In this letter, a new type of self‐pumped phase conjugation (SPPC) is demonstrated and a phase conjugate reflectivity as high as 83.8% is measured in an unusually cut Fe‐doped KTa1−xNbxO3(KTN:Fe) crystal with a He‐Ne laser. Some novel characteristics of this type of device are found, which may reduce the need for special crystal qualities to obtain SPPC. Finally, a possible mechanism is postulated to reasonably explain this type of SPPC. ©1995 American Institute of Physics.