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Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

Volume 51, Number 7, July 2012

Special Issue: Ultrasonic Electronics

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• Ultrasonic properties of materials, phonon physics, acousto-optics
• Measurement techniques, imaging, nondestructive evaluation
• Piezoelectric devices (bulk wave devices, surface wave devices)
• Nonlinear acoustics, sonochemistry
• Thermoacoustics, high power ultrasound
• Medical ultrasound
• Underwater sound

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Ultrasonic properties of materials, phonon physics, acousto-optics

07GA01 : Surface Acoustic Wave Properties of Amorphous Ta₂O₅ and Nb₂O₅ Thin Films Prepared by Radio Frequency Sputtering

Shoji Kakio, Keiko Hosaka, Mototaka Arakawa, Yuji Ohashi, and Jun-ichi Kushibiki
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (559K)]

07GA02 : Low Temperature Elastic Constants and Piezoelectric Coefficients of LiNbO₃ and LiTaO₃: Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy Measurement and Lattice Dynamics Analysis

Ryuichi Tarumi, Tomohiro Matsuhisa, and Yoji Shibutani
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (369K)]

07GA03 : Acoustic Resonance of a Two-Dimensional Isotropic Medium Studied Using Airy Stress Function

Ryuichi Tarumi, Shinpei Yamada, and Yoji Shibutani
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (378K)]

07GA04 : Switchable Frequency Gaps in Piezoelectric Phononic Crystal Slabs

Jin-Chen Hsu
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1254K)]

07GA05 : Accurate Viscosity Measurement of Ethanol Solution for Determination of Ultrasonic Relaxation Parameters

Maiko Hosoda, Taichi Hirano, and Keiji Sakai
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (180K)]

07GA06 : Theoretical Study of Switching Characteristics of 40 and 100 Gbps Pulse Trains by Weighted Collinear Acoustooptic Switches

Nobuo Goto and Yasumitsu Miyazaki
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1412K)]

07GA07 : Study of Bandgap Energies of Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ Thin Films Grown by a Sequential Evaporation Method Using Piezoelectric Photothermal Spectroscopy

Takayuki Mori, Yutaro Motono, Wen Ding, Atsuhiko Fukuyama, Toshiyuki Yamaguchi, and Tetsuo Ikari
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (527K)]

07GA08 : Picosecond Ultrasound Spectroscopy with a Stable Fiber Laser for Ultrahigh-Frequency-Oscillator Applications: from Nanomechanics to Biosensors

Hirotsugu Ogi, Tetsuya Kawamoto, Yohei Nakamichi, and Masahiko Hirao
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (585K)]

07GA09 : Monitoring of Longitudinal-Wave Velocity and Attenuation of SrTiO₃ at Low Temperatures Using Picosecond Ultrasound Spectroscopy

Akira Nagakubo, Akihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Tanigaki, Hirotsugu Ogi, Nobutomo Nakamura, and Masahiko Hirao
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (360K)]

07GA10 : High-Frequency Rheo-Optical Spectroscopy by Ultrasonically Induced Light Diffraction

Sho Miyake and Tatsuro Matsuoka
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (200K)]

Measurement techniques, imaging, nondestructive evaluation

07GB01 : Accuracy Evaluation of Surface Temperature Profiling by a Laser Ultrasonic Method

Akira Kosugi, Ikuo Ihara, and Iwao Matsuya
Published July 20, 2012 (8 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1166K)]

07GB02 : Perfectly Matched Layer for the Wave Equation Finite Difference Time Domain Method

Yutaka Miyazaki and Takao Tsuchiya
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (933K)]

07GB03 : Evaluation of Hydrophone Spatial Averaging Effect in Near Field Measurement for Determining Mechanical Index

Masahiro Yoshioka and Tsuneo Kikuchi
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (573K)]

07GB04 : Staggered Grid with Collocated Grid Points of Velocities for Modeling Propagation of Elastic Waves in Anisotropic Solids by Finite-Difference Time Domain Method

