IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics,
and Frequency Control

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Recent Developments and Understanding of Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials and Their Applications
D. A. Payne . . . 851

Achievement Award . . . 853

Distinguished Service Award . . . 854

1999 Outstanding Paper Award . . . 855

Millennium Medals . . . 856

Comments on a Study of Drift in Cesium Frequency Standards
C. A. Greenhall . . . 860

Two-Dimensional Noise-Robust Blind Deconvolution of Ultrasound Images
T. Taxt and J. Strand. . .861

Three-Dimensional Blind Deconvolution of Ultrasound Images
T. Taxt. . .867

Finite Element Simulation of Piezoelectric Transformers
T. Tsuchiya, Y. Kagawa, N. Wakatsuki, and H. Okamura . . .872

Optical Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy for Fluid Properties Measurement
T. Hale and T. Asaki . . .879

A New Estimator for Vector Velocity Estimation
J. A. Jensen. . .886

Finite Element Analysis of the Behavior of the Scanning Microdeformation Microscope
P. Vairac, S. Ballandras, and B. Cretin . . .895

Recurrent Fuzzy Neural Network Control for Piezoelectric Ceramic Linear Ultrasonic Motor Drive
F.-J. Lin, R.-J. Wai, K.-K. Shyu, and T.-M. Liu. . .900

Frequency-Dependent Open-Circuit Acoustic Sensitivity of Fluid-Filled, Coated, Radially Polarized Piezoelectric Ceramic Cylindrical Shells of Arbitrary Thickness and Infinite Length
D. D. Ebenezer and L. Joseph. . .914

Digital Phased Array Beamforming Using Single-Bit Delta-Sigma Conversion with Non-Uniform Oversampling
M. Kozak and M. Karaman . . .922

A New Detection Method for Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers
A. S. Ergun, B. Temelkuran, E. Ozbay, and A. Atalar . . .932

Optimization of Wide-Band Linear Arrays
G. Cardone, G. Cincotti, P. Gori, and M. Pappalardo . . .943

On Modeling Biomedical Ultrasound RF Echoes Using a Power-Law Shot-Noise Model
M. A. Kutay, A. P. Petropulu, and C. W. Piccoli . . .953

Acoustical Diffraction Tomography in a Finite Form and Its Computer Simulations
Z.-Q. Lu, C.-H. Tan, Z.-Y. Tao, and Q. Xue . . .969

Admittance Matrix of Asymmetric Piezoelectric Bimorph with Two Separate Electrical Ports Under General Distributed Loads
S. K. Ha . . .976

Parametric Modeling with Beamspread Compensation and MIMO Frequency Domain Inversion Applied to Fine Saturated Sands
S. Vandenplas, A. B. Temsamani, M.L.D. Lumori, Z. Cisneros, and L. Van Biesen. . .985

Surface Acoustic Waves Propagating over a Rotating Piezoelectric Half-Space
H. Fang, J. Yang, and Q. Jiang . . .998

A Simplified Approach for Real-Time Detection of Arterial Wall Velocity and Distension
P. Tortoli, R. Bettarini, F. Guidi, F. Andreuccetti, and D. Righi . . .1005

Three-Stage Approach to Ultrasound Contrast Detection
J. Kirkhorn, P.J.A. Frinking, N. de Jong, and H. Torp . . .1013

Ultrasound Scattering Model: 2-D Cross-Correlation and Focusing Criteria—Theory, Simulations, and Experiments
S. D. Silverstein . . .1023

Ultrasonic Six-Axis Deformation Sensing
S. Ando, H. Shinoda, A. Yonenaga, and J. Terao . . .1031

The Generation and Detection of Longitudinal Guided Waves in Thin Fibers Using a Conical Transformer
D. Atkinson and G. Hayward . . .1046

Traveling Wave Excitation in a Flexural Vibration Ring by Using a Torsional-Flexural Composite Transducer
J. Satonobu and J. R. Friend . . .1054

Improved Ultrasonic Spectroscopy Methods for Characterization of Dispersive Materials
H. Wang and W. Cao . . .1060

Longitudinal-Bending Mode Micromotor Using Multilayer Piezoelectric Actuator
K. Yao, B. Koc, and K. Uchino . . .1066

A Programmable Ultra-Low Noise X-Band Exciter
A. MacMullen, L. R. Hoover, R. D. Justice, and B. S. Callahan . . .1072

A Stratified Model to Predict Dispersion in Trabecular Bone
K. A. Wear . . .1079

On Velocity Estimation Using Speckle Decorrelation
P.-C. Li, C.-J. Cheng, and C.-K. Yeh . . .1084

Parametric Study of the Peak Negative Acoustic Pressure Distribution Within the Image Plane of a Phased Array Transducer
J. D'hooge, M. Schrooten, B. Bijnens, J. Thoen, F. Van de Werf, G. Sutherland, and P. Suetens . . .1092

Deflection Characteristics of a Trapezoidal Multilayer In-Plane Bending Piezoelectric Actuator
Z. Wang, W. Zhu, C. Zhao, and X. Yao . . .1103

Strain Rate Imaging Using Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking
K. Kaluzynski, X. Chen, S. Y. Emelianov, A. R. Skovoroda, and M. O'Donnell . . .1111

Modeling of Ultrasonic Wave Propagation in Teeth Using PSpice: A Comparison with Finite Element Models
S. R. Ghorayeb, E. Maione, and V. La Magna . . .1124

Investigation of Crossed SAW Fields by Scanning Acoustic Force Microscopy
G. Behme and T. Hesjedal. . .1132

Use of Frequency Diversity and Nakagami Statistics in Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization
V. A. Dumane and P. M. Shankar . . .1139

Vibration Characteristics of Composite Piezoceramic Plates at Resonant Frequencies: Experiments and Numerical Calculations
C.-H. Huang and C.-C. Ma . . .1147