Influence of thermal self-interaction on phase conjugation of laser radiation by stimulated Brillouin scattering in liquids at high values of the excess above the power threshold

The influence of thermal self-interaction on phase conjugation of laser radiation by stimulated Brillouin scattering was investigated experimentally under conditions of a large excess of the power above the threshold. In this case it was possible to achieve phase conjugation of radiation with an energy considerably higher than the critical energy of thermal self-interaction.