Koji Hasegawa and Takao Shimada
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (578K)]

07GB05 : Imaging of Acoustic Waves in Piezoelectric Ceramics by Coulomb Coupling

Anowarul Habib, Amit Shelke, Mieczyslaw Pluta, Tribikram Kundu, Ullrich Pietsch, and Wolfgang Grill
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (373K)]

07GB06 : Detection of Second-Harmonic Components of Lamb Waves Generated from Fatigue Plate Using a Double-Layered Piezoelectric Transducer

Makoto Fukuda and Kazuhiko Imano
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (792K)]

07GB07 : Measurement of Liquid Viscosity and Density Using Single Piezoelectric Resonator with Two Vibration Modes

Jun Takarada, Naoto Wakatsuki, Koichi Mizutani, and Ken Yamamoto
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (932K)]

07GB08 : Acoustic Hygrometer Based on Reverberation Time Measurement

Takahiro Motegi, Koichi Mizutani, and Naoto Wakatsuki
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (606K)]

07GB09 : Direction of Arrival Estimation Based on Delayed-Sum Method in Reverberation Environment

Keiichi Zempo, Tadashi Ebihara, and Koichi Mizutani
Published July 20, 2012 (8 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1463K)]

07GB10 : Acoustic Characteristics of a Tissue Mimicking Phantom for Visualization of Thermal Distribution

Jungsoon Kim, Moojoon Kim, Yejoon Park, and Kanglyel Ha
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (347K)]

07GB11 : Effect of Focused Ultrasound on Residual Particle Size Distribution in Water

Jungsoon Kim, Moojoon Kim, Misun Jo, and Mincheol Chu
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (312K)]

07GB12 : Reflection and Transmission Behaviors of Ultrasonic Wave at Nano-Air Gap Examined Using Newton’s Ring Specimen

Masaki Inoue, Tsuyoshi Mihara, Hatsuzou Tashiro, and Takashi Furukawa
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (884K)]

07GB13 : Ultrasound Open Channel Flow-Speed Measurement Based on the Lateral Directional Echo Observations

Ichiro Nishimura, Mitsuhide Ishigamori, and Akira Yamada
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1218K)]

07GB14 : A Finite-Difference Time-Domain Technique for Nonlinear Elastic Media and Its Application to Nonlinear Lamb Wave Propagation

Naoki Matsuda and Shiro Biwa
Published July 20, 2012 (7 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (986K)]

07GB15 : Evaluation of Closed Stress Corrosion Cracks in Ni-Based Alloy Weld Metal Using Subharmonic Phased Array

Satoshi Horinouchi, Masako Ikeuchi, Yohei Shintaku, Yoshikazu Ohara, and Kazushi Yamanaka
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (775K)]

07GB16 : Nondestructive Evaluation of Plane Crack Tip in a Thin Plate Using Laser-Induced Pulse Wave and Symmetric Lamb Wave

Ryosuke Nakase, Kazuki Nakata, and Mami Matsukawa
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (912K)]

07GB17 : Nondestructive Inspection for Steel Billet Using Phase-Modulated Signal by Gold Sequence for Improving Measurement Speed

Yoko Norose, Koichi Mizutani, and Naoto Wakatsuki
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (712K)]

07GB18 : Enhancement of Selectivity in Nonlinear Ultrasonic Imaging of Closed Cracks Using Amplitude Difference Phased Array

Yoshikazu Ohara, Yohei Shintaku, Satoshi Horinouchi, Masako Ikeuchi, and Kazushi Yamanaka
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1289K)]

Piezoelectric devices (bulk wave devices, surface wave devices)

07GC01 : Effects of Mn Additive on Dielectric and Piezoelectric Properties of (Na_0.5K_0.5)NbO₃–BaZrO₃–(Bi_0.5K_0.5)TiO₃ Ternary System

