LOW LUMINANCE LIGHTING

摘要

Novel and advantageous lighting modules and systems are provided. Lighting modules and systems according to embodiments of the subject invention can be low-luminance, high-efficiency, low-glare lighting modules. For example, a lighting system can utilize multiple layers of efficient optics to spread light from multiple light sources (e.g., a grid of point sources) over a larger luminous surface. The larger luminous surface can maintain the controllability, directionality, and efficiency of a single point source, while significantly reducing the glare. The surface can appear uniformly lit, or substantially uniformly lit, and no dark boundaries may be present between the individual light sources.

主权项

1. A lighting system, comprising:
a plurality of light sources; a first optical layer on the plurality of light sources; and a second optical layer over the first optical layer, wherein the first optical layer is configured to condense light from at least one light source of the plurality of light sources to a smaller beam spread.