This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for illumination devices. In one aspect, an illumination device having a longitudinal axis includes a light source and a light guide. The light guide has a peripheral edge, a transmissive illumination surface, a center portion, and an upper sur
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for illumination devices. In one aspect, an illumination device having a longitudinal axis includes a light source and a light guide. The light guide has a peripheral edge, a transmissive illumination surface, a center portion, and an upper surface. The transmissive illumination surface is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and disposed between the center portion and the peripheral edge. The upper surface is oriented relative to the illumination surface to define an angle α therebetween. In some implementations, the angle α can be greater than 15 degrees, for example.
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1. An illumination device, comprising: a first tapered light guiding section including: a first light input surface extending along a longitudinal plane,a first light output surface extending along a transverse plane disposed at an angle with respect to the longitudinal plane, anda first inclined su
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An illumination device, comprising: a first tapered light guiding section including: a first light input surface extending along a longitudinal plane,a first light output surface extending along a transverse plane disposed at an angle with respect to the longitudinal plane, anda first inclined surface opposite the first light output surface, the first inclined surface disposed at an angle α1 with respect to the first light output surface, the angle α1 being less than 15 degrees;a second tapered light guiding section including: a second light input surface extending along the longitudinal plane,a second light output surface extending along the transverse plane, anda second inclined surface opposite the second light output surface, the second inclined surface disposed at an angle α2 with respect to the second light output surface, the angle α2 being less than 15 degrees; anda light source disposed between the first light input surface and the second light input surface, the light source, the first light input surface and the second light input surface being collectively aligned such that a portion of the light emitted from the light source illuminates the first light input surface, the first light guiding section configured to propagate light received through the first light input surface to the first light output surface, anda portion of light emitted from the light source illuminates the second input surface, the second light guiding section configured to propagate light received through the second light input surface to the second light output surface, wherein at least a portion of light received from the light source and propagating in the first light guiding section propagates in a first direction, and at least a portion of light received from the light source and propagating in the second light guiding section propagates in a second direction opposite the first direction. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the light source includes one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the light source includes an array of LEDs. 4. The device of claim 1, further comprising a coupling optic having an input aperture and an output aperture. 5. The device of claim 4, wherein a dimension of the output aperture of the coupling optic is different from a dimension of the input aperture. 6. The device of claim 4, wherein a dimension of the input aperture of the coupling optic is equal to a dimension of an output aperture of the light source. 7. The device of claim 4, wherein the coupling optic includes a curved reflector. 8. The device of claim 4, wherein the coupling optic includes an etendue preserving reflector. 9. The device of claim 1, further comprising a reflective surface positioned adjacent to the first or second inclined surface. 10. The device of claim 1, further comprising an optical conditioner positioned adjacent to the first or second light output surface. 11. The device of claim 10, wherein the optical conditioner includes a lenticular film or an array of lenslets. 12. The device of claim 1, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the light guide in the transverse plane is one of circular, triangular, rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, octagonal, or otherwise polygonal. 13. The device of claim 1, further comprising a light turning layer positioned adjacent to the first or second light output surface. 14. The device of claim 13, wherein the light turning layer includes a plurality of facets configured to redirect light by total internal reflection or specular reflection. 15. The device of claim 14, wherein at least some of the plurality of facets include a reflective layer. 16. A method of manufacturing an illumination device, the method comprising: providing a first tapered light guiding section including: a first light input surface extending along a longitudinal plane,a first light output surface extending along a transverse plane disposed at an angle with respect to the longitudinal plane, anda first inclined surface opposite the first light output surface, the first inclined surface disposed at an angle α1 with respect to the first light output surface, the angle α1 being less than 15 degrees;providing a second tapered light guiding section including: a second light input surface extending along the longitudinal plane,a second light output surface extending along the transverse plane, anda second inclined surface opposite the second light output surface, the second inclined surface disposed at an angle α2 with respect to the second light output surface, the angle α2 being less than 15 degrees; anddisposing a light source disposed between the first light input surface and the second light input surface, the light source, the first light input surface and the second light input surface collectively aligned such that light emitted from the light source illuminates the first light input surface, the first light guiding section configured to propagate light received through the first light input surface to the first light output surface, andlight emitted from the light source illuminates the second input surface, the second light guiding section configured to propagate light received through the second light input surface to the second light output surface, wherein at least a portion of light received from the light source and propagating in the first light guiding section propagates in a first direction, and at least a portion of light received from the light source and propagating in the second light guiding section propagates in a second direction opposite the first direction. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the light source includes one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). 18. The method of claim 16, wherein the light source includes an array of LEDs. 19. The method of claim 16, further comprising providing a coupling optic having an input aperture and an output aperture different from the input aperture, the input aperture of the optic corresponding to an output aperture of the light source. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the coupling optic includes a curved reflector. 21. The method of claim 19, wherein the coupling optic is an etendue preserving reflector. 22. The method of claim 16, further comprising providing a reflective surface adjacent the first or second inclined surface. 23. The method of claim 16, further comprising providing an optical conditioner adjacent the first or second light output surface.
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