Self-pumped phase conjugation is experimentally studied in the usual O
degrees-cut potassium niobate crystals doped with either manganese or
cobalt. Phase-conjugate reflectivities as high as 52% and 32% are obt
ained for these two kinds of crystal in the mirrorless cat configurati
on at 488 nm. The influence of experimental conditions, such as the in
cidence angle, the incident position, and the incident intensity, on p
hase conjugation are studied.