1992 Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings

Front Matter

Table of Contents

Signal Flow Graph Analysis of Diffraction and Reflection in SAW Filters
- O. Manner, K. C. Wagner and W. Ruile

Dynamic 2D Analysis of SAW-Devices Including Massloading
- H. P. Reichinger and A. R. Baghai-Wadji

Full-Wave 3D Analysis of Singly- And Doubly Periodic SAW-Structures
- H. P. Zidek, A. R. Baghai-Wadji, and F. J. Seifert

Design of Switchable Inline Filters and Compensation of Second Order Effects
- A. Fischerauer, W. Schott

Inclusion of Peripheral Circuit Elements in the Design Synthesis of Slanted Array Compressors
- M. A. Domalewski and Shen Jen

Enhanced Triple Transit Suppression on Broadband S.C.T. Delay Lines Using Single Fingers on Yz-LiNbO3
- B. Noel and J. L. Foure

A Review of SAW Resonator Filter Technology
- P. V. Wright

Modeling of SAW Transversely Coupled Resonators Filters Using Coupling-of-Modes Modeling Technique
- C. S. Hartmann, D. P. Chen and J. Heighway

Mode Profiles in Waveguide-Coupled Resonators
- William D. Hunt, Tom Cameron, John C. B. Saw, Yoonkee Kim, and Mark S. Suthers

High Frequency STW Resonator Filters
- R. Almar, B. Horine, and J. Andersen

Wide Bandwidth SAW Resonators and VCO Using Slanted Interdigital Transducers
- K. Yamanouchi, T. Matsudo, and M. Takeuchi

A Uniformly-Sampled Single-Phase Unidirectional Transducer with Sub-Nyquist Spatial Sampling
- P. V. Wright

IIDT Type Low-Loss SAW Filters with Improved Stopband Rejection in the Range of 1 to 2 GHz
- H. Yatsuda, T. Inaoka, Y. Takeuchi and T. Horishima

Synthesis of Spudt Filters with Simultaneous Reflection and Transduction Optimization
- Pascal Ventura, Marc Solal, Pierre Dufilie, Jean Desbois, Martine Doisy, Jean-Michel Hode

Characterization of Three Phase Unidirectional Transducers
- M. E. Garrity, S. M. Richie, and D. C. Malocha

Bulk Wave Radiation by Group-Type-Unidirectional-Transducers
- A. Rinck, K. C. Wagner and P. Russer

A Network Model for Arbitrarily Oriented IDT Structures
- Mauricio P. da Cunha and Eric L. Adler

Wideband Low Loss Double Mode SAW Filters
- Takao Morita, Yoshitaka Watanabe, Masaki Tanaka and Yuzo Nakazawa

A Reflective Array Structure Using STW to SAW Conversion
- A. Ronnekleiv, H. E. Engan, and N. K. Elnegaard

Development of Low-Loss Band-Pass Filters Using SAW Resonators for Portable Telephones
- O. Ikata, T. Miyashita, T. Matsuda, T. Nishihara, and Y. Satoh

New Resonator Filter with High Sidelobe Suppression
- G. Scholl, R. Dill, W. Ruile, C. C. W. Ruppel

Half Percent Bandwidth Coupled Resonator Filter Design
- D. F. Thompson and P. V. Wright

Low-Cost Surface Mount Packaging for SAWs
- J. Gore, B. Horine, J. Phillips, R. Hoffman, and J. Dodge

GHz-Range Low-Loss Wide Band Filters Using New Floating Electrode Type Unidirectional Transducers
- K. Yamanouchi, CH. S. Lee, K. Yamamoto, T. Meguro, and H. Odagawa

Characteristics and Fabrication of a Narrow Gap Transducer
- N. Sakairi, S. M. Richie, K. C. Casey and D. C. Malocha

Z-Path IF-Filters for Mobile Telephones
- J. Machui, W. Ruile

Using of Self-Resonance Approach for High Selectivity Low Loss SAW Filters
- S. Doberstein, V. Malyukhov, K. Nikolaenko, V. Razgonyaev

Analysis of Spatially-Weighted MSW Transducers
- Takuro Koike and Masashi Miyahara

Wideband Integrated Magnetooptic Frequency Shifter and Modulator at X-Band
- Y. Pu and C. Tsai

Integrated Magnetooptic Bragg Cell Module in Tapered Waveguide and Applications to RF Spectral Analysis at X-Band and Light Beam Scanning
- C. L. Wang and C. S. Tsai

Focused SAW Induced Sidelobe Suppression of Integrated Acousto-Optic Tunable Wavelength Filters
- Arjun Kar-Roy and Chen S. Tsai

Multichannel Waveguide Devices Using Collinear Acoustooptic Interaction
- V. V. Proklov and E. M. Korablev

Acoustoelectronics in Bulgaria: Research and Development
- Lozan Spassov

Considerations on SAW Coupled-Mode Equations and Equivalent Circuit Representation of Interdigital Transducers
- Kiyoshi Nakamura and Kazuhiro Hirota

