MB

Narrowband Shear Wave Generation by a Finite-Amplitude Radiation Force: The Fundamental Component
A. Giannoula and R. S. C. Cobbold. . . 343

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A Harmonic Cancellation Technique for an Ultrasound Transducer Excited by a Switched-Mode Power Converter
S. C. Tang and G. T. Clement. . . 359

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Viscoelastic Property Measurement in Thin Tissue Constructs Using Ultrasound
D. Liu and E. S. Ebbini. . . 368

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The Effect of Phase Cancellation on Estimates of Broadband Ultrasound Attenuation and Backscatter Coefficient in Human Calcaneus In Vitro
K. A. Wear. . . 384

Physical Acoustics

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Ultrasonic Scattering by a Fluid Cylinder of Elliptic Cross Section, Including Viscous Effects
S. M. Hasheminejad and R. Sanaei. . . 391

848 KB

Beam Profile Measurements Using Light Refractive Tomography
L. Bahr and R. Lerch. . . 405

468 KB

Delta E Effect for Polycrystalline Ferromagnetic Rods
N. Cretu, G. Nita, and A. Boer. . . 415

1.7 MB

Modeling for Temperature Compensation and Temperature Characterizations of BAW Resonators at GHz Frequencies
B. Ivira, P. Benech, R. Fillit, F. Ndagijimana, P. Ancey, and G. Parat. . . 421

1.5 MB

Calculations of Lamb Wave Band Gaps and Dispersions for Piezoelectric Phononic Plates Using Mindlin’s Theory-Based Plane Wave Expansion Method
J.-C. Hsu and T.-T. Wu. . . 431

Surface Acoustic Waves

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GHz Frequency ZnO/Si SAW Device
L. Le Brizoual, F. Sarry, O. Elmazria, P. Alnot, S. Ballandras, and T. Pastureaud. . . 442

Transducers and Transducer Materials

1.6 MB

Ultrasonic Imaging Using a Computed Point Spread Function
R. Rangarajan, C. V. Krishnamurthy, and K. Balasubramaniam. . . 451

801 KB

FEM-Based Determination of Real and Complex Elastic, Dielectric, and Piezoelectric Moduli in Piezoceramic Materials
T. Lahmer, M. Kaltenbacher, B. Kaltenbacher, R. Lerch, and E. Leder. . . 465

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Full Tensorial Characterization of PZN-12%PT Single Crystal by Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy
T. Delaunay, E. Le Clézio, M. Guennou, H. Dammak, M. Pham Thi, and G. Feuillard. . . 476

CORRESPONDENCE

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Suitability of Surface Acoustic Wave Oscillators Fabricated Using Low Temperature-Grown AlN Films on GaN/Sapphire as UV Sensors
T. C. Chen, Y. T. Lin, C. Y. Lin, W. C. Chen, M. R. Chen, H. L. Kao, J.-I. Chyi, and C.-H. Hsu. . . 489

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Narrow Electrodes on YZ-LiNbO₃ as an Alternative to Etched Grooves for Dispersive Delay Lines
S. Härmä, C.-U. Kim, S. M. Balashov, and V. P. Plessky. . . 494

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A Freestanding Oscillator for Resonant-Ultrasound Microscopy
J. Tian, H. Ogi, T. Tada, and M. Hirao. . . 499

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Lee Plate Equations for Electroded Quartz Crystal Plates with the Consideration of Electrode Density and Stiffness
J. Wang, G. Chen, and J. Du. . . 503

1.2 MB

Chirp-Coded Excitation Imaging With a High-Frequency Ultrasound Annular Array
J. Mamou, J. A. Ketterling, and R. H. Silverman. . . 508