Takuma Ariizumi, Junta Zushi, Seiji Kojima, Ruiping Wang, and Hiroshi Bando
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (574K)]

07GC02 : Focal Length Controllable Ultrasonic Array Transducer with Adjustable Curvature

Jungsoon Kim, Moojoon Kim, and Kanglyel Ha
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (580K)]

07GC03 : Development of a Long-Focal-Range Annular Array Ultrasonic Transducer

Yusuke Korai and Atsushi Baba
Published July 20, 2012 (3 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (597K)]

07GC04 : Equivalent Network Representation for a Liquid-Level Sensor Operating in Trapped-Energy-Mode Thickness Vibration

Ken Yamada, Tatsuya Koyama, and Shuichi Seto
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (337K)]

07GC05 : Analysis of Characteristics of Coupled Bending Vibrators Used as a Force Sensor

Sumio Sugawara, Jiro Terada, and Yusuke Takahashi
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1498K)]

07GC06 : Improvement of Characteristics of Frequency-Change-Type Two-Axis Acceleration Sensor

Sumio Sugawara and Yu Kajiwara
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (2434K)]

07GC07 : Coaxial Vibratory Gyroscope Using Two Pairs of Degenerate Modes

Mami Nakanishi, Naoto Wakatsuki, and Koichi Mizutani
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1283K)]

07GC08 : Wideband Multimode Transducer Consisting of c-Axis Tilted ZnO/c-Axis Normal ZnO Multilayer

Shinji Takayanagi, Takahiko Yanagitani, and Mami Matsukawa
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (759K)]

07GC09 : Precision Test Fixture for Measuring Equivalent Circuit Parameters of GHz Surface-Mounted Quarts Crystal Units

Yasuaki Watanabe, Manabu Wada, Yukinori Sakuta, Masashi Hattori, and Osamu Takahashi
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (410K)]

07GC10 : Quality Factor of Contour-Mode AlN Resonator

Kengo Asai and Atsushi Isobe
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (886K)]

07GC11 : Spurious Suppression without Energy Dissipation in Aluminum–Nitride-Based Thin-Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator Using Thin Ring on Electrode Edge

Motoaki Hara and Hiroki Kuwano
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1155K)]

07GC12 : Polarization Control by Leaky Surface Acoustic Wave in Reverse-Proton-Exchanged LiNbO₃ Optical Waveguide

Shoji Kakio and Sho Sato
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (818K)]

07GC13 : Improvement of Temperature Characteristics of Boundary Acoustic Wave Resonators Using Multilayered Electrodes

Masakazu Mimura, Daisuke Tamazaki, Takashi Yamane, and Hajime Kando
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (825K)]

07GC14 : Band-Pass-Type Tunable Filter Using Surface Acoustic Wave Resonator Composed of Grooved Cu Electrodes on LiNbO₃

Michio Kadota, Yasuyuki Ida, and Tetsuya Kimura
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1091K)]

07GC15 : Transverse-Mode Spurious Suppression Technique for Surface Acoustic Wave Resonator with Zero Temperature Coefficient of Frequency on a SiO₂/Al/LiNbO₃ Structure

Hidekazu Nakanishi, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Tetsuya Tsurunari, Joji Fujiwara, Yosuke Hamaoka, and Ken-ya Hashimoto
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (670K)]

07GC16 : Study of Relationship between Cut Angle of Substrate and Characteristics of Surface Acoustic Wave Resonators with Shape-Controlled SiO₂

Ryoichi Takayama, Hidekazu Nakanishi, Rei Goto, Takahiro Satoh, and Ken-ya Hashimoto
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1070K)]

07GC17 : Loss Reduction of Longitudinal-Type Leaky Surface Acoustic Wave by Reverse Proton Exchange

Shoji Kakio and Masaya Abe
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (877K)]

07GC18 : Resonance Properties of Surface Acoustic Wave Resonator in Supercritical CO₂

