Umul, Yusuf Ziya2016-06-272025-09-182016-06-272025-09-182011Umul, Y.Z. (2011). The physical optics of phase-conjugate mirrors: Scalar theory. Optic Communications, 284(12), 2687-2689. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2011.02.0440030-40181873-0310https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2011.02.044https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12416/13290Umul, Yusuf/0000-0001-9342-2728A scalar theory of physical optics is developed for the scattered waves by finite or infinite phase-conjugate mirrors. The method is applied to the scattering problem of waves by a semi-infinite phase-conjugate mirror. The results are examined numerically and compared with the scattered waves by a conducting half-plane. The effect of the phase-conjugation to the location of the transition region is outlined. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessPhase ConjugationPhysical OpticsDiffraction TheoryArticle10.1016/j.optcom.2011.02.0442-s2.0-79954992663