Table of Contents: Vol. 44, No. 6B (2005)

Special Issue: Ultrasonic Electronics

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• Review Papers
• Physical Acoustics
• Materials
• Measurement and Nondestructive Evaluation
• Photoacoustic Electronics
• Bulk Wave Devices
• Surface Acoustic Wave Devices
• Sonochemistry
• Medical Ultrasonics
• High Power Ultrasonics
• Underwater Acoustics

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Review Papers

4285-4291 : Development of Substrate Structures and Processes for Practical Applications of Various Surface Acoustic Wave Devices

Michio Kadota
Published June 24, 2005
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4292-4296 : Real Time Imaging of Surface Acoustic Waves on Crystals and Microstructures

Oliver B. Wright, Osamu Matsuda and Yoshihiro Sugawara
Published June 24, 2005
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Physical Acoustics

4297-4300 : Digital Equivalent Circuits for Acoustic Field Based on Discrete Huygens' Modeling

Takao Tsuchiya and Yukio Kagawa
Published June 24, 2005
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4301-4308 : Analysis of Propagation of Ultrasonic Pulses in Dispersive Media Using Group Delay Concept

Shinobu Sugasawa
Published June 24, 2005
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4309-4310 : Reflection and Refraction of Elastic Waves in Solids at Finite Temperatures up to Melting Points (Brief Communication)

Masaru Sugiyama and Mikio Chaki
Published June 24, 2005
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4311-4315 : Directional Trimming of Radiated Ultrasonic Beam Using Decentered Annular Transducer Array

Hiroyuki Masuyama, Koichi Mizutani and Keinosuke Nagai
Published June 24, 2005
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4316-4321 : Behavior of Director Orientation near Interface of Nematic Liquid-Crystal Cell Evaluated Using Shear Horizontal Wave Propagation

Hiroshi Moritake, Jaeki Kim, Katsumi Yoshino and Kohji Toda
Published June 24, 2005
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Materials

4322-4324 : Acoustic Study of Martensitic Phase Transformation in TiNbAl Shape Memory Alloy

Ryuichi Tarumi, Tomohiro Yonemoto, Hirotsugu Ogi, Masahiko Hirao, Tomonari Inamura, Hideki Hosoda and Shuichi Miyazaki
Published June 24, 2005
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4325-4329 : Three-Dimensional Measurement for Absolute Value of Polarization Angle by Scanning Nonlinear Dielectric Microscopy

Tomoyuki Sugihara, Hiroyuki Odagawa and Yasuo Cho
Published June 24, 2005
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4330-4332 : Direct Observation of Sinusoidal Ultrasonically Induced Birefringence in Liquid Crystal in the Isotropic Phase

Tatsuro Matsuoka, Yoshitaka Mizutani and Shinobu Koda
Published June 24, 2005
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4333-4335 : Real-Time Measurement of Acoustic Properties of Coating Material Using Surface Wave and Plate Wave

Kunihiro Horie, Morimasa Nishihira and Kazuhiko Imano
Published June 24, 2005
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4336-4338 : Behaviors of Dielectric Superlattice Thin Films Composed of Silicate Glass Nanolayers (Brief Communication)

Takehiko Uno, Satoru Noge and Hirotaka Shimotori
Published June 24, 2005
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4339-4341 : Ultrasonic Study of Machinable Ceramic over Temperature Range from Room Temperature to 1000°C

Nobuo Kashiwagura, Masayuki Akita and Hiroaki Kamioka
Published June 24, 2005
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4342-4346 : Lead Zirconate Titanate Thick-Film Ultrasonic Transducer for 1 to 20 MHz Frequency Bands Fabricated by Hydrothermal Polycrystal Growth

Mutsuo Ishikawa, Minoru Kuribayashi Kurosawa, Akito Endoh and Shinichi Takeuchi
Published June 24, 2005
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4347-4349 : Experimental Study of Acoustic Properties of (0-3) Composite Materials for Intermediate Layer or Backing of Ultrasonic Transducers

Keisuke Sugawara, Morimasa Nishihira and Kazuhiko Imano
Published June 24, 2005
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4350-4353 : (Bi_1/2Na_1/2)TiO₃-(Bi_1/2K_1/2)TiO₃-BaTiO₃-Based Lead-Free Piezoelectric Ceramics

