IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics,
and Frequency Control

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Micromachining of a Piezocomposite Transducer Using a Copper Vapor Laser
R. Farlow, W. Galbraith, M. Knowles, and G. Hayward . . .639

AFM Observation of Surface Acoustic Waves Emitted from Single Symmetric SAW Transducers
T. Hesjedal and G. Behme . . .641

PAPERS

A New Ultrasound Contrast Imaging Approach Based on the Combination of Multiple Imaging Pulses and a Separate Release Burst
P.J.A. Frinking, E. I. Céspedes, J. Kirkhorn, H. G. Torp, and N. de Jong . . .643

Surface Acoustic Wave Impedance Element ISM Duplexer: Modeling and Optical Analysis
T. Makkonen, S. Kondratiev, V. P. Plessky, T. Thorvaldsson, J. Koskela, J. V. Knuuttila, and M. M. Salomaa . . .652

The Adiabatic Anti-Jitter Circuit
M. J. Underhill . . .666

Thermostatic and Dynamic Performance of an Ultrasonic Density Probe
J. van Deventer and J. Delsing . . .675

Travelling Wave Ultrasonic Motor Using the B₀₈ Flexural Mode of a Circular Membrane
P. J. Rayner and R. W. Whatmore . . .683

Near Point-Source Longitudinal and Transverse Mode Ultrasonic Arrays for Material Characterization
M. Mah and D. R. Schmitt . . .691

A Standing Wave-Type Noncontact Linear Ultrasonic Motor
J. Hu, G. Li, H.L.W. Chan, and C. L. Choy . . .699

Doppler Ultrasound Signal Denoising Based on Wavelet Frames
Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, W. Wang, and B. Liu . . .709

The Use of Air-Coupled Ultrasound to Test Paper
C. S. McIntyre, D. A. Hutchins, D. R. Billson, and J. Stor-Pellinen . . .717

Harmonic Leakage and Image Quality Degradation in Tissue Harmonic Imaging
C.-C. Shen and P.-C. Li . . .728

A Thin Film Phantom for Blood Flow Simulation and Doppler Test
S. McAleavey, Z. Hah, and K. Parker . . .737

Novel Interferometric Frequency Discriminators for Low Noise Microwave Applications
J. G. Hartnett, M. E. Tobar, and E. N. Ivanov . . .743

Characterization of One-Dimensional Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Immersion Transducer Arrays
X. Jin, Ö. Oralkan, F. L. Degertekin, and B. T. Khuri-Yakub . . .750

Implementing Guided Wave Mode Control by Use of a Phased Transducer Array
J. Li and J. L. Rose . . .761

Scattering Analysis of Two-Port SAW Resonators
W. Soluch . . .769

Bulk Acoustic Wave Sensors for Sensing Measurand-Induced Electrical Property Changes in Solutions
C. Zhang and J. F. Vetelino . . .773

Finite Element Simulation of Nonlinear Wave Propagation in Thermoviscous Fluids Including Dissipation
J. Hoffelner, H. Landes, M. Kaltenbacher, and R. Lerch . . .779

Model-Based Estimation of Ultrasonic Echoes Part I: Analysis and Algorithms
R. Demirli and J. Saniie . . .787

Model-Based Estimation of Ultrasonic Echoes Part II: Nondestructive Evaluation Applications
R. Demirli and J. Saniie . . .803

Analysis of the Rutile-Ring Method of Frequency-Temperature Compensating A High-Q Whispering Gallery Sapphire Resonator
M. E. Tobar, J. G. Hartnett, G. Duchiron, D. Cros, E. N. Ivanov, P. Blondy, and P. Guillon . . .812

Compact, High-Q, Zero Temperature Coefficient, TE₀₁₁ Sapphire-Rutile Microwave Distributed Bragg Reflector Resonators
M. E. Tobar, D. Cros, P. Blondy, and E. N. Ivanov . . .821

Measuring Lamb Wave Dispersion Curves of a Bi-Layered Plate and Its Application on Material Characterization of Coating
Y.-C. Lee and S.-W. Cheng . . .830

CORRESPONDENCE

Model and Measurements of the Electrical Input Impedance of a Plate-Liquid-Plate Acoustic Resonator
F. Padilla, M. Gindre, and J.-Y. Le Huérou . . .838

Discussion of One-D Piezoelectric Transducer Models with Loss
G. Whitworth . . .844

Reduction of the Cold Collisions Frequency Shift in a Multiple Velocity Fountain: A New Proposal
F. Levi, A. Godone, and L. Lorini . . .847