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Information For Contributors. . .1909

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A Multimedia Example . . .1914
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Call for Papers: 2008 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium . . .1915

Special Issue on Modeling, Optimization, and Design of Acoustic Devices

SPECIAL ISSUE PAPERS

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Introduction to the Special Issue on Modeling, Optimization, and Design of Acoustic Devices
Alireza Baghai-Wadji . . . 1916

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Mathematical Optimization of Multilayer Piezoelectric Devices with Nonuniform Layers by Simulated Annealing
A. Abrar and S. Cochran. . . 1920

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Iterative WLS Design of SAW Bandpass Filters
A. S. Rukhlenko. . . 1930

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One-Port SAW Resonators Using Natural SPUDT Substrates
D. P. Morgan, S. Zhgoon, and A. Shvetsov. . . 1936

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Suppression of Transverse Mode Responses in Ultra-Wideband SAW Resonators Fabricated on a Cu-Grating/15°YX-LiNbO₃ Structure
T. Omori, K. Matsuda, N. Yokoyama, K.-Y. Hashimoto, and M. Yamaguchi. . . 1943

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Optimization Design of a Lamb Wave Device for Density Sensing of Nonviscous Liquid
Z. Chen, L. Li, W. Shi, and H. Guo. . . 1949

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Optimal Design of an RSPUDT-Based SAW Filter with Constant Group Delay
H. Li, J. Wen, K.-Y. Hashimoto, T. Omori, and M. Yamaguchi. . . 1960

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Design Considerations of Miller Oscillators for High-Sensitivity QCM Sensors in Damping Media
L. Rodriguez-Pardo, J. Fariña, C. Gabrielli, H. Perrot, and R. Brendel. . . 1965

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Simulation of Absolute Amplitudes of Ultrasound Signals Using Equivalent Circuits
J. Johansson, P.-E.Martinsson, and J. Delsing. . . 1977

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Vibration Distribution in Output Sections of a Piezoelectric Transformer Operating at Thickness Shear Mode
J. Du, J. Hu, and K.-J. Tseng. . . 1984

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Miniature Multimode Monolithic Flextensional Transducers
A.-C. Hladky-Hennion, A. E. Uzgur, D. C. Markley, A. Safari, J. K. Cochran, Jr., R. E. Newnham. . . 1992

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Flexural Vibrations and Resonance of Piezoelectric Cantilevers with a Nonpiezoelectric Extension
Z. Shen, W. Y. Shih, and W.-H. Shih. . . 2001

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Analysis of Frequency Response of IDT/ZnO/Si SAW Filter Using the Coupling of Modes Model
E. Ntagwirumugara, T. Gryba, V. Y. Zhang, E. Dogheche, and J.-E. Lefebvre. . . 2011

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Matrix Algorithms for Modeling Acoustic Waves in Piezoelectric Multilayers
E. L. Tan. . . 2016

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Finite Element Technique for the Assessment of 3-1 and “Super 1-3” Connectivity Piezoelectric Composite Transducers
R. L. O’Leary, G. Hayward, and V. Murray. . . 2024

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Finite Element Analysis of Piezoelectric Thin Film Membrane Structures
H. S. Choi, J. L. Ding, A. Bandyopadhyay, and S. Bose. . . 2036

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Analysis of Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Transducers Attached to Waveguides Using Waveguide Finite Elements
P. W. Loveday. . . 2045

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FEM/BEM Analysis of a Generalized Periodic Array
P. Ventura and W. Steichen. . . 2052

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FEM/BEM for Simulation of LSAW Devices
R. M. Taziev. . . 2060

REGULAR ISSUE PAPERS

Medical Ultrasound

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Designing Waveforms for Temporal Encoding Using a Frequency Sampling Method
C.-F. Yang, K.-H. Chen, Y.-C. Chen, and T.-C. Chang. . . 2070

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Golay Pulse Encoding for Microbubble Contrast Imaging in Ultrasound
C. Leavens, R. Williams, S. F. Foster, P. N. Burns, and M. D. Sherar. . . 2082

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High Speed Imaging of Bubble Clouds Generated in Pulsed Ultrasound Cavitational Therapy—Histotripsy
Z. Xu, M. Raghavan, T. L. Hall, C.-W. Chang, M.-A. Mycek, J. B. Fowlkes, and C. A. Cain. . . 2091
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Physical Acoustics

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Ultra Temperature-Stable Bulk-Acoustic-Wave Resonators with SiO₂ Compensation Layer
H. Yu, W. Pang, H. Zhang, and E. S. Kim. . . 2102

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Modeling of a Disk-Type Piezoelectric Transformer
S.-T. Ho. . . 2110

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Electroelastic Effect of Thickness Mode Langasite Resonators
H. Zhang, J. A. Turner, J. Yang, J. A. Kosinski. . . 2120

Sensors, NDE, and Industrial Applications

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Processing of Ultrasonic Array Signals for Characterizing Defects. Part I: Signal Synthesis
R. Rus, S.-C. Wooh, and R. Gallego. . . 2129

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Processing of Ultrasonic Array Signals for Characterizing Defects. Part II: Experimental Work
R. Rus, S.-C. Wooh, and R. Gallego. . . 2139

Surface Acoustic Waves

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Detection and High-Precision Positioning of Liquid Droplets Using SAW Systems
J. Bennès, S. Alzuaga, F. Chérioux, S. Ballandras, P. Vairac, J.-F. Manceau, and F. Bastien. .  . 2146

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Operation Mechanism of Double-Mode Surface Acoustic Wave Filters with Pitch-Modulated IDTs and Reflectors
K.-Y. Hashimoto, T. Omori, and M. Yamaguchi. . . 2152

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Low-Loss and Wide-Band Double-Mode Surface Acoustic Wave Filters Using Pitch-Modulated Interdigital Transducers and Reflectors
O. Kawachi, S. Mitobe, M. Tajima, S. Inoue, and K.-Y. Hashimoto. . . 2159

Transducers and Transducers Materials

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Polyurea Thin Film Ultrasonic Transducers for Nondestructive Testing and Medical Imaging
M. Nakazawa, T. Kosugi, H. Nagatsuka, A. Maezawa, K. Nakamura, and S. Ueha and J. A. Jensen. .  . 2165

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Optimization of Elastic Nonlinear Behavior Measurements of Ceramic Piezoelectric Resonators with Burst Excitation
A. Albareda, R. Pérez, J. A. Casals, J. E. García, and D. A. Ochoa. . . 2175

CORRESPONDENCE

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Statistical Modeling of the Radio-Frequency Signal for Partially- and Fully-Developed Speckle Based on a Generalized Gaussian Model with Application to Echocardiography
O. Bernard, B. Touil, J. D’hooge, and D. Friboulet. . . 2189

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Thickness Vibration of an Electroelastic Plate Under Biasing Fields
J. Yang. . . 2195

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One-Dimensional Equations for Planar Piezoelectric Curved Bars
J. Yang. . . 2202

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Application of an Alternating Phase-Shifting Mask Design Method to Near-Field Photolithography for Fabricating More Than 2 GHz SAW Devices
F.-D. Lai, J.-M. Hua, and H. M. Huang. . . 2208