Yoichi Makiuchi, Rintaro Aoyagi, Yuji Hiruma, Hajime Nagata and Tadashi Takenaka
Published June 24, 2005
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4354-4357 : Photoacoustic and Photoluminescence Characterization of Passivated and Unpassivated Mn-Doped ZnS Nanoparticles

Almira Briones Cruz, Qing Shen and Taro Toyoda
Published June 24, 2005
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Measurement and Nondestructive Evaluation

4358-4363 : Evaluation of Strength of Concrete by Linear Predictive Coefficient Method

Liang Tao, Yahiro Mori and Seiichi Motooka
Published June 24, 2005
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4364-4369 : Ultrasonic Measurement System for Detecting Penetration of Boulders by Autocorrelation Analysis

Youhei Kawamura, Mamoru Tsurushima, Koichi Mizutani, Masuyuki Ujihira, Nobuharu Aoshima and Senro Kuraoka
Published June 24, 2005
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4370-4373 : In Situ Monitoring of Solid-Liquid Interface of Aluminum Alloy Using High-Temperature Ultrasonic Sensor

Ikuo Ihara, Dikky Burhan and Yoshihisa Seda
Published June 24, 2005
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4374-4380 : A Super-Precise CTE Evaluation Method for Ultra-Low-Expansion Glasses Using the LFB Ultrasonic Material Characterization System

Jun-ichi Kushibiki, Mototaka Arakawa, Yuji Ohashi, Kouji Suzuki and Takahisa Maruyama
Published June 24, 2005
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4381-4384 : Resonant Ultrasound Microscopy with Isolated Langasite Oscillator for Quantitative Evaluation of Local Elastic Constant

Hirotsugu Ogi, Jiayong Tian, Toyokazu Tada and Masahiko Hirao
Published June 24, 2005
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4385-4388 : Nonlinear Ultrasonic Wave Detection by Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer [EMAT] for Guided Wave

Riichi Murayama and Kazuhiro Yamaguchi
Published June 24, 2005
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4389-4393 : Simulation and Analysis of Subharmonics and Tail Effect for Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation of Closed Cracks

Ryouta Sasaki, Toshihiro Ogata, Yoshikazu Ohara, Tsuyoshi Mihara and Kazushi Yamanaka
Published June 24, 2005
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4394-4398 : Sensitivity Enhancement by Sample Surface Coatings on Photothermal Metal Thin-Film Thickness Measurements

Yoshitsugu Okamoto, Atsushi Yarai and Takuji Nakanishi
Published June 24, 2005
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4399-4402 : Ultrasonic Fog Detector for Greenhouse with Evaporative Fog Cooling System

Koichi Mizutani, Riku Futamata, Kazuya Itoga and Masahisa Ishii
Published June 24, 2005
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4403-4406 : Error Analysis for Micrometeorological Measurements Using Bidirectional Sound Probe with Long Baseline in Wind Fields

Kazuya Itoga, Koichi Mizutani, Naoto Wakatsuki and Kousuke Kudo
Published June 24, 2005
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4407-4410 : A Simple Technique for Realizing an Ultrasonic Anemometer Using a Loudspeaker

Kousuke Kudo, Koichi Mizutani and Kazuya Itoga
Published June 24, 2005
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4411-4416 : Nanometer-Order Resolution Displacement Measurement System by Air-Coupled Ultrasonic Wave Introducing Maximum Phase-Sensitivity Tuning

Katsuhiro Sasaki, Morimasa Nishihira and Kazuhiko Imano
Published June 24, 2005
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4417-4420 : Application of Air-Coupled Ultrasound to Noncontact Surface Roughness Evaluation

Deden Dian Sukmana and Ikuo Ihara
Published June 24, 2005
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4421-4426 : Reflection-Type Ultrasonic Phase Conjugate Imaging System with a Waveguide

Masahiro Ohno, Takahiro Kato, Akira Kokubo and Ken Yamamoto
Published June 24, 2005
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4427-4430 : Elastic Constants and Magnetic Anisotropy of Co/Pt Superlattice: Resonance-Ultrasound-Spectroscopy Method

Nobutomo Nakamura, Hirotsugu Ogi, Teruo Ono, Masahiko Hirao and Masayoshi Nishiyama
Published June 24, 2005
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4431-4435 : B/A Measurement for Liquid Media Using an LN Transducer with Inverted-Domain Layer

Shigemi Saito, Akira Yamamoto and Kiyoshi Nakamura
Published June 24, 2005
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4436-4439 : Three-Dimensional Image Sensing in Air by Thermally Induced Ultrasonic Emitter Based on Nanocrystalline Porous Silicon

