Device for generating a light distribution for illuminating an object, comprising: an optical waveguide comprising the following optical elements: at least one input-coupling element (440; 441-443), configured for coupling light into the optical waveguide as a light beam having an associated beam profile, a multiplicity of replication regions for replicating the light beam, each being configured to receive at least one associated input light beam having an input beam profile and to provide a multiplicity of associated output light beams having respective output beam profiles, wherein the multiplicity of replication regions are volume holograms, wherein the volume holograms are arranged straight or obliquely within the optical waveguide and/or are exposed multiple times, wherein at least one first replication region of the multiplicity of replication regions is optically coupled to a second replication region of the multiplicity of replication regions so that the second replication region is configured to receive at least one of the multiplicity of associated output light beams of the first replication region as the associated input light beam of the second replication region, and wherein the first replication region is optically coupled to the at least one input-coupling element (440; 441-443) to receive the light beam as the associated input light beam of the first replication region, wherein the device is configured to couple emission light from a set of the multiplicity of replication regions out of the optical waveguide to provide the light distribution, wherein the multiplicity of replication regions comprises a first group of replication regions, each being optically coupled to one another, and wherein the replication regions of the first group of replication regions are each configured for: providing at least one first associated output beam of the multiplicity of output light beams to another replication region of the first group of replication regions, and not providing at least one second associated output beam of the multiplicity of output light beams to another replication region of the first group of replication regions to obtain a set of emission beams of the first group of replication regions, and wherein the multiplicity of replication regions comprises a second group of replication regions, each being optically coupled to one another and of which a subset is configured to receive the set of emission beams of the first group of replication regions as the respective input light beams. at least one input-coupling element (440; 441-443), configured for coupling light into the optical waveguide as a light beam having an associated beam profile, a multiplicity of replication regions for replicating the light beam, each being configured to receive at least one associated input light beam having an input beam profile and to provide a multiplicity of associated output light beams having respective output beam profiles, wherein the multiplicity of replication regions are volume holograms, wherein the volume holograms are arranged straight or obliquely within the optical waveguide and/or are exposed multiple times, wherein at least one first replication region of the multiplicity of replication regions is optically coupled to a second replication region of the multiplicity of replication regions so that the second replication region is configured to receive at least one of the multiplicity of associated output light beams of the first replication region as the associated input light beam of the second replication region, and wherein the first replication region is optically coupled to the at least one input-coupling element (440; 441-443) to receive the light beam as the associated input light beam of the first replication region, wherein the device is configured to couple emission light from a set of the multiplicity of replication regions out of the optical waveguide to provide the light distribution, wherein the multiplicity of replication regions comprises a first group of replication regions, each being optically coupled to one another, and wherein the replication regions of the first group of replication regions are each configured for: providing at least one first associated output beam of the multiplicity of output light beams to another replication region of the first group of replication regions, and not providing at least one second associated output beam of the multiplicity of output light beams to another replication region of the first group of replication regions to obtain a set of emission beams of the first group of replication regions, and wherein the multiplicity of replication regions comprises a second group of replication regions, each being optically coupled to one another and of which a subset is configured to receive the set of emission beams of the first group of replication regions as the respective input light beams. providing at least one first associated output beam of the multiplicity of output light beams to another replication region of the first group of replication regions, and not providing at least one second associated output beam of the multiplicity of output light beams to another replication region of the first group of replication regions to obtain a set of emission beams of the first group of replication regions, and wherein the multiplicity of replication regions comprises a second group of replication regions, each being optically coupled to one another and of which a subset is configured to receive the set of emission beams of the first group of replication regions as the respective input light beams.