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The Ultrasonics Teaching Resources page provides links to review tutorials and other literature related to a variety of ultrasound applications. Some resources may require UFFC membership. Go to Software for software-related resources.
Review Tutorials
Medical Ultrasound
Historical Perspective of the Development of Diagnostic Ultrasound in Cardiology
by Motonao Tanaka (2002)
Ultrasound in Medicine — A Review
by Kenneth R. Erikson, Francis J. Fry and Joie P. Jones
IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferro Freq Contr, 21(3), pp. 144-170 (1974).
Medical Ultrasound Exposure Measurements: Update on Devices, Methods, and Problems
by G.R. Harris
Proc 1999 IEEE Ultrasonics Symp, Volume: 2, pp. 1341-1352.
A History of Medical and Biological Imaging with Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Transducers
by F.S. Foster, K.A. Harasiewicz, M.D. Sherar
IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferro Freq Contr, 47(6), pp. 1363-1371 (2000).
Evolution of Ultrasound Beamformers
by K.E. Thomenius
Proc 1996 IEEE Ultrasonics Symp, Vol. 2, pp. 1615-1622.
Transducers and Sensors
Design Guidelines for Medical Ultrasonic Arrays
by Ronald E McKeighen, Ph.D.
Composite Piezoelectric Materials for Medical Ultrasonic Imaging Transducers — A Review
by Wallace Arden Smith
Proc 1986 IEEE ISAF, pp. 249-256.
Composite Piezoelectrics for Ultrasonic Transducers
by W. Wersing
International Symposium on the Applications of Ferroelectrics, 1986 Proceedings, Pages: 212-223
Ultrasonic Sensors in Air
by V. Magori
Proc 1994 IEEE Ultrasonics Symp, Vol. 1, pp. 471-481.
Surface Acoustic Waves
Applications of Surface Acoustic and Shallow Bulk Acoustic Wave Devices
by Colin K. Campbell
Proceedings of the IEEE, 70(10), pp. 1453-1484 (1989).
Review of SAW Oscillator Performance
by G.K. Montress, T.E. Parker, and D. Andres
Proc 1994 IEEE Ultrasonics Symp, pp. 43-54
A Review of SAW Resonator Filter Technology
by P.V. Wright
Proc 1992 IEEE Ultrasonics Symp, pp. 29-38.
SAW Filters and Competitive Technologies — A Comparative Review
by Allan Coon
Proc 1991 IEEE Ultrasonics Symp, pp. 155-160.
A Review of Wireless SAW Sensors
by Alfred Pohl
IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferro Freq Contr, 47(2), pp. 317-332 (2000).
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Acoustic Wave Devices for Future Mobile Communication Systems
Chiba, Japan on Mar. 5-7, 2001
(Link contributed by Professor Ken-ya Hashimoto)
Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Acoustic Wave Devices for Future Mobile Communication Systems
Chiba, Japan on Mar. 2-5, 2004
(Link contributed by Professor Ken-ya Hashimoto)
Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Acoustic Wave Devices for Future Mobile Communication Systems (30 MB)
Chiba, Japan on Mar. 6-9, 2007
(Link contributed by Professor Ken-ya Hashimoto)
Nondestructive Evaluation
Industrial Applications of Ultrasound — A Review I. High-Power Ultrasound
by Andrew Shoh
IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferro Freq Contr, 22(2), pp. 60-71 (1975).
Industrial Applications of Ultrasound — A Review II. Measurements, Tests, and Process Control Using Low-Intensity Ultrasound
by Lawrence C. Lynnworth
IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferro Freq Contr, 22(2), pp. 71-101 (1975).
NDE Applications of Air-Coupled Ultrasonic Transducers
by W.A. Grandia, C. M. Fortunko
Proc 1995 IEEE Ultrasonics Symp, Vol. 1, pp. 697-709.
Ultrasonic Measurement of Mechanical Properties
by R.B. Thompson
Proc 1996 IEEE Ultrasonics Symp, Vol. 1, pp. 735-744.
Special Issues of the T-UFFC
September 1975: Underwater Acoustics
January 1976: Acoustooptics
September 1998: Sensors and Actuators
September 2001: Bulk Acoustic Wave Devices
Outstanding Paper Awards
1986 Jean-Pierre Monchalin: Optical Detection of Ultrasound
1992 (Co-Winners) Jian-yu Lu and James F. Greenleaf: Nondiffracting X-Waves (1992a, 1992b)
1992 (Co-Winners) Mathias Fink, François Wu, Jean-Louis Thomas and Didier Cassereau: Time Reversal Acoustics (1992a, 1992b, 1992c)
Book List
Fundamentals of Physical Acoustics by David T. Blackstock (New York: John Wiley & Sons)
Fundamentals of Acoustics (4th Ed) by Lawrence E. Kinsler, Austin R. Frey, Alan B. Coppens, and James V. Sanders (New York: John Wiley & Sons)
Nonlinear Acoustics edited by Mark F. Hamilton and David T. Blackstock (New York: Academic Press)
Linear and Nonlinear Waves by G. B. Whitham (New York: John Wiley & Sons)
Acoustic Fields and Waves in Solids Vols. I and II by B. A. Auld (Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company)
Quantitative Seismology: Theory and Methods by K. Aki and P. G. Richards (San Francisco: W. H. Freeman and Company)
Physical Acoustics Series (vols. 1-24) edited by W. P. Mason et al. (New York: Academic)
