Patent ID: 8541797

Claim:
An illuminator having an exit surface and comprising: a substrate; a structured conductive layer applied on said substrate; an isolating layer applied on said structured conductive layer; at least one light source located on a first portion of the exit surface of the illuminator and connected to said structured conductive layer; and a reflective layer applied on apart of the said isolating layer covering a second portion of the exit surface of the illuminator adjacent the at least one light source and surrounding said at least one light source, said reflective layer covering substantially all the exit surface of the illuminator not occupied by said at least one light source, wherein the reflective layer includes parts where the reflective layer is etched to accommodate the at least one light source, wherein the first portion of the exit surface is parallel to the second portion of the exit surface, and wherein the at least one light source protrudes from the reflective layer, wherein the exit surface is an outer surface of the illuminator for exit of light from the illuminator, Wherein, the one light source is not in direct contact with the isolating layer and the reflective layer.