Abstract:
A luminaire includes a light waveguide grid including an array of waveguides coupling respective illumination light source emitters of a general illumination device with respective gaps between respective pixel light emitters of an image display device. Each waveguide has a housing that includes an input interface optically coupled to the respective illumination light source emitter to steer illumination lighting from the illumination light source emitter. The housing also includes an output interface opposing the input interface and optically coupled to one or more gaps between pixel light emitters. The housing further includes at least one reflective wall having an internal reflective surface encompassing and extending from the input interface and the output interface. The structure of the waveguide may be optimized and/or additional technologies added to reduce optical losses and improve overall illumination efficiency of the luminaire.
Abstract:
The examples relate to various implementations of a software configurable lighting device, having an enhance display device that is able to generate light sufficient to provide general illumination of a space in which the lighting device is installed and provide an image display. The general illumination is provided by additional light sources and/or improved display components of the enhanced display device.
Abstract:
The examples relate to various implementations of a software configurable lighting device. Such a device, in the examples, includes a light source and an optical modulator and may include a programmable controller. The device is configurable by software, e.g. configuration information and/or programming for processing of that information to emulate a lighting distribution of a selected one of a variety of different lighting devices.
Abstract:
The examples relate to various implementations of a single software configurable lighting device, installed as a panel, that offers the capability to appear like and emulate a variety of different lighting devices. Emulation includes the appearance of the lighting device as installed in the wall or ceiling, possibly both when lighting and when not lighting, as well as light output distribution, e.g. direction and/or beam shape. Specific examples in this case combine a display device with a spatial light modulator or use angled light sources in each pixel, possibly with a settable beam shaper associated with one or more of the emission pixels.