摘要 |
An optical system for back-illuminating a display has a lightguide having a confinement direction and a first plurality of light sources disposed proximate a first edge of the lightguide. Light from at least one of the light sources defines an emission axis which is approximately parallel to the confinement direction. A solid light injector is disposed to couple light from the light sources into the lightguide. A surface of the light injector may be shaped as a confinement curve for confining light from the first plurality of light sources in the confinement direction by total internal reflection. In some embodiments a portion of the illumination light from the one or more light sources enters the first light injector along a direction having a component directed away from the lightguide and is totally internally reflected within the injector. |