Shoji Kakio, Katsuhiro Hayashi, and Eiichi Kondoh
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (721K)]

07GC19 : Methanol Sensor Using Shear Horizontal Surface Acoustic Wave Device for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

Saburo Endo, Jun Kondoh, Katsuhiko Sato, and Naomi Sawada
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (685K)]

07GC20 : Measurement Characteristics of Flow-Type Shear-Horizontal Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

Koji Kano, Takashi Kogai, Naoyuki Yoshimura, Hiromi Yatsuda, Jun Kondoh, and Showko Shiokawa
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (987K)]

07GC21 : Sensitivity of Surface Acoustic Wave Magnetic Sensors Composed of Various Ni Electrode Structures

Michio Kadota and Shigeo Ito
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (926K)]

07GC22 : Continuous Measurement of Multiple Gases Using Ball Surface Acoustic Wave Gas Chromatograph

Toshihiro Sakamoto, Shingo Akao, Takamitsu Iwaya, Toshihiro Tsuji, Noritaka Nakaso, and Kazushi Yamanaka
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1188K)]

07GC23 : Experimental Study of Highly Sensitive Sensor Using a Surface Acoustic Wave Resonator for Wireless Strain Detection

Zhongqing Bao, Motoaki Hara, Misato Mitsui, Koji Sano, Sumito Nagasawa, and Hiroki Kuwano
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (693K)]

07GC24 : Development of High Precision Metal Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems Column for Portable Surface Acoustic Wave Gas Chromatograph

Takamitsu Iwaya, Shingo Akao, Toshihiro Sakamoto, Toshihiro Tsuji, Noritaka Nakaso, and Kazushi Yamanaka
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1280K)]

Nonlinear acoustics, sonochemistry

07GD01 : Second Harmonic Component in Focused Gaussian Beam Propagating through Nonuniform Sound-Speed Layer

Shigemi Saito
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (475K)]

07GD02 : Gas Void Fraction Estimation in Gas-Bubble-Contained Sands with Difference Frequency Waves

Byoung-Nam Kim, Suk Wang Yoon, Bok Kyoung Choi, and Seom-Kyu Jung
Published July 20, 2012 (9 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (572K)]

07GD03 : Measurement of Spatial Distribution in Vertical Direction of Cavitation Generation by Using High Resolution Cavitation Sensor

Takeyoshi Uchida, Shinichi Takeuchi, and Tsuneo Kikuchi
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (302K)]

07GD04 : Evaluation of Acousto-Optic Effect on Size Distribution Measurement of Oscillating Cavitation Bubbles Using Optical Spectrometer

Takanobu Kuroyama, Tadashi Ebihara, Koichi Mizutani, and Takeshi Ohbuchi
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (621K)]

07GD05 : Sonochemical Effect Using Ultrasonic Atomizer at 2.4 MHz

Kiyoaki Shinashi, Toshinori Houkin, and Hisashi Harada
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (356K)]

07GD06 : Influence of Transducer Structure on Mechanical and Chemical Effects of 20 kHz Sonication

Khuyen Viet Bao Tran, Yoshiyuki Asakura, and Shinobu Koda
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (243K)]

07GD07 : Effect of Ultrasonic Frequency and Power Density for Degradation of Dichloroacetonitrile by Sonolytic Ozonation

Beomguk Park, Donghoon Shin, Eunju Cho, and Jeehyeong Khim
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (491K)]

07GD08 : Effects of Operational Conditions on 1,4-Dioxane Degradation by Combined Use of Ultrasound and Ozone Microbubbles

Zheng Xu, Kyosuke Mochida, Tetsuya Naito, and Keiji Yasuda
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (247K)]

07GD09 : Effects of Power Density and TiO₂ Dose in the Sonocatalytic Degradation of Diethyl Phthalate Using High Frequency

Eunju Cho, Beomguk Park, Seungmin Na, and Jeehyeong Khim
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (246K)]