Theory and Applications of RMSC
- E. Danicki

SAW Filters with High Out-of-Band Rejection
- E. V. Bausk, I. B. Yakovkin

SAW Filters with Weighted Tapered Interdigital Transducers
- Jan Lamperski

Acceleration Sensitivity of SAW Oscillators: A Market Survey
- R. McGowan, J. Himmel, J. Kosinski, R. Lindenmuth and T. Lukaszek

Experimental Determination of Com Model Parameters for SAW Transversely Coupled Resonator Filter
- C. S. Hartmann, D. P. Chen, and J. Heighway

A Small-Signal Equivalent Circuit Model for Heterostructure Acoustic Charge Transport Devices
- J. Stevenson Kenney and William D. Hunt

An Integrated SAW-Based RF Spectrum Analyzer
- Zuoqing Wang

Programmable Transversal Filter Based Adaptive Line Enhancer
- Carl M. Panasik and Melanie Jurgovan

A-60 dB Sidelobe Pulse Compression System for Space Application
- P. Dubouis, J. P. Gragnolati, E. Psaila, M. Solal

Applications of SAW Technology in a SONET-Compatible High Capacity Digital Microwave Radio
- T. P. Cameron, J. C. B. Saw and M. S. Suthers

SAW-Based Carrier Recovery Without Phase Ambiguity for 915 MHz BPSK Wireless Digital Communications
- P. J. Edmonson, P. M. Smith and C. K. Campbell

Electromagnetic Feedthrough in Si/ZnO-SAW-Devices
- Frank Moller and Werner Buff

Transmission and Reception of High Fidelity Sound in Buildings Using Surface Transverse Wave Based 1 GHz FM Radio
- Ivan D. Avramov

Thermal Conductivity Gas Sensor Based on LiNbO3 SAW Resonators
- Gary W. Watson, Richard D. Ketchpel and Edward J. Staples

Temperature Derivative of Stress Coefficients of SAW Resonator Frequency from Pressure Sensor Measurements
- B. K. Sinha. S. Onodera, Y. Jinzaki, A. Obuchi, and J. Groves

Mass Density Sensor for Liquids Using ZnO-Film/Al-Foil Lamb Wave Device
- Velayutham Rajendran, Masakazu Koike, Ken-Ya Hashimoto and Masatsune Yamaguchi

Portable Detection System for Illicit Materials Based on SAW Resonators
- G. Watson, W. Horton and E. Staples

Chemically Selective Polymer Coatings for Acoustic Vapor Sensors and Arrays
- Jay W. Grate, R. Andrew McGill, and Michael H. Abraham

Love Waves for (Bio)chemical Sensing in Liquids
- G. Kovacs, G. W. Lubking, M. J. Vellekoop and A. Venema

Design of an Improved Acoustic Plate Mode Delay Line for Biosensor Applications
- J. C. Andle, F. Josse, J. F. Vetelino and D. J. McAllister

STW Chemical Sensors
- R. L. Baer, C. A. Flory, M. Tom-Moy and D. S.-Solomon

One-Port Surface Acoustic Wave Resonator for Sensing in Liquids
- T. Nomura, T. Yasuda, and S. Furukawa

Precise Estimation of Viscosity of Liquid Using Leaky Surface Acoustic Waves Propagating Along Liquid/Polymer/LiNbO3 Structures
- Shoji Furukawa, Hiroshi Furukawa, Tooru Nomura, Tsutomu Yasuda and Minoru Tamura

Miniaturised Ultrasonic-Wave Velocity and Attenuation Sensors for Liquid
- Ken-Ya Hashimoto, Yoshihisa Yamada, Takuya Ienaka, and Masatsune Yamaguchi

Anomalous Behaviour of Flexural Waves in Very Thin Immersed Plates
- H. Dabirikhah and C. W. Turner

Dynamic Behavior of ZnO on Si3N4 Bimorphs
- Wai-Shing Choi and Jan G. Smits

An Estimator of Focal Position Based on Geometric Acoustics
- Wagner Coelho A. Pereira, David M. Simpson and Joao C. Machado

High-Fidelity Acoustic-Emission Sensor/Preamplifier Subsystems: Modeling and Experiments
- C. M. Fortunko. M. A. Hamstad, and D. W. Fitting

3-D Simulation of Ultrasonic Sensor System in Mobile Robots
- H. Vaataja, H. Hakala, P. Mattila and R. Suoranta

Ultrasonic Method of Yielding the Soldering Alloy Emulsion in Colophony
- Antoni Latuszek

Analysis of Sandwich Transducer Consisted of Multi-Pair of Piezoelectric Ceramics with Losses
- Yan Zhongyu, Lin Zhongmao

Time-Frequency Analysis Applied to Sandy Bottom Echoes
- P. Delachartre, D. Vray, F. Peyrin, A. Dziedzic, G. Gimenez