Kenji Tsubaki, Hiroshi Yamanaka, Kosaku Kitada, Takuya Komoda and Nobuyoshi Koshida
Published June 24, 2005
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4440-4442 : Mode-Shape Visualization of High-Frequency Piezoelectric Devices Using Synchronized Laser System

Yasuaki Watanabe, Koudai Tsuno, Teruyoshi Tsuda, Shigeyoshi Goka and Hitoshi Sekimoto
Published June 24, 2005
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4443-4445 : Measurement of Concentration in Particle Suspensions Using a Converged Ultrasonic Impulse with a Broad Frequency Bandwidth (Brief Communication)

Hidekazu Tai, Tsutomu Kobayashi and Kaoru Tsuzuki
Published June 24, 2005
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4446-4448 : Experimental Study on Ultrasonic Computed Tomography Using Transducers Arrayed on the Internal Surface of a Cylinder (Brief Communication)

Jung-Soon Kim, Moo-Joon Kim, Jung-Ho Kim and Kang-Lyeol Ha
Published June 24, 2005
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Photoacoustic Electronics

4449-4454 : Label Recognition with Wavelength-Selective Collinear Acoustooptic Switches for Photonic Label Routers

Nobuo Goto and Yasumitsu Miyazaki
Published June 24, 2005
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4455-4460 : Nonradiative Transition Processes Observed from Photoacoustic Spectra of ZnO Thin Films Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition

Yoshihiro Inoue, Masaki Okamoto, Toshio Kawahara and Jun Morimoto
Published June 24, 2005
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4461-4464 : Photoacoustic Spectra of Heavily Co-Doped ZnO Powders

Masaki Okamoto, Yoshihiro Inoue, Toshio Kawahara and Jun Morimoto
Published June 24, 2005
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4465-4468 : Photoacoustic and Photoelectrochemical Characterization of CdSe Quantum Dots Grafted onto Fluorine-Doped Tin Oxide (FTO) Substrate

Taro Toyoda, Dai Arae and Qing Shen
Published June 24, 2005
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4469-4471 : Synthesis and Photoacoustic Spectra of Sm₆Ga_3.33S₁₄ (Brief Communication)

Tomoya Hasegawa, Atsushi Aruga and Youichi Okamoto
Published June 24, 2005
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4472-4476 : Diffraction Properties and Beam-Propagation Analysis of Waveguide-Type Acoustooptic Modulator Driven by Surface Acoustic Wave

Shoji Kakio, Shinji Uotani, Yasuhiko Nakagawa, Takefumi Hara, Hiromasa Ito, Takashi Iizuka, Tetsuya Kobayashi and Masayuki Watanabe
Published June 24, 2005
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4477-4479 : Terahertz Ultrasonic Generation and Detection in GaAs/AlGaAs Quantum Wells

Takehiro Tachizaki, Osamu Matsuda, Takashi Fukui, Jeremy J. Baumberg and Oliver B. Wright
Published June 24, 2005
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4480-4481 : Evaluation of Quality of Rice Grains by Photoacoustic Imaging (Brief Communication)

Manabu Suzuki, Katsuhiko Miyamoto and Tsutomu Hoshimiya
Published June 24, 2005
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Bulk Wave Devices

4482-4484 : LiNbO₃ Ultrasonic Transducers with an Inverted-Domain Layer for Radiation to Solid Media

Kiyoshi Nakamura, Hirokatsu Koyama, Satoshi Odakura, Ken Yamada and Shigemi Saito
Published June 24, 2005
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4485-4489 : Development of High-Sensitivity Ultrasonic Transducer in Air with Nanofoam Material

Hidetomo Nagahara, Takashi Hashida, Masa-aki Suzuki and Masahiko Hashimoto
Published June 24, 2005
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4490-4493 : Numerical Formulation of the FDTD Method for Transient Analysis of Elastic Wave Fields in the Y-Z Plane of Quartz

Masahiro Sato
Published June 24, 2005
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4494-4497 : Resonance Behavior of a Four-Terminal Quartz Resonator with Two Modes

Koichi Hirama, Yasuhiko Nakagawa and Takeshi Yanagisawa
Published June 24, 2005
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4498-4500 : Edge Mode Vibrator Using Piezoelectric Ceramic Bar with Stepped End and Its Application in Sensor for Detecting Hardness