07GD10 : Effluence of Internal Substances from Pluronic Micelle Using Ultrasound

Daisuke Kobayashi, Masahiro Karasawa, Tomoki Takahashi, Katsuto Otake, and Atsushi Shono
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (347K)]

07GD11 : Sonophotolytic Degradation of Estriol at Various Ultraviolet Wavelength in Aqueous Solution

Seungmin Na, Beomguk Park, Eunju Cho, Shinobu Koda, and Jeehyeong Khim
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (400K)]

07GD12 : Experimental Investigation of Acoustically Enhanced Dewaterability of Unconsolidated Soils

Young-Uk Kim, Tien Trung Hoang, Young Woo Chun, and Zhang Guang Ming
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (442K)]

07GD13 : Sonochemical Oxidation of Cyanide Using Potassium Peroxydisulfate as an Oxidizing Agent

Mingcan Cui, Min Jang, Seban Lee, and Jeehyeong Khim
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (442K)]

07GD14 : Removal of Arsenic from Sulfuric Acid Solutions Using Jarosite and Sonication

Ryota Hosokawa and Hirokazu Okawa
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (641K)]

07GD15 : Arsenite Oxidation by Ultrasound Combined with Ultraviolet in Aqueous Solution

Seban Lee, Mingcan Cui, Seungmin Na, and Jeehyeong Khim
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (381K)]

Thermoacoustics, high power ultrasound

07GE01 : Fundamental Study for the Solution of Thermoacoustic Phenomenon Using Numerical Calculation: Relationship between the Stack Installation Position and Heat Flow

Kentaro Kuroda, Shin-ichi Sakamoto, Kenji Shibata, Yosuke Nakano, Takao Tsuchiya, and Yoshiaki Watanabe
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (627K)]

07GE02 : Relation between Acoustic Impedance and Sound Intensity Amplification in a Stack of Standing-Wave Thermoacoustic Prime Mover

Kazuki Sahashi, Shin-ichi Sakamoto, Kentaro Kuroda, and Yoshiaki Watanabe
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (851K)]

07GE03 : Investigation of Thermal Conductivity and Heat Characteristics of Oil Sands Using Ultrasound Irradiation for Shortening the Preheating Time

Shingo Kamagata, Youhei Kawamura, Hirokazu Okawa, and Koichi Mizutani
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1028K)]

07GE04 : Basic Study of Detecting Defects in Solid Materials Using High-Intensity Aerial Ultrasonic Waves

Ayumu Osumi, Hiromasa Kobayashi, and Youichi Ito
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (3310K)]

07GE05 : Enhanced Removal of Hydrophobic Gas by Aerial Ultrasonic Waves and Two Kinds of Water Mists of Different Particle Sizes

Keisuke Matsumoto and Hikaru Miura
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (924K)]

07GE06 : Influence of Air Humidity and Water Particles on Dust Control Using Ultrasonic Atomization

Hirokazu Okawa, Kentaro Nishi, Dai Shindo, and Youhei Kawamura
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (955K)]

07GE07 : Characteristics of Hole Machining of Brittle Material by Ultrasonic Complex Vibration

Takuya Asami and Hikaru Miura
Published July 20, 2012 (7 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1227K)]

07GE08 : Stress Analysis of Contact Surface in Ultrasonically Forced Insertion Process

Satoshi Ono, Manabu Aoyagi, Hideki Tamura, and Takehiro Takano
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1369K)]

07GE09 : An Ultrasonic Motor for Use at Ultralow Temperature Using Lead Magnesium Niobate–Lead Titanate Single Crystal

Daisuke Yamaguchi, Takefumi Kanda, Koichi Suzumori, Masataka Kuroda, and Dai Takeda
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1339K)]

07GE10 : Properties of Miniature Cantilever-Type Ultrasonic Motor Using Lead-Free Array-Type Multilayer Piezoelectric Ceramics of (Sr,Ca)₂NaNb₅O₁₅ under High Input Power

