An imaging light guide comprising: a waveguide for conveying image-bearing light beams from an image source to an eyebox within which a virtual image can be viewed; a first in-coupling diffractive optic (110 BG) being disposed to direct a first set of the image-bearing light beams into the waveguide along a first path; a first turning diffractive optic (TG BG) being disposed along the first path and arranged to expand the image-bearing light beams of the first set in a first dimension and to direct the expanded image-bearing light beams of the first set to a first out-coupling diffractive optic (120 BG); the first out-coupling diffractive optic (120 BG) being arranged to further expand the image-bearing light beams of the first set in a second dimension and to direct the further expanded image-bearing light beams of the first set from the waveguide toward the eyebox; a second in-coupling diffractive optic (110 R) being disposed to direct a second set of the image-bearing light beams into the waveguide along a second path that is different from the first path; a second turning diffractive optic (TG R) being disposed along the second path and arranged to expand the image-bearing light beams of the second set in a first dimension and to direct the expanded image-bearing light beams of the second set to a second out-coupling diffractive optic (120 R); and the second out-coupling diffractive optic (120 R) being arranged to further expand the image-bearing light beams of the second set in a second dimension and to direct the further expanded image-bearing light beams of the second set from the waveguide toward the eyebox; wherein the first in-coupling diffractive optic (110 BG) comprises a first in-coupling grating vector, and the second in-coupling diffractive optic (110 R) comprises a second in-coupling grating vector; and wherein the first in-coupling grating vector is oriented at an angle of 25 to 40 degrees relative to the second in-coupling grating vector. a waveguide for conveying image-bearing light beams from an image source to an eyebox within which a virtual image can be viewed; a first in-coupling diffractive optic (110 BG) being disposed to direct a first set of the image-bearing light beams into the waveguide along a first path; a first turning diffractive optic (TG BG) being disposed along the first path and arranged to expand the image-bearing light beams of the first set in a first dimension and to direct the expanded image-bearing light beams of the first set to a first out-coupling diffractive optic (120 BG); the first out-coupling diffractive optic (120 BG) being arranged to further expand the image-bearing light beams of the first set in a second dimension and to direct the further expanded image-bearing light beams of the first set from the waveguide toward the eyebox; a second in-coupling diffractive optic (110 R) being disposed to direct a second set of the image-bearing light beams into the waveguide along a second path that is different from the first path; a second turning diffractive optic (TG R) being disposed along the second path and arranged to expand the image-bearing light beams of the second set in a first dimension and to direct the expanded image-bearing light beams of the second set to a second out-coupling diffractive optic (120 R); and the second out-coupling diffractive optic (120 R) being arranged to further expand the image-bearing light beams of the second set in a second dimension and to direct the further expanded image-bearing light beams of the second set from the waveguide toward the eyebox; wherein the first in-coupling diffractive optic (110 BG) comprises a first in-coupling grating vector, and the second in-coupling diffractive optic (110 R) comprises a second in-coupling grating vector; and wherein the first in-coupling grating vector is oriented at an angle of 25 to 40 degrees relative to the second in-coupling grating vector.