Nonlinear propagation: (a) measured pressure waveform and spectrum of a 1.67MHz sound pulse transmitted 10cm through beef; (b) waveform and spectrum following transmission through water; and (c) measured focal beam profiles of the fundamental (solid lines) and nonlinear second harmonic beams (dashed lines). Since harmonic amplitudes are proportional to the square of the fundamental pressure, the wave passing through the relatively unattenuating water generates a disproportionate increase in the second harmonic, compared to that passing through attenuating muscle. The harmonic beam has a narrower main lobe and weaker sidelobes than the fundamental beam. From Burns,