A Technique for Estimation of Surface Roughness
- Claudio Camporeale, Michele Uliana

Supervised Backpropagation Neural Networks for the Classification of Ultrasonic Signals from Fiber Microcracking in Metal Matrix Composites
- Laura L. Mann, Theodore E. Matikas, Prasanna Karpur and S. Krishnamurthy

Characterization of Biphase Heterogeneous Media Using Deconvolution of High Frequency Ultrasonic Echograms
- Z. Derouiche, C. Delebarre, J. M. Rouvaen and I. Baquet

A Neural Network Approach to Ultrasonic Tomography
- D. A. Hutchins, J. T. Mottram, E. L. Hines, P. Corcoran and D. M. Anthony

Investigation of PECVD Silicon Nitride Films for Surface Wave Devices
- K. R. Lee, D. C. Malocha, and K. B. Sundaram

The Etched Surface of Sputtered Zinc Oxide and Its Relationship to Fractal Growth and Surface Wave Properties
- F. S. Hickernell and T. S. Hickernell

High Frequency Surface Acoustic Wave Filter Using ZnO/Diamond/Si Structure
- H. Nakahata, A. Hachigo, S. Shikata and N. Fujimori

Analytical Solutions for Sagittal Plane Plate Waves in Composites
- Z. Wang, C. K. Jen and J. D. N. Cheeke

Excitation of Higher Order Modes in Lamb Wave Delay Lines
- Y. Jin and S. G. Joshi

A Study of Fast Surface Bounded Plate Modes with High Coupling Effiency in ZnO/Si Structures
- M. Weihnacht and G. Martin

Green's Function of a Liquid/Solid Interface and Application to Fluid Coupled Ultrasonic Materials Testing
- N. N. Hsu, S. E. Fick and G. V. Blessing

Plate Laminae Stacks: Modelling and Simulation of Elastic Guided Propagation
- Ada Fort, Valerio Vignoli

Piezoelectric Materials for SAW Applications
- J. G. Gualtieri, J. A. Kosinski, and A. Ballato

Surface Acoustic Wave Properties of ZnO Films on {100}-Cut <110>-Propagating GaAs Substrates
- Yoonkee Kim, William D. Hunt, Frederick S. Hickernell, Robert J. Higgins

New Spurious Suppression Cut of Thin Film/LiNbO3 Structure for GHz-Range SAW Filters
- K. Yamanouchi, S. Yasukawa, T. Meguro, and Y. Wagatsuma

Analyses of Layered SAW Substrates by Time Dependent Particle Displacement
- Shoji Furukawa, Hiroshi Furukawa, Tooru Nomura and Tsutomu Yasuda

Analysis of Obliquely Propagating SAWs in Periodic Arrays of Metal Strips
- K. C. Wagner and O. Manner

Techniques for SAW Device Investigation Using a High-Performance Phase-Sensitive Laser Probe
- Shen Jen and M. A. Domalewski

Determination of Elastic Constants of Thin Films for Improved CAD Modeling of SAW Filters and Resonators
- W. Ruile, H. Meier

Propagation of Leaky Surface Acoustic Waves Under Thin Periodic Metal Electrodes
- H. Meier, B. Schneiderbauer, P. Russer

Scanning-Tunneling-Microscope Detection of Surface Acoustic Waves
- S. E. McBride and G. C. Wetsel, Jr

Effects of Thermoelastic Coupling on the Propagation of Surface Acoustic Waves
- Andreas P. Mayer and Sabine Sanladerer

SAW and Pseudo-SAW Properties Using Matrix Methods
- Eric L. Adler

Rayleigh Waves and Leaky SAW in Periodic Systems of Electrodes: Periodic Green's Function Analysis
- V. P. Plessky and T. Thorvaldsson

Nonlinear Phenomena Caused by Periodic Electric Charge Distribution in Piezoelectric Resonator
- Michio Ohki and Tadashi Shiosaki

Thin Film Bulk Acoustic Wave Filters for GPS
- K. M. Lakin, G. R. Kline, and K. T. McCarron

Two Dimensional Finite Difference Method for the Analysis of Piezoelectric Devices
- C. F. Campbell and R. J. Weber

Piezoelectric Ceramic Transformer Operating in Thickness Extensional Vibration Mode for Power Supply
- Osamu Ohnishi, Hiromi Kishie, Akio Iwamoto, Yasuhiro Sasaki, Toshiyuki Zaitsu and Takeshi Inoue

Nonlinear Effects Limiting Maximum Values of Acoustic Fields
- Oleg V. Rudenko and Oleg A. Sapozhnikov

Some New Results in Hybrid Acousto-Optic Processing
- P. Goutin, P. Logette, J. M. Rouvaen, and E. Bridoux

Orthogonal Shear Acoustic Mode Suppression in Gallium Phosphide Acousto-Optic Bragg Cells
- Michael R. Lange and Dennis R. Pape

