LIGHT GUIDE WITH UNIFORM LIGHT DISTRIBUTION

摘要

This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for providing illumination by using a light guide to distribute light. In one aspect, the light guide has a light input edge into which light is injected and transverse edges transverse to the light input edge. The transverse edges are smooth and act as specular reflectors. The light input edge is rough and provides a diffusive interface. The light emitters are adjacent and centered along the light input edge, with the pitch of the light emitters being about ?L, where ?L is the distance between the transverse edges divided by the number of light emitters. The diffusive light input edge can diffuse light entering into the light guide, and the transverse edges can reflect light with a low level of artifacts and the reflections also act as virtual light sources to facilitate a highly uniform distribution of light within the light guide. The light guide can be provided with light turning features that redirect light out of the light guide. In some implementations, the redirected light can be applied to illuminate a display.