Yutaka Doshida, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Youich Mizuno, and Hideki Tamura
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1064K)]

Medical ultrasound

07GF01 : A Method for Improving Signal-to-Noise Ratio of Tissue Harmonic Imaging Based on Bayesian Inference Using Information of Fundamental Echoes

Takuya Yamamura, Masayuki Tanabe, Kan Okubo, and Norio Tagawa
Published July 20, 2012 (11 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1357K)]

07GF02 : Development of Multiple-Frequency Ultrasonic Imaging System Using Multiple Resonance Piezoelectric Transducer

Iwaki Akiyama, Natsuki Yoshizumi, Shigemi Saito, Yuji Wada, Daisuke Koyama, and Kentaro Nakamura
Published July 20, 2012 (9 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1555K)]

07GF03 : Simultaneous Multispectral Coded Excitation Using Gold Codes for Photoacoustic Imaging

Haichong Zhang, Kengo Kondo, Makoto Yamakawa, and Tsuyoshi Shiina
Published July 20, 2012 (7 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1151K)]

07GF04 : Verification of Ultrasonic Image Fusion Technique for Laparoscopic Surgery

Satoki Zenbutsu, Tatsuo Igarashi, Jonathan Mamou, and Tadashi Yamaguchi
Published July 20, 2012 (8 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (864K)]

07GF05 : Evaluation of Rate of Change in Thickness of Heart Wall by Measuring Time Variation of Ultrasonic Integrated Backscatter during a Cardiac Cycle

Hiro Shida, Hideyuki Hasegawa, and Hiroshi Kanai
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (676K)]

07GF06 : Optimization of Correlation Kernel Size for Accurate Estimation of Myocardial Contraction and Relaxation

Yasunori Honjo, Hideyuki Hasegawa, and Hiroshi Kanai
Published July 20, 2012 (12 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1959K)]

07GF07 : Detection of Boundaries of Carotid Arterial Wall by Analyzing Ultrasonic RF Signals

Nabilah Ibrahim, Hideyuki Hasegawa, and Hiroshi Kanai
Published July 20, 2012 (8 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1319K)]

07GF08 : Accurate Estimation of Carotid Luminal Surface Roughness Using Ultrasonic Radio-Frequency Echo

Kosuke Kitamura, Hideyuki Hasegawa, and Hiroshi Kanai
Published July 20, 2012 (12 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1942K)]

07GF09 : Experimental Evaluation of Quantitative Diagnosis Technique for Hepatic Fibrosis Using Ultrasonic Phantom

Atsushi Koriyama, Wataru Yasuhara, and Hiroyuki Hachiya
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1133K)]

07GF10 : Experimental Validation of Displacement Vector Measurement Based on Two-Dimensional Modulation Method with Virtual Hyperbolic Scanning

Kengo Kondo, Makoto Yamakawa, and Tsuyosi Shiina
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1275K)]

07GF11 : Mechanical Model Analysis for Quantitative Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis Based on Ultrasound Tissue Elasticity Imaging

Tsuyoshi Shiina, Tomonori Maki, Makoto Yamakawa, Tsuyoshi Mitake, Masatoshi Kudo, and Kenji Fujimoto
Published July 20, 2012 (8 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1278K)]

07GF12 : Tissue Viscoelasticity Imaging Using Vibration and Ultrasound Coupler Gel

Makoto Yamakawa and Tsuyoshi Shiina
Published July 20, 2012 (10 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1580K)]

07GF13 : Tissue Viscoelasticity Measurement System by Simultaneous Multiple-Frequency Excitation

Takashi Miwa, Yuki Yoshihara, Kouki Kanzawa, Raj Kumar Parajuli, and Yoshiki Yamakoshi
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (681K)]