Feynman Diagram Analysis of Nonlinear Response in Bragg Cells
- Jieping Xu and Yongchuan Tao

Analysis of Newly Designed Phased Array Birefringent Acousto-Optic Devices
- Jieping Xu

Effect of Intrinsic Surface Roughness and Other Decay Processes on Surface Plasmon Polariton Resonance Halfwidth
- Sohair Negm and Hassan Talaat

Theoretical Study on Pulsed Photothermal Deformation in Semiconductors
- Jian-Chun Cheng and Shu-yi Zhang

Hybrid Acousto-Opto-Electronic Correlator for Rapid Acquisition and Tracking of GPS Codes
- B. Bouras, O. Bazzi and R. Torguet

Improved Efficiency Piezoelectric Ceramic/Polymer Composite Transducers
- J. A. Hossack and B. A. Auld

A Novel Ultrasonic Array Incorporating Composite Transducer Technology
- D. J. Powell and G. Hayward

The Design of Low Volume Fraction 1-3 Connectivity Composite Transducers Using Finite Element Modelling Techniques
- R. Hamilton and G. Hayward

Analysis of Electrical Impedance Spectra of 1-3 PZT Composites
- Shirley D. Darrah and H. Dean Batha

Ferroelectric Polymers: Current and Future Ultrasound Applications
- Lewis F. Brown

Multi-Layer PZT Transducer Arrays for Improved Sensitivity
- Richard L. Goldberg, Stephen W. Smith, Richard A. Ladew, and Jean C. Brent

Two-Dimensional Array Transducers Using Hybrid Connection Technology
- Stephen W. Smith and Edward D. Light

Object Dependent Compensation of Missing Array Elements
- Pai-Chi Li, Stephen W. Flax, Emad S. Ebbini and Matthew O'Donnell

Synthesis of a Specific Wavefront Using 2D Full and Sparse Arrays
- Didier Cassereau, Najet Chakroun, Francois Wu, Mathias Fink and Frederic Datchi

Optimization of Broadband Transducer Designs by Use of Statistical Design of Experiments
- Ronald E. McKeighen

2D Mixed Finite Element/Analytical Model of the Mechanical Coupling in Ultrasonic Array
- Pascal Ventura, Patrick Ferrara, Jean Desbois, Yves Lagier, Sixte De Fraguier, Jean-Francois Gelly

Modelling of Acoustic Antennas with a Combined Finite-Element-Boundary-Element-Method
- R. Lerch, H. Landes, W. Friedrich, R. Hebel, A. Hoss, H. Kaarmann

A Coupled Two-Port Network Transducer Model
- G. R. Lockwood and F. S. Foster

A Spatially Shaded PVDF Acoustic Transducer
- D. McGehee and J. S. Jaffe

Transient Analysis of a PVDF Fresnel Zone Plate
- M. Z. Sleva and W. D. Hunt

The Effect of Polarization Gradient on the Frequency Response of PVDF Polymer Transducers
- B. Fay, P. A. Lewin, G. Ludwig, G. M. Sessler, and G. Yang

Steering of Limited Diffraction Beams with a Two-Dimensional Array Transducer
- Jim-yu Lu and James F. Greenleaf

A Novel Imaging System Based on Nondiffracting X Waves
- M. Fatemi and M. A. Arad

Weighted Conical Transducer for Generation of Bessel Beam Ultrasound
- Ken Yamada, Katsumi Tasei and Kiyoshi Nakamura

Experimental Analysis of a Computationally Efficient Phase Aberration Correction Technique
- M. Karaman, A. Atalar, H. Koymen, and M. O'Donnell

Large Aperture Phase Error Measurement and Effects
- Harry W. Durgin, Paul D. Freiburger, Daniel C. Sullivan, Gregg E. Trahey

Focusing in Transmit-Receive Mode Through Inhomogeneous Media: The Matched Filter Approach
- Christian Dorme, Mathias Fink, Claire Prada

Techniques for Acoustic Tomography in Anisotropic Media
- Y. Q. Wang, R. A. Kline, R. Mignogna, and P. P. Del Santo

Experimental Determination of the Ultrasonic Echo from a Pointlike Reflector Using a Tomographic Approach
- Anders Grennberg, Magnus Sandell

New Developments in the Finite Difference Modelling of Pulse-Echo Scattering
- Richard Stacey and John P. Weight

Spatial Correlation of the Backscattered Acoustic Field from Fiber Reinforced Composites
- A. Derode, M. Fink

Adaptive Array Imaging in Inhomogeneous Media
- D. W. Fitting, S. J. Norton and C. M. Fortunko

Novel Ultrasonic Beamforming Method Based on Nonlinear Filtering
- Risto Suoranta

High-Order Ultrasonic Harmonic Generation by a Circular Transducer
- R. D'angelo, C. V. Kimball, S. Kostek, and T. J. Plona

