It is the optical analog of phased array radar.
Many American companies have also looked at Japan's phased array radar.
The power requirement for the phased array radar was enormous, necessitating an additional power supply.
The aerials of the phased array radar will be distributed over the two pyramids.
It is the only phased array radar dedicated to tracking more than 16,000 near-earth and deep-space objects.
Another method of steering is used in a phased array radar.
As the price of electronics has fallen, phased array radars have become more common.
However more modern aircraft such as the Rafale with phased array radars can look forward and at the ground simultaneously.
The warship uses a new modern flat-type, phased array radar, which was being tested in 2011.
Beyond dual-polarization, the advent of phased array radar will probably be the next major improvement in severe weather detection.