LIDAR 1 : A technique analogous to radar, but which uses laser light rather than radio or microwaves. The light is bounced off a target and then detected, with the return beam providing information on the distance and velocity of the target
Federation of American Scientists, Glossary of Acronyms and Terms, Washington, DC,USA 2004. https://fas.org/pubs/_docs/10072004163905.pdf, (DPrep - Amer) {1003}