A system for light source calibration and aging compensation, comprising: a first light strip comprising: a first plurality of light emitting diodes; a first light source driver configured to generate one or more power signals for the first plurality of light emitting diodes; a first sensor configured to detect an illumination power output by at least one light emitting diode of the first plurality of light emitting diodes; and a first controller communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the first light source driver; and a second light strip coupled to the first light strip, the second light comprising: a second plurality of light emitting diodes; a second light source driver configured to generate one or more power signals for the second plurality of light emitting diodes; a second sensor; and a second controller communicatively coupled to the second sensor and the second light source driver; characterized by the first controller configured to: set the first plurality of light emitting diodes to a target illumination power, the target illumination power being lower than a maximum illumination power output of the first plurality of light emitting diodes; compensate for aging of the first light strip by causing the first light source driver to increase a current or a duty cycle of the one or more power signals when the detected illumination power falls below the target illumination power; and communicate the detected illumination power to the second controller the second controller configured to: calibrate the second light strip to the first light strip by using the illumination power output received from the first controller as a second target illumination power. a first light strip comprising: a first plurality of light emitting diodes; a first light source driver configured to generate one or more power signals for the first plurality of light emitting diodes; a first sensor configured to detect an illumination power output by at least one light emitting diode of the first plurality of light emitting diodes; and a first controller communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the first light source driver; and a first plurality of light emitting diodes; a first light source driver configured to generate one or more power signals for the first plurality of light emitting diodes; a first sensor configured to detect an illumination power output by at least one light emitting diode of the first plurality of light emitting diodes; and a first controller communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the first light source driver; and a second light strip coupled to the first light strip, the second light comprising: a second plurality of light emitting diodes; a second light source driver configured to generate one or more power signals for the second plurality of light emitting diodes; a second sensor; and a second controller communicatively coupled to the second sensor and the second light source driver; a second plurality of light emitting diodes; a second light source driver configured to generate one or more power signals for the second plurality of light emitting diodes; a second sensor; and a second controller communicatively coupled to the second sensor and the second light source driver; characterized by the first controller configured to: set the first plurality of light emitting diodes to a target illumination power, the target illumination power being lower than a maximum illumination power output of the first plurality of light emitting diodes; compensate for aging of the first light strip by causing the first light source driver to increase a current or a duty cycle of the one or more power signals when the detected illumination power falls below the target illumination power; and communicate the detected illumination power to the second controller set the first plurality of light emitting diodes to a target illumination power, the target illumination power being lower than a maximum illumination power output of the first plurality of light emitting diodes; compensate for aging of the first light strip by causing the first light source driver to increase a current or a duty cycle of the one or more power signals when the detected illumination power falls below the target illumination power; and communicate the detected illumination power to the second controller the second controller configured to: calibrate the second light strip to the first light strip by using the illumination power output received from the first controller as a second target illumination power.