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This chapter contains the basic ideas of optical phase conjugation. We have tried to present them in as popular a manner as possible and almost without the use of mathematics. We also discuss applications of optical phase conjugation.
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Zel’dovich, B.Y., Pilipetsky, N.F., Shkunov, V.V. (1985). Introduction to Optical Phase Conjugation. In: Principles of Phase Conjugation. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 42. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38959-0_1
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