07GF14 : Improvement in Accuracy of Ultrasonic Measurement of Transient Change in Viscoelasticity of Radial Arterial Wall Due to Flow-Mediated Dilation by Adaptive Low-Pass Filtering

Kazuki Ikeshita, Hideyuki Hasegawa, and Hiroshi Kanai
Published July 20, 2012 (7 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1633K)]

07GF15 : Elasticity Evaluation of Regenerating Cartilage Sample Based on Laser Doppler Measurement of Ultrasonic Particle Velocity

Naotaka Nitta, Masaki Misawa, Kazuhiro Homma, and Tsuyoshi Shiina
Published July 20, 2012 (8 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1054K)]

07GF16 : Optimal Design of Damper Layer for Static Elastography

Takayuki Sato, Yasuaki Watanabe, and Hitoshi Sekimoto
Published July 20, 2012 (8 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1220K)]

07GF17 : Tissue-Mimicking Materials Using Segmented Polyurethane Gel and Their Acoustic Properties

Tomoji Yoshida, Kouhei Tanaka, Toshio Kondo, Kazuhiro Yasukawa, Nobuaki Miyamoto, Masahiko Taniguchi, and Yasuo Shikinami
Published July 20, 2012 (3 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (395K)]

07GF18 : Blood-Mimicking Fluid for Testing Ultrasonic Diagnostic Instrument

Kouhei Tanaka, Tomoji Yoshida, Kazuishi Sato, Toshio Kondo, Kazuhiro Yasukawa, Nobuaki Miyamoto, and Masahiko Taniguchi
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (537K)]

07GF19 : Effect of Cortical Bone Layer on Fast and Slow Waves in Cancellous Bone: Investigations Using Stratified Models

Atsushi Hosokawa and Yoshiki Nagatani
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (660K)]

07GF20 : Measurement of Wave Velocity in Cortical Bone by Micro-Brillouin Scattering Technique: Effect of Bone Tissue Properties

Kenji Fukui, Shinji Takayanagi, Daisuke Suga, and Mami Matsukawa
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (392K)]

07GF21 : Propagation Velocity of Bone-Conducted Ultrasound in the Human Head

Takuya Hotehama and Seiji Nakagawa
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (860K)]

07GF22 : Development of Bone-Conducted Ultrasonic Hearing Aid for the Profoundly Deaf: Assessments of the Modulation Type with Regard to Intelligibility and Sound Quality

Seiji Nakagawa, Chika Fujiyuki, and Takayuki Kagomiya
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (520K)]

07GF23 : High Voltage Staircase Drive Circuit for Triggered High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Treatment

Keisuke Takada, Jumpei Okada, Kotaro Nakamura, Shin Yoshizawa, and Shin-ichiro Umemura
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (516K)]

07GF24 : Therapeutic Array Transducer Element Using Coresonance between Hemispherical Piezoceramic Shell and Water Sphere: Effect of Load Masses of Support and Electric Contact

Kenji Otsu, Shin Yoshizawa, and Shin-ichiro Umemura
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1130K)]

07GF25 : Three-Dimensional Quantitative Optical Measurement of Asymmetrically Focused Ultrasound Pressure Field

Yuta Shimazaki, Soichiro Harigane, Shin Yoshizawa, and Shin-ichiro Umemura
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (653K)]

07GF26 : Monitoring of Lesion Induced by High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Using Correlation Method Based on Block Matching

Ryo Matsuzawa, Takashi Shishitani, Shin Yoshizawa, and Shin-ichiro Umemura
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1480K)]

07GF27 : Thermal Simulation of Cavitation-Enhanced Ultrasonic Heating Verified with Tissue-Mimicking Gel

Tatsuya Moriyama, Shin Yoshizawa, and Shin-ichiro Umemura
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (862K)]

07GF28 : Observation of Microhollows Produced by Bubble Cloud Cavitation

Yoshiki Yamakoshi and Takashi Miwa
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (567K)]