An Angular Spectrum Technique for Calculating Receiver Output Signals for Pulse-Echo Ultrasound Insonification of Elastic Plates
- Donald P. Orofino and Peder C. Pedersen

One Component Surface Waves in Materials with Symmetry
- Andrew Norris

Applications of Microelectronics and Microfabrication to Ultrasound Imaging Systems
- A. L. Robinson and J.-H. Mo

Digital Processing for Improved Elevation Resolution in a Three-Dimensional Tapered Phased Array Imaging System
- T. L. Pao, L. A. Mann and P. J. Benkeser

Limits to the Enhancement of Piezoelectric Transducers Achievable by Materials Engineering
- Wallace Arden Smith

Miniature Doppler Probe Using a Unidirectional SAW Transducer
- T. Matsunaka and S. Yamashita

Low Threshold Subharmonic Generation in Fractal Piezoelectric Composites
- A. Alippi, G. Shkerdin, A. Bettucci, F. Craciun, E. Molinari, and A. Petri

Nonuniform Velocity Distribution on the Surface of Ultrasonic Transducers as a Source of Non-Diffracting Beams
- P. Kielczynski, W. Pajewski, and M. Szalewski

Parameter Estimation and the Importance of Phase in Acoustic Microscopy
- Bretton L. Douglas, S. Davis Kent, and Hua Lee

A Calibration Method of the LFB Acoustic Microscope System Using Isotropic Standard Specimens
- J. Kushibiki, T. Wakahara, T. Kobayashi, and N. Chubachi

Tunneling Acoustic Microscopy
- Keiji Takata

Directional Point-Focus-Beam Acoustic Microscope System
- T. Sannomiya, J. Kushibiki, N. Chubachi, K. Matsuno, R. Suganuma, and Y. Shinozaki

Microdeformation Microscopy Using a Vibrating Tip
- B. Cretin, F. Sthal

Improvement of Measurement Accuracy of Line-Focus-Beam Acoustic Microscope System
- T. Kobayashi, J. Kushibiki, and N. Chubachi

Multilayered Material Characterization by the Lamb Wave Lens
- F. L. Degertekin, A. Atalar, and H. Koymen

New Aspects of Nonlinear Effects in a Focused Acoustic Beam in Pressurized Superfluid 4He
- Y. Sasaki, H. Kishi, I. Kobayashi, T. Saito, K. Karaki, and Y. Okuda

Evaluation of Elasticity Variation in Functionally Gradient Materials
- Katsumi Ohira, Masa- aki Yanaka,  Yusuke Tsukahara,and Sadayuki Ueha

Acoustic Characterization of Metals with Long Needle Grains
- C. K. Jen, H. Soda, Y. S. Liu, C. Neron, A. Ohno and A. McLean

Mode Conversions of Lamb Waves for Inspection of Disbonds
- Keun J. Sun, Patrick H. Johnston

Ultrasonic Measurements for the Quantitative NDE of Adhesive Joints - Potential and Challenges
- Peter Cawley

Bond Integrity of Microwave Absorbers
- A. Ananda, Y. Verma, B. T. Smith, P. H. Johnston, I. E. Campisi, K. E. Finger

Ultrasonic Imaging of Damage Progression in Composite Laminates
- A. C. Wey and L. W. Kessler

In Situ Process Monitoring Using Laser-Based Ultrasound
- R. C. Addison, Jr., A. D. W. McKie, T.-L. T. Liao, and H.-S. Ryang

Single Point Contact Measurements of Mechanical Resonances
- C. P. Hsieh and B. T. Khuri-Yakub

Breaking the Sensitivity Barrier: The Challenge for Laser-Ultrasonics
- James W. Wagner

Experimental Study of Anisotropic and Dispersive Effects on Carbon-Epoxy Composite Using Laser Generated Ultrasound
- C. Corbel, F. Guillois, D. Royer, M. Fink and R. De Mol

Optical Probing of Acoustic Fields - Application to the Ultrasonic Testing of Steam Generator Tubes
- D. Royer, N. Dubois and Ph. Benoist

Ultrasonic Non Destructive Testing with Time Reversal Mirrors
- Najet Chakroun, Mathias Fink, Francois Wu

Statistical Moments of Rayleigh Scattered Fields in Porous Fiber Reinforced Composites
- Dan Grolemund and Chen S. Tsai

Ultrasonic Polar Backscattering for NDE of Stitched Graphite-Epoxy Composites
- Patrick E. Johnston

Multi-Mode Excitation and Data Reduction for Fatigue Crack Characterization in Conducting Plates
- B. Wincheski, M. Namkung, J. P. Fulton, and C. G. Clendenin

Non Destructive Evaluation of Graphite by Ultrasonic Velocity Measurement Using Cross-Correlation and Hilbert Transform Methods
- R. El Guerjouma, A. Mouchtachi, Y. Jayet and J. C. Baboux

Smart Structures - Modeling and Applications
- Vasundara V. Varadan and Vijay K. Varadan

