FIBER OPTIC BASED LIGHTING FOR AIRCRAFT

摘要

The present invention provides a lighting system (1) including a centralized light source (24), a plurality of light emitters (38), and a plurality of fiber optic lines (72) extending between the light source and the light emitters (38) for delivering light therebetween. More particularly, the present invention includes a light source (24) operably coupled to a concentrator (52) for directing light generated by the light source towards an exit end (62) of the concentrator (52). A fiber optic bundle (26) is secured at its proximal end to the exit end (62) of the concentrator (52) for receiving the light generated by the light source therein. A plurality of sub-bundles (30) diverge from the fiber optic bundle (26) and transport the light from the light generator to a plurality of emitters (38). The emitters (38) are disposed at various locations of desired illimunation and emit the delivered light therefrom.