07GF29 : Ultrasound-Mediated Gene Transfection In vitro: Enhanced Efficiency by Complexation of Plasmid DNA

Yiwei Zhang, Rie Tachibana, Akio Okamoto, Takashi Azuma, Akira Sasaki, Kiyoshi Yoshinaka, Kensuke Osada, Kazunori Kataoka, Shu Takagi, and Yoichiro Matsumoto
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (428K)]

Underwater sound

07GG01 : Geoacoustic Inversion of Mid-Frequency Bottom Loss Data in Shallow Water off the East Coast of Korea

Changil Lee, Sungho Cho, Jee Woong Choi, Taebo Shim, and Yong-Kuk Lee
Published July 20, 2012 (4 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (465K)]

07GG02 : Underwater Target Echo Signal Separation Using Independent Component Analysis and Principal Component Analysis

Kweon Son, Yonggon Lee, Jinho Cho, and Minho Lee
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (525K)]

07GG03 : Performance Simulation of Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum Signal Considering Transmitter Characteristics for Range Estimation in the Deep Sea

Kyu-Chil Park, Phil-Ho Lee, and Jong Rak Yoon
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (632K)]

07GG04 : Experimental Study of Doppler Effect for Underwater Acoustic Communication Using Orthogonal Signal Division Multiplexing

Tadashi Ebihara and Keiichi Mizutani
Published July 20, 2012 (7 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1733K)]

07GG05 : Performance Comparison of Subgrid Techniques in Acoustic Simulation Using the Type-M and Type-C Constrained Interpolation Profile Methods

Yuta Ara, Kan Okubo, Norio Tagawa, Takao Tsuchiya, and Takashi Ishizuka
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (459K)]

07GG06 : Evaluation of Acoustic Simulation Using Wave Equation Finite Difference Time Domain Method with Compact Finite Differences

Naoki Kawada, Takeshi Yoda, Norio Tagawa, Takao Tsuchiya, and Kan Okubo
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (225K)]

07GG07 : Numerical Analysis of Long Range Sound Wave Propagation in Ocean by Wave Equation Finite Difference Time Domain Method with Graphics Processing Unit

Shigeyoshi Nakai, Takuto Ishii, and Takao Tsuchiya
Published July 20, 2012 (7 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1233K)]

07GG08 : Tidal Effect in Small-Scale Sound Propagation Experiment

Seiji Kamimura, Hanako Ogasawara, Kazuyoshi Mori, and Toshiaki Nakamura
Published July 20, 2012 (7 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1080K)]

07GG09 : Seawater Temperature and Wind Speed Dependences and Diurnal Variation of Ambient Noise at the Snapping Shrimp Colony in Shallow Water of Southern Sea of Korea

Seom-Kyu Jung, Bok Kyoung Choi, Bong-Chae Kim, Byoung-Nam Kim, Seong Hyeon Kim, Yosup Park, and Yong-Kuk Lee
Published July 20, 2012 (2 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (387K)]

07GG10 : Extraction of Target Scatterings from Received Transients on Target Detection Trial of Ambient Noise Imaging with Acoustic Lens

Kazuyoshi Mori, Hanako Ogasawara, Toshiaki Nakamura, Takenobu Tsuchiya, and Nobuyuki Endoh
Published July 20, 2012 (7 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1298K)]

07GG11 : Basic Study of Properties of Planate Acoustic Lens Constructed with Phononic Crystal Structure

Takenobu Tsuchiya, Tetsuo Anada, Nobuyuki Endoh, Sayuri Matsumoto, and Kazuyoshi Mori
Published July 20, 2012 (5 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (702K)]

07GG12 : Design and Numerical Evaluation of Off-Axis Aplanatic Straubel Mirror for Underwater Acoustic Imaging

Yuji Sato, Koichi Mizutani, Naoto Wakatsuki, and Toshiaki Nakamura
Published July 20, 2012 (6 pages)
[Abstract] [Full Text PDF (1259K)]

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