Windows With Light Guides

A system may have windows. A window in the system may have first and second window layers such as structural layers of glass. The window may have a light guide layer between the first and second window layers. The light guide layer may have cladding layers and a core layer between the cladding layer...

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Main Authors Kingman, David E, Wang, Lai, Mazuir, Clarisse, Ahn, Se Hyun, Hu, Yongxing, Chen, Yuan
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.01.2024
Subjects
ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING ORSUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES INGENERAL
BLASTING
FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMSTHEREOF
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHERARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
WEAPONS
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Summary:A system may have windows. A window in the system may have first and second window layers such as structural layers of glass. The window may have a light guide layer between the first and second window layers. The light guide layer may have cladding layers and a core layer between the cladding layers. The core and cladding refractive index values may be selected so that the refractive index of the core is greater than the refractive index of the structural layers of glass while the refractive index of the claddings is less than the refractive index of the structural layer of glass. Light-scattering structures may be formed on the light guide to extract some of the light within the light guide and thereby provide illumination for the system.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202318469110