Capacitance Devices for the Generation of Air-Borne Ultrasonic Fields
- D. W. Schindel, D. A. Hutchins, L. Zou, and M. Sayer

Ultrasonic Monitoring of the Dynamic Properties of Composites During Manufacture
- R. A. Kline. N. C. Parasnis and R. V. Konanur

Monitoring the Thickness of Polymer Coating by Using Piezoelectric Sensor
- I. Perrissin-Fabert, Y. Jayet and R. El Guerjouma

Fluid Density and Concentration Measurement Using Noninvasive in Situ Ultrasonic Resonance Interferometry
- Noah G. Pope, D. Kirk Veirs, Thomas N. Claytor, and Micheal B. Histand

Ultrasonic Butt Welding of Large Metal Plates Shifting Welding Tip Driving Position at Regular Spaces Along the Specimens
- Jiromaru Tsujino, Tetsugi Ueoka, Ichiro Watanabe, Masato Ogawa and Masakazu Hirasawa

Characteristics of Ultrasonic Bending of Metal Plates Using a Longitudinal Vibration Die and Punch
- Jirornaru Tsujino, Tetsugi Ueoka, Hajime Sato, Kazuhiro Takiguchi, and Kazumitsu Takahashi

AC Magnetic Field Frequency Dependence of Magnetoacoustic Emission
- M. Namkung, B. Wincheski, J. P. Fulton, and R. Denale

Time of Arrival Discrimination of Interfering Waves for Thickness Measurements in Composite Media
- A. S. Fiorillo, N. Lamberti and M. Pappalardo

The Random Phase Transducer in Ultrasonic Non Destructive Testing of Coarse Grain Stainless Steel: An Original Tool to Characterize Multiple Scattering Effect
- J. M. Bordier, M. Fink, A. Le Brun, F. Cohen-Tenoudji

Non-Contact Lamb Wave Tomography
- D. A. Hutchins, D. P. Jansen and C. Edwards

Ultrasonic Rotary Motor Using a Longitudinal-Torsional Vibration Converter
- Jiromaru Tsujino, Masanobu Takeuchi and Hiroshi Koshisako

Simulation and Experimental Study on Elastic Fin Ultrasonic Motor
- Minoru Kurosawa, Tatsuya Uchiki, Hideto Hanada, Kentaro Nakamura, and Sadayuki Ueha

Piezoelectric Energy Conversion in Windmills
- V. Hugo Schmidt

Sound Propagation in Disordered Metals at Low Temperatures
- S. N. Coppersmith

Ultrasonic Attenuation and Velocity Measurements in the Normal State of the Heavy Fermion Superconductor UPt3
- S.-W. Lin, M. Levy, Bimal K. Sarma, S. Adenwalla, J. B. Ketterson, and D. G. Hinks

High Resolution Ultrasonic Measurements of UPt3 at Very Low Temperatures
- C. Jin, D. M. Lee, S.-W. Lin, M. Levy, Bimal K. Sarma, D. G. Hinks

Low Field Ultrasonic Attenuation by the Vortex Lattice of Melt-Textured YBa2Cu3O7
- Moises Levy, Zheng-Xiao Li, Bimal K. Sarma, S. Salem-Sugui Jr., Donglu Shi and G. W. Crabtree

Absorption and Velocity Dispersion of Acoustic Waves in Polybutylacrylate Films
- D. Fioretto, G. Carlotti, G. Socino, L. Palmieri, L. Verdini, C. Caliendo, E. Verona

Acoustic Ink Printing
- B. Hadimioglu, S. A. Elrod, D. L. Steinmetz, M. Lim, J. C. Zesch, B. T. Khuri-Yakub, E. G. Rawson, and C. F. Quate

1-3 Composites for Ultrasonic Air Transducers
- M. I. Haller and B. T. Khuri-Yakub

A Novel Ultrasonic Resonance Spectrometer for Microbubble Sizing
- R. M. Schmitt, H. J. Schmidt, O. Kripfgans, C. Poser

The Effects of Fatigue on Acoustic Nonlinearity in Aluminum Alloys
- William T. Yost and John H. Cantrell

Material Property Characterization and Pulse Propagation in Thin Drawn Wire Waveguides
- E. I. Madaras, T. Kohl and W. P. Rogers

An Ultrasonic Technique for Determining the Elastic Constants of Glass Wafers
- Allen H. Meitzler

Speed of Sound in Sulfuric Acid Solution: Application to Density Measurement
- D. Vray, D. Berchoux, P. Delachartre, and G. Gimenez

Effect of Compressive Stress on a Composite Resonator Based on PVF2
- S. Bah, G. Quezel, Ph. Benech, L. Ngalamou and J. F. Legrand

Piezoelectric Transformer Using Energy Trapping of Width-Shear Vibration in LiNbO3 Plate
- M. Ueda, M. Satoh, S. Ohtsu and N. Wakatsuki

