Wide-area solid-state illumination devices and systems, including one or more linear arrays of compact solid-state light sources, such as LEDs, a light guiding sheet of an optically transmissive material optically coupled to the light sources, and an optically opaque grid panel defining a series of openings for light passage. The light guiding sheet includes a light extraction surface pattern having a series of light extraction areas alternating with separation areas. The light guiding sheet is positioned over the grid panel such that the light extraction areas are disposed in registration with the openings in the grid panel.

A waveguide display is provided comprising: an input image generator providing image light projected over a field of view; a waveguide having first and second external surfaces; and at least one grating optically coupled to the waveguide for extracting light towards a viewer. The waveguide has a lateral refractive index variation between said external surfaces that prevents any ray propagated within the waveguide from optically interacting with at least one of the external surfaces.

A backlight module including a light source, a light guide plate, an optical film set and at least one optical film layer is provided. The light guide plate has a light-incident surface and a light-emitting surface adjacent to the light-incident surface. The light source is disposed on a side of the light-incident surface and emits a light beam. The optical film set includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and at least one side surface connected between the first surface and the second surface. The optical film set is disposed on a side of the light-emitting surface of the light guide plate, and the first surface faces the light-emitting surface. The optical film layer is disposed on the side surface of the optical film set. The optical film layer is a particle structure layer. A display apparatus including the backlight module is also provided.

A display includes a transmissive spatial light modulator with an active area; a plurality of lightguides stacked above the active area; and a light source positioned to emit light that propagates into the plurality of lightguides such that the light is totally internally reflected within each lightguide then extracted from each lightguide to illuminate the active area, wherein each lightguide is folded at a first fold. In a first embodiment, each of the plurality of lightguides include a core layer and an emitting region with a plurality of light extraction features arranged in a spatially varying pattern. In a second embodiment, each lightguide is a film-based light guide with a thickness between 0.005 millimeter and 0.175 millimeter. In a third embodiment, the light source is positioned behind the spatial light modulator.

An optical component for an attenuated total reflection multispectral imaging device, which includes a support substrate and at least two planar waveguides, and wherein the planar waveguides and the support substrate are superimposed together, with the support substrate which covers the planar waveguides; each of the planar waveguides includes at least one diffraction grating; and at least two of the planar waveguides have their diffraction gratings which have values of the average pattern distribution pitch which are distinct from each other; the support substrate includes, on one side opposite the planar waveguides, a face forming an exchange interface with a sample; and an exit face of the optical component corresponds to a lateral face of the support substrate.

A backlight keyboard includes a keyswitch assembly, a base and a light guide plate. The keyswitch assembly and the base are suitable for several language keyboards. A first keyswitch and a second keyswitch of a first keyswitch assembly correspond to a third keyswitch of a second keyswitch assembly. A first base and a second base respectively have at least one hole. The light guide plate has a light guide substrate and a light extracting portion. Union of the holes is set as a difference region on the light guide substrate. The light extracting portion is disposed on the difference region and used to guide light through the corresponding hole toward the corresponding keyswitch when the light guide substrate is disposed under the specific base.

A backlight module includes a circuit board, a light-emitting unit, a light-reflecting plate, a light guide plate, and a light-shielding sheet. The light-emitting unit is disposed on the circuit board. The light-reflecting plate is disposed above the circuit board. The light guide plate is disposed above the light-reflecting plate and includes a single-key light guide area. The single-key light guide area includes an accommodating hole and a light-blocking structure. The accommodating hole runs through the single-key light guide area and accommodates the light-emitting unit. The light-blocking structure and the light-emitting unit are arranged in a direction. The light-shielding sheet is disposed above the light guide plate.

The present disclosure provides a backlight module including a light guide plate including a light-emitting surface, a bottom surface opposite to the light-emitting surface, and a light-incident side connecting the light-emitting surface and the bottom surface and light-emitting elements disposed at the light-incident side along a first direction. The light guide plate includes first columnar microstructures extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on the light-emitting surface and columnar microstructure groups with second columnar microstructures, which are 1-15 times the number of the adjacent first columnar microstructures, between the first columnar microstructures extending along the second direction on the light-emitting surface. A first width of the first columnar microstructures is larger than or equal to a second width of the columnar microstructure groups along the first direction. A first height of the first columnar microstructures is larger than a second height of the columnar microstructure groups.

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate, a liquid crystal layer, light-emitting elements disposed in a first direction, a third transparent substrate including a main surface and a side surface opposed to the light-emitting elements, and a transparent layer disposed on the main surface and having a lower refractive index than the third transparent substrate. The third transparent substrate is bonded to the first transparent substrate or the second transparent substrate with the transparent layer sandwiched in between. The transparent layer includes strip portions disposed in the first direction and extended along a second direction.

A luminaire includes a housing, a downlight that includes one or more first light sources configured to emit a first light downwardly from the housing, a waveguide, and one or more second light sources. The waveguide is formed of a portion of an optical material and characterized by opposing planar faces joined by one or more edge faces about a periphery of the optical material. The waveguide forms at least a portion of an uppermost optical surface of the luminaire. The one or more second light sources are coupled with the housing and configured to emit a second light into the optical material through at least one of the one or more edge faces. The waveguide is configured to emit at least a portion of the second light upwardly from an upper one of the planar faces.