IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics,
and Frequency Control

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Introduction to the Special Issue on Frequency Control and Precision Timing—Part II
M. Driscoll, L. Maleki, and T. E. Parker. . . 1091

⁸⁷Rb Versus ¹³³Cs in Cold Atom Fountains: A Comparison (INVITED)
Y. Sortais, S. Bize, C. Nicolas, G. Santarelli, C. Salomon, and A. Clairon. . . 1093

Stability and Phase Noise Tests of Two Cryo-Cooled Sapphire Oscillators (INVITED)
G. J. Dick and R. T. Wang . . . 1098

The Total Deviation Approach to Long-Term Characterization of Frequency Stability (INVITED)
D. A. Howe . . . 1102

Construction and Evaluation of the First Brazilian Atomic Clock
F. Teles, D. V. Magalhães, M. Silva dos Santos, G. D. Rovera, and V. S. Bagnato. . . 1111

Amplitude Response of Fabry-Perot Frequency Discriminators
E. Bava, G. Galzerano, and C. Svelto . . . 1115

Compact Diode-Laser Based Rubidium Frequency Reference
N. Vukicevic´ , A. S. Zibrov, L. Hollberg, F. L. Walls, J. Kitching, and H. G. Robinson. . . 1122

Toward a 3:1 Frequency Divider Based on Parametric Oscillation Using AgGaS₂ and PPLN Crystals
A. Douillet, J.-J. Zondy, A. Yelisseyev, S. Lobanov, and L. Isaenko. . . 1127

ACES Microwave Link Requirements
P.J.-M. Uhrich, P. Guillemot, P. Aubry, F. Gonzalez, and C. Salomon . . . 1134

The BNM-LPTF Software for the Frequency Comparison of Atomic Clocks by the Carrier Phase of the GPS Signal
F. Taris, P. Uhrich, G. Petit, Z. Jiang, R. Barillet, and F. Hamouda . . . 1140

Generation of 1/f Noise in Locked Systems Working in Nonlinear Mode
S. Dos Santos and M. Planat . . . 1147

Limitation of the Frequency Stability by Local Oscillator Phase Noise: New Investigations and Natural Improvements
R. Barillet, F. Hamouda, D. Venot, and C. Audoin . . . 1152

Performance Evaluation of an Optoelectronic Oscillator
S. Römisch, J. Kitching, E. Ferrè-Pikal, L. Hollberg, and F. L. Walls . . . 1159

Spurious Signals in Direct Digital Frequency Synthesizers Due to the Phase Truncation
V. F. Kroupa, V. Cïzek, J. Štursa, and H. Švandová. . . 1166

On the Frequency and Amplitude Spectrum and the Fluctuations at the Output of a Communication Receiver
M. Planat and C. Eckert. . . 1173

Estimating the Stability of N Clocks with Correlations
F. Torcaso, C. R. Ekstrom, E. A. Burt, and D. N. Matsakis. . . 1183

Hydrogen and Its Radiation Effects in Quartz Crystals
H. Bahadur . . . 1190

New Seed Geometry for Growth of Low Dislocation Synthetic Quartz
A. H. Shinohara, M. C. Iano, and C. K. Suzuki. . . 1199

Micromachining of Quartz Plates: Determination of a Database by Combined Stereographic Analysis and 3-D Simulation of Etching Shapes
C. R. Tellier and T. G. Leblois . . . 1204

Effect of Crystal Orientation on Lapping and Polishing Processes of Natural Quartz
P. L. Guzzo and J.D.B. De Mello. . . 1217

A Novel Reflector-Filter Using a SAW Waveguide Directional Coupler
J. Tsutsumi, T. Matsuda, O. Ikata, and Y. Satoh . . . 1228

Theoretical Studies on Leaky-SAW Properties Influenced by Layers on Anisotropic Piezoelectric Crystals
P. Wallner, W. Ruile, and R. Weigel. . . 1235

ALC Crystal Oscillators Based Pressure and Temperature Measurement Integrated Circuit for High Temperature Oil Well Applications
R. A. Bianchi, J.-M.M. Karam, and B. Courtois. . . 1241

Signal Amplification with Multilayer Arrangements on Chemical Quartz-Crystal-Resonator Sensors
R. Lucklum, C. Behling, and P. Hauptmann. . . 1246

Interrogation Oscillator Noise Rejection in the Comparison of Atomic Fountains
S. Bize, Y. Sortais, P. Lemonde, S. Zhang, P. Laurent, G. Santarelli, C. Salomon, and A. Clairon. . . 1253

Latex Piezoelectric Immunoassay: Analysis of C-Reactive Protein in Human Serum
S. Kurosawa, H. Aizawa, and M. Yoshimoto . . . 1256

Computer Model for Harmonic Ultrasound Imaging
Y. Li and J. A. Zagzebski . . . 1259