Finite Element Formulation of Acoustic Scattering Phenomena with Absorbing Boundary Condition in the Frequency Domain
- H. Gan, P. L. Levin, and R. Ludwig

Self-Sustained Oscillations of Acoustoelectric Effects
- Vladimir A. Vyun

Magnetoelastic Wave Spectra in Ferrite Films
- A. S. Bugayev, V. B. Gorsky

Gaussian-Beam Expansions for Focused Transducers
- Michael D. Prange and Fred Stanke

Guided EM Waves in Anisotropic Dielectric Plates
- P. C. Y. Lee and J. D. Yu

Graphical Simulation of Superluminal Acoustic Localized Wave Pulses
- R. Donnelly, D. Power, G. Templeman, A. Whalen

Some Novel Applications of Point Source and Point Detector for Ultrasonic Waves
- Kwang Yul Kim and Wolfgang Sachse

Test of a Bond-Correction Formula for Ultrasonic Velocity Measurement
- George Mozurkewich

Exact Analysis of Acoustic Wave Propagation in Piezoelectric Fibers of Hexagonal Crystal Symmetry
- V. Winkel, J. E. B. Oliveira, J. D. Dai and C. K. Jen

The Method of Moments for Vibrations of Piezoelectric Laminae
- M. Cengiz Dokmeci

Dynamic Measuring Method of Velocity and Capacitance Variation of Piezoelectric Ceramics with Alternating Electric Field
- Yasuo Cho and Fumihiko Matsuno

Equations of State Including the Thermal Domain of Piezoelectric and Pyroelectric Heterogeneous Bimorphs
- Jan G. Smits and Wai-Shing Choi

Ultrasound Data Acquisition System Design for Collecting High Quality RF Data from Beef Carcasses in the Slaughterhouse Environment
- I. A. Hein, J. A. Novakofski, and W. D. O'Brien, Jr.

Experimental Results of Ultrasonic Monitoring of Cryotherapy on in Vitro Skin Samples of Domestic Pig
- P. Laugier and G. Berger

Spectral Crosscorrelation for Tissue Characterization
- K. D. Donohue and T. Varghese

Quantitative Ultrasonic Assessment of Tissue Macroscopic Heterogeneity
- S. Abouelkaram, P. Laugier, M. Fink, J. Culioli

Detection of Intraocular Pressure Change in a Human Eye Model Using Sonoelastic Doppler Ultrasound
- Sheikh K. Alam, David W. Richards, Kevin J. Parker

Measurements of Regional Mechanical Stress on Blood Vessels by Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging
- C. M. Sehgal, S. A. Guiders, V. G. Yeramosu and W. E. Laskey

Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging Using Fourier Based Speckle Tracking Algorithm
- S. Y. Yemelyanov, A. R. Skovoroda, M. A. Lubinski, B. M. Shapo, M. O'Donnell

The Accuracy and Precision of Estimating Tissue Displacements from Ultrasonic Images
- E. J. Chen, W. K. Jenkins and W. D. O?brien, Jr.

Real Time Tracking of Gallstones on Ultrasonic Images for Extracorporeal Lithotripsy
- C. Devevey, F. Denis and G. Gimenez

Anisotropy Influence on B-Scan Imaging and Tissue Characterization
- J. L. Rose, N. Hodiwalla, and J. Zhang

Quantification of Ultrasonic Anisotropy of Scattering from Myocardium in Vitro and in Vivo
- Samuel A. Wickline, Dino Recchia, Richard K. Shepard, Edward D. Verdonk, James G. Miller

The Importance of Coupling-Path Correction for Velocity Measurements of the Heel
- G. Brandenburger, K. Waud, and D. Baran

An Automated Multispectral Pixel and Image Classification System Using Texture Analysis and Neural Networks
- Yi Zheng, David A. Foley, Thomas M. Kinter, James F. Greenleaf

Tissue Characterization by the Method of the Envelope Correlation Spectrum
- J. M. C. Gallet and J. P. Jones

A High Frequency Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging System for Investigation of Vessel Wall Properties
- L. K. Ryan, G. R. Lockwood, B. G. Starkoski, D. W. Holdsworth, D. W. Rickey, M. Drangova, A. Fenster, F. S. Foster

Ultrasound Characterization of Ocular Tissue in the Frequency Range from 50 MHz to 100 MHz
- S. G. Ye, K. A. Harasiewicz, C. J. Pavlin, and F. S. Foster

Real-Time Automatic Boundary Detection in Echocardiography
- H. E. Melton, Jr. and D. J. Skorton

Clinical Scanner for B-, C- And Reflex Transmission Imaging
- J. F. Jensen, P. Schattner, A. Shah, Y. Gorfu and P. Green

Automated Quantification of Diastolic Filling Parameters from Cardiac Doppler Ultrasound
- Andrew F. Hall, Sandor J. Kovacs

