Open platform (OP) ultrasound systems are aimed primarily at the research community. They
have been at the forefront of the development of synthetic aperture, plane wave, shear wave …

High-order ultrasonic guided wave modes have recently been attracting interest in a variety
of nondestructive testing applications, ranging from thickness gauging to bond …

It is of practical importance to emit a pure wave mode, focus its energy along a given
direction, and then steer the wave beam in guide-wave-based structural health monitoring …

Switched excitation has the potential to improve on the cost, efficiency, and size of the linear
amplifier circuitry currently used in high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) systems …

The development of reliable structural health monitoring techniques is enabling a healthy
transition from preventive to condition-based maintenance, hence leading to safer and more …

Accurately determining the initial acoustic field excitation load of a piezoelectric ultrasonic
probe is essential for simulating electrical signals and calculating wall thickness during …

Common clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters consist of two single-element transducers placed
on the pipe wall. Flow speed is measured noninvasively, ie, without interrupting the flow and …

Unidirectional generation of a pure guided wave mode is of practical importance in structural
health monitoring (SHM). Currently, unidirectional propagation guided waves can only be …

Focused ultrasound has been used extensively to treat numerous diseases1–3 and provide
palliative care. 4, 5 By focusing ultrasonic energy to a point using either an acoustic lens or …

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is reliant on carefully designed excitation systems
capable of high power, and low distortion. The use of array transducers additionally requires …