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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2017
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Kurt S. Wilcox, Libertyville, IL (US);
Nicholas W. Medendorp, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Zongjie Yuan, Libertyville, IL (US);
Andrew Dan Bendtsen, Racine, WI (US);
Nathan Snell, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeremy Sorenson, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Brian Kinnune, Racine, WI (US);
Craig D. Raleigh, Burlington, WI (US);
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
An optical waveguide comprising orthogonal x- and y-dimensions and developing an illumination distribution pattern comprising orthogonal x- and y-extents, comprising at least one coupling feature for directing light into the waveguide, at least one light redirection feature for redirecting light in an x-y plane within the waveguide, and at least one light extraction feature for extracting light out of the waveguide in an illumination pattern comprising at least one of the x- and y-extents that is offset with respect to the x- and y-dimensions, respectively. Additionally, the optical waveguide comprises optical features on at least first, second, and third sides thereof.