Parallel Computation for Rapid Reconstruction of Volumetric Ultrasonic Images
- Y. Gorfu and P. Schattner

A Stereoscopic Display of 3D Ultrasonic Data: The Stereoechography
- Isabelle Dautraix, Isabelle Magnin, Gerard Gimenez

Multidimensional Ultrasonic Visualization in Cardiology
- M. Belohlavek, V. Dutt, J. F. Greenleaf, D. A. Foley, T. C. Gerber, J. B. Seward

Three-Dimensional Ultrasonic Sensing of Underwater Animals
- Jules S. Jaffe

A Stereo Sonar for Object Examination
- Terry L. Henderson

Cardiovascular Applications of Ultrasonic Contrast Media
- K. K. Shung, B. P. Wilson and R. R. Flenniken

Passive Detection Method for Synchronizing with Resonant Oscillations of Bubbles
- Paul L. Carson, J. Brian Fowlkes and Edward A. Gardner

The Analysis of Transient Doppler Frequency Shift from Microcavitation
- Qihong Xu and Robert E. Apfel

Comparison of Narrowband and Wideband Color Flow Estimators in the Presence of Intervening Tissue
- K. W. Ferrara, V. R. Algazi and J. Liu

Second Harmonic Doppler Ultrasound Blood Perfusion Measurement
- V. L. Newhouse, B. A. Schrope, V. Uhlendorf, S. Dubin and M. Victor

Initial Results with the Real-Time SAD Vector Velocity Estimation System: Constant Velocity Calibration
- B. H. Friemel, L. N. Bohs, B. A. McDermott and G. E. Trahey

Blood Flow Tracking Using Optical Correlation Techniques
- N. Clark, M. K. Giles, S. H. Harrison, and C. P. Hofer

Method for Ultrasonic Flow Vector Measurement
- Kageyoshi Katakura and Motoyoshi Okujima

An Ultrasonic 3-D Object Recognition Method Based on the Unified Neural Network Theory
- Sumio Watanabe and Masahide Yoneyama

Frequency Discrimination Using Neural Networks with Applications in Ultrasonics Microstructure Characterization
- J. Saniie, M. Unluturk and T. Chu

Neural Network Approach to Sensor Design
- R. M. Lec, M. T. Musavi, H. P. Pendse and W. Ahmed

Analysis of Ultrasonic Waveforms Using Shannon Entropy
- Michael S. Hughes

Detection of Ultrasonic Flaw Signals Using Wavelet Transform Techniques
- J. Xin, R. Murthy, X. Li and N. M. Bilgutay

A Synthetic Aperture Ultrasonic Imaging Method: Experiment
- J. Ylitalo and H. Ermert

Adaptive Wiener Filtering for B-Mode Image Improvement
- A. Hoess, H. Ermert

3D Ellipsoidal Backprojection Images from Large Arrays
- Forrest Anderson

Physical Factors Affecting the Performance of Two-Dimensional Vector Flow Imaging
- B. S. Ramamurthy and G. E. Trahey

Sonodynamic Approach to Tumor Treatment
- S. Umemura, K. Kawabata, N. Yumita, R. Nishigaki, and K. Umemura

Enhanced Cytotoxicity of Dimethylformamlde by Ultrasound in Vitro
- R. J. Jeffers, R. Q. Feng, J. B. Fowlkes, J. W. Hunt and C. A. Cain

Effect of Ultrasonic Exposure Time and Burst Frequency on the Enhancement of Chemotherapy by Low-Level Ultrasound
- G. H. Harrison, E. K. Balcer-Kubiczek, and X. Zhang

Ultrasound Intracavity System for Imaging, Therapy Planning and Treatment of Focal Disease
- N. T. Sanghvi, R. S. Foster, F. J. Fry, R. Bihrle, C. Hennige, L. V. Hennige

An Assessment of the Deep Heating Capabilities of a Rotating Multi-Transducer Ultrasound Hyperthermia System
- Chris J. Diederich and Paul R. Stauffer

Adaptive 2-D Cylindrical Section Phased Array System for Ultrasonic Hyperthermia
- H. Wang, E. Ebbini, M. O'Donnell, R. Seip, and C. Cain

Characterization of a Needle Hydrophone Array for Acoustic Feedback During Ultrasound Hyperthermia Treatments
- Ralf Seip, Emad S. Ebbini, Jian-Hua Mo, Andrew L. Robinson

Evaluation of the Soft Tissue Thermal Index and the Maximum Temperature Increase for Homogeneous and Layered Tissues
- D. S. Ellis and W. D. O'Brien. Jr.

Path Lines in Blood Flow Using High Speed Digital Subtraction Echography
- K. Ishihara, K. Yoshii, K. Chihara, K. Masuda, K. Yamashita, K. Shirae, T. Furukawa

Study of Efficient Sonochemical Reaction by Focused Ultrasound
- Ken-ichi Kawabata and Shin-ichiro Umemura

Author Index