A possible way to control nonlinear interactions in non dispersive sound waves is to introduce additional absorption of a certain frequency component. It has been shown that selective absorption of the second harmonic of an incident sinusoidal wave results in less damping of the fundamental frequency signal. In an earlier presentation this effect has been investigated for strongly nonlinear plane waves containing shocks. It has been demonstrated that second harmonic selective absorption does not prevent shock formation. Compared to nonlinear propagation in medium without absorption, it results in specific waveform distortion, less amplitude of the shock, and correspondingly less nonlinear attenuation. Here, high intensity acoustic beams, either focused or unfocused, in selective absorption medium are considered. KZK equation in a frequency domain with additional absorption of the second harmonic is simulated numerically for various focusing gains, source amplitudes, and medium absorption. A modified spectral approach that enables to model nonlinear waves, including shocks, with a relatively few number of harmonics N 30 is used. The effect of selective absorption on waveform distortion, shock front formation and structure, harmonic amplitudes, acoustic energy absorption, and amplification factor in focused beams is discussed.
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