Hiroshi Watanabe, Takanori Ishida and Yuichi Katayose
Published June 24, 2005
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4501-4503 : Vibration Characteristics of Trident-Type Tuning-Fork Resonator in the Second Flexural Mode for Application to Tactile Sensors (Brief Communication)

Subaru Kudo
Published June 24, 2005
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4504-4508 : Triaxial Quartz Gyrosensor Using a Threefold Rotatory Symmetric Form Vibrator

Hideki Tamura, Takehiro Takano and Yoshiro Tomikawa
Published June 24, 2005
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4509-4511 : Resonance Patterns of Piezoelectric Partial-Drive Systems without Mechanical Impedance Matching (Brief Communication)

Michio Ohki
Published June 24, 2005
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Surface Acoustic Wave Devices

4512-4515 : Surface Acoustic Wave Properties of Atomically Flat-Surface Aluminum Nitride Epitaxial Film on Sapphire

Kensei Uehara, Yuji Aota, Tomohiko Shibata, Suguru Kameda, Hiroyuki Nakase, Yoji Isota and Kazuo Tsubouchi
Published June 24, 2005
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4516-4519 : Two-Dimensional Analysis of Coupled Vibrations of UHF AT-Cut Quartz Plates with Electrodes of Plano-Mesa Shape

Hitoshi Sekimoto, Yoshihisa Onozaki, Takeshi Tamura, Shigeyoshi Goka and Yasuaki Watanabe
Published June 24, 2005
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (127K)] [Buy This Article]

4520-4522 : Theoretical and Experimental Results of Ultrawide-Band Zero-TCF Ladder-Type SAW Filters and Arbitrary Bandwidth Filters Using High-Coupling SiO₂/Y-X LiNbO₃

Kazuhiko Yamanouchi, Yusuke Satoh, Hiroyuki Isono and Daisuke Kawasaki
Published June 24, 2005
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (154K)] [Buy This Article]

4523-4526 : Study of Electrostatic Discharge Durability for Surface Acoustic Wave Module

Takashi Shiba, Osamu Hikino, Daini Okajima and Naoko Kamogawa
Published June 24, 2005
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4527-4531 : Surface Acoustic Wave Duplexer for US Personal Communication Services with Good Temperature Characteristics

Michio Kadota, Takeshi Nakao, Norio Taniguchi, Eiichi Takata, Masakazu Mimura, Kenji Nishiyama, Takuo Hada and Tomohisa Komura
Published June 24, 2005
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (192K)] [Buy This Article]

4532-4534 : Ultra Low-Insertion-Loss Surface Acoustic Wave Filters Using Unidirectional Interdigital Transducers with Grating SAW Substrates

Kazuhiko Yamanouchi and Yusuke Satoh
Published June 24, 2005
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (116K)] [Buy This Article]

4535-4538 : High-Speed Laser Probing System for Surface Acoustic Wave Devices Based on Knife-Edge Method

Hiroshi Kamizuma, Liyan Yang, Tatsuya Omori, Ken-ya Hashimoto and Masatsune Yamaguchi
Published June 24, 2005
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (220K)] [Buy This Article]

4539-4543 : Propagation Characteristics of Surface Acoustic Waves on K₃Li₂Nb₅O₁₅

Koji Hasegawa, Yuki Ikeda and Hiroshi Okano
Published June 24, 2005
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1843K)] [Buy This Article]

4544-4547 : Propagation Characteristics of Shear-Horizontal-Type Surface Acoustic Wave on Langasite with Au or Ta₂O₅ Thin Film

Shoji Kakio, Masaya Nozawa and Yasuhiko Nakagawa
Published June 24, 2005
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Sonochemistry

4548-4552 : Nanoparticles with Multiple Perfluorocarbons for Controllable Ultrasonically Induced Phase Shifting

Ken-ichi Kawabata, Nami Sugita, Hideki Yoshikawa, Takashi Azuma and Shin-ichiro Umemura
Published June 24, 2005
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4553-4557 : Improvement of Dispersibility of Nanosize Diamond by Sonochemical Reaction—Relationships among Acoustic Intensity, Disaggregation, and Surface Modification—

Takeyoshi Uchida, Akiko Hamano, Norimichi Kawashima and Shinichi Takeuchi
Published June 24, 2005
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Medical Ultrasonics

4558-4560 : Effects of Metal Particle Dopant on Acoustic Attenuation Properties of Silicone Rubber Lens for Medical Echo Array Probe

