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Advances in OptoElectronics
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 823157, 10 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/823157
Research Article
Model for a Torsional-Mode Ultrasonic Transducer for an Acousto-Optic In-Fiber Isolator
Air Force Research Laboratory, Directed Energy Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM 87117, USA
Received 29 October 2009; Accepted 22 January 2010
Academic Editor: Pierre Bourdon
Copyright © 2010 Gerald T. Moore. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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