CPC H04N 9/3129 (2013.01) [G02B 6/124 (2013.01); G02B 6/125 (2013.01); G02B 6/264 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A lighting unit for a display panel, the lighting unit comprising:
a substrate;
an array of arcuate waveguides supported by the substrate and running substantially parallel to one another to guide illuminating light therein; and
an array of out-couplers operably coupled to the array of arcuate waveguides and configured for out-coupling portions of the illuminating light from the array of arcuate waveguides, to illuminate the display panel.
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