Yohachi (John) Yamashita, Yasuharu Hosono and Kazuhiro Itsumi
Published June 24, 2005
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4561-4566 : Three-Dimensional Tracking Method of Tissue Motion with Biplane Images

Hideki Yoshikawa, Takashi Azuma, Ken-ichi Kawabata, Yo Taniguchi and Shin-ichiro Umemura
Published June 24, 2005
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4567-4577 : Tissue Elasticity Reconstruction Based on Modified 3-Dimensional Finite-Element Model

Makoto Yamakawa and Tsuyoshi Shiina
Published June 24, 2005
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4578-4582 : Quantitative Estimation of Bone Density and Bone Quality Using Acoustic Parameters of Cancellous Bone for Fast and Slow Waves

Takahiko Otani
Published June 24, 2005
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4583-4587 : Bubble Manipulation by Self Organization of Bubbles inside Ultrasonic Wave

Yoshiki Yamakoshi and Masato Koganezawa
Published June 24, 2005
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4588-4592 : Cross-Sectional Elasticity Imaging of Arterial Wall by Comparing Measured Change in Thickness with Model Waveform

Jiang Tang, Hideyuki Hasegawa and Hiroshi Kanai
Published June 24, 2005
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4593-4597 : Construction of Reference Data for Tissue Characterization of Arterial Wall Based on Elasticity Images

Jun Inagaki, Hideyuki Hasegawa, Hiroshi Kanai, Masataka Ichiki and Fumiaki Tezuka
Published June 24, 2005
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4598-4599 : Development of Ultrasonic Propagation Analysis Method for Estimation of Inner State of Bone Phantom (Brief Communication)

Nobuyuki Endoh, Takenobu Tsuchiya and Yoshikazu Saito
Published June 24, 2005
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4600-4601 : Numerical Analysis of Temperature Rise in Tissue Using Ultrasound (Brief Communication)

Yoshikazu Saito, Takahiro Ishizeki, Takenobu Tsuchiya and Nobuyuki Endoh
Published June 24, 2005
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4602-4608 : Ultrasonic Measurement of Fluid Viscosity for Blood Characterization

Naotaka Nitta and Kazuhiro Homma
Published June 24, 2005
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4609-4614 : Frequency Analysis of Strain of Cylindrical Shell for Assessment of Viscosity

Hideyuki Hasegawa and Hiroshi Kanai
Published June 24, 2005
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (267K)] [Buy This Article]

4615-4621 : Evaluation of Ultrasonic Fiber Structure Extraction Technique Using Autopsy Specimens of Liver

Tadashi Yamaguchi, Kazuki Hirai, Hiroyuki Yamada, Masaaki Ebara and Hiroyuki Hachiya
Published June 24, 2005
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4622-4624 : Distribution of Longitudinal Wave Velocities in Bovine Cortical Bone in vitro (Brief Communication)

Yu Yamato, Hideo Kataoka, Mami Matsukawa, Kaoru Yamazaki, Takahiko Otani and Akira Nagano
Published June 24, 2005
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4625-4630 : Bubble Generation by Standing Wave in Water Surrounded by Cranium with Transcranial Ultrasonic Beam

Takashi Azuma, Ken-ichi Kawabata, Shin-ichiro Umemura, Makoto Ogihara, Jun Kubota, Akira Sasaki and Hiroshi Furuhata
Published June 24, 2005
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4631-4636 : Speckle Noise Reduction by Superposing Many Higher Harmonic Images

Iwaki Akiyama, Akihisa Ohya and Shigemi Saito
Published June 24, 2005
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4637-4641 : Measurement and Visualization of Three-Dimensional Vertebra Shape by Freehand Ultrasound Scanning

Kazuhiro Kohyama, Yoshihiro Yasumuro, Masataka Imura, Yoshitsugu Manabe, Osamu Oshiro, Keishichiro Moroi and Kunihiro Chihara
Published June 24, 2005
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High Power Ultrasonics

4642-4646 : Ultrasonic Rotary Motors Using Complex Transverse and Torsional Vibration Rods and Multiple Longitudinal Vibration Transducers

Atsuyuki Suzuki, Masaki Kihara, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Keisuke Ishii and Jiromaru Tsujino
Published June 24, 2005
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4647-4652 : Visualization of Acoustically Induced Cavitation Bubbles and Microjets with the Aid of a High-Speed Camera

