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The applied field increases the response rate of the grating formation and enhances the diffraction efficiency. There exists an optimum applied field and grating spacing related to the maximum diffraction efficiency, and the history of applied field influences the value of diffraction efficiency. Fanning loss and thermal effects should be considered in the diffraction theory for the CeiKNSBN crystal.<br/><br/>The phase conjugate properties of the CeiKNSBN crystal are demonstrated in the four-wave mixing configuration and in the SPPC CAT conjugator. The experimental results agree with the analytical solution under some conditions. The He-Ne laser generates higher SPPC in the CeiKNSBN crystal than that by the argon-ion laser. The Doppler frequency detuning technique is first, to our knowledge, applied in the SPPC CAT configuration. 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Fanning loss and thermal effects should be considered in the diffraction theory for the CeiKNSBN crystal.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The phase conjugate properties of the CeiKNSBN crystal are demonstrated in the four-wave mixing configuration and in the SPPC CAT conjugator. The experimental results agree with the analytical solution under some conditions. The He-Ne laser generates higher SPPC in the CeiKNSBN crystal than that by the argon-ion laser. The Doppler frequency detuning technique is first, to our knowledge, applied in the SPPC CAT configuration. 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