Takashi Kubo, Mamoru Kuwabara and Jian Yang
Published June 24, 2005
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4653-4657 : Temperature Distributions in Welding Specimens for Ultrasonic Plastic Welding Systems Using Various Frequencies

Misugi Hongoh, Masafumi Yoshikuni, Hiroyuki Miura, Yuji Koike, Tetsugi Ueoka and Jiromaru Tsujino
Published June 24, 2005
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4658-4661 : Characteristics of Ultrasonic Suction Pump Without Moving Parts

Takeshi Hasegawa, James Friend, Kentaro Nakamura and Sadayuki Ueha
Published June 24, 2005
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4662-4665 : A Low-Profile Design for the Noncontact Ultrasonically Levitated Stage

Takeshi Ide, James Robert Friend, Kentaro Nakamura and Sadayuki Ueha
Published June 24, 2005
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4666-4668 : Resonant Mode Design for Noncontact Ultrasonic Motor with Levitated Rotor (Brief Communication)

Junichi Saito, James Robert Friend, Kentaro Nakamura and Sadayuki Ueha
Published June 24, 2005
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4669-4673 : Experimental Investigation of Deflection of High-Speed Water Current with Aerial Ultrasonic Waves

Youichi Ito
Published June 24, 2005
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4674-4677 : Ultrasonic Heat Transfer Enhancement with Obstacle in Front of Heating Surface

Shinfuku Nomura, Masafumi Nakagawa, Shinobu Mukasa, Hiromichi Toyota, Koichi Murakami and Ryousuke Kobayashi
Published June 24, 2005
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4678-4681 : Basic Study on Sludge Concentration and Dehydration with Ultrasonic Exposure

Yuta Sawada, Satoshi Nagashima, Takeyoshi Uchida, Norimichi Kawashima, Shinichi Takeuchi, Masashi Akita and Hiroshi Nagaoka
Published June 24, 2005
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4682-4688 : Convergence of Sound Waves Radiated from Aerial Ultrasonic Source Using Square Transverse Vibrating Plate with Several Reflective Boards

Yuu Onishi and Hikaru Miura
Published June 24, 2005
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (443K)] [Buy This Article]

Underwater Acoustics

4689-4693 : Basic Study of Underwater Acoustic Communication Using 32-Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

Hiroshi Ochi, Yoshitaka Watanabe and Takuya Shimura
Published June 24, 2005
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (215K)] [Buy This Article]

4694-4695 : Impulsive Ultrasonic Measurement for Underwater Shockwave Detection (Brief Communication)

Daiki Hasegawa, Hiroshi Inoue and Kenji Murata
Published June 24, 2005
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (92K)] [Buy This Article]

4696-4701 : 3-D FDTD Analysis of Sound Field Focused by Biconcave Acoustic Lens for Normal Incidence

Kazuyoshi Mori, Toshiaki Nakamura, Tomoki Yokoyama and Akio Hasegawa
Published June 24, 2005
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (319K)] [Buy This Article]

4702-4707 : Radiation Characteristics of Hexagonal Transducer Array

Tomoki Yokoyama, Tomohiro Asami, Kazuyoshi Mori and Akio Hasegawa
Published June 24, 2005
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4708-4711 : Phase Modulation of Wave Radiated from Time Reversal Array

Toshiaki Kikuchi, Hideaki Saito, Toshio Tsuchiya and Yoshihisa Hiyoshi
Published June 24, 2005
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4712-4716 : Range Step Size Analysis of Parabolic Equation Method in Megarange Propagation

Jun Naoi, Hideaki Saito, Yoshihisa Hiyoshi, Toshio Tsuchiya and Toshiaki Kikuchi
Published June 24, 2005
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (287K)] [Buy This Article]

4717-4721 : Basic Study on Acoustic Communication Using Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum for Underwater Acoustic Positioning

Yoshitaka Watanabe, Hiroshi Ochi and Takuya Shimura
Published June 24, 2005
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (162K)] [Buy This Article]

4722-4728 : Basic Research on Time-Reversal Waves in Deep Ocean for Long Acoustic Communication

Takuya Shimura, Yoshitaka Watanabe and Hiroshi Ochi
Published June 24, 2005
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1043K)] [Buy This Article]

4729-4733 : Estimation of Correlation of Acoustic Reciprocal Transmissions Using Central Equatorial Pacific Tomography Data

Yong Wang, Hiroyuki Hachiya, Toshiaki Nakamura and Hidetoshi Fujimori
Published June 24, 2005
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