Light Guides with Even Illumination
Truly Homogeneous Horizontal and Vertical Light Guides
Classic Ø3mm and miniaturised Ø2mm versions
MENTOR horizontal and vertical Light Guides are offered in the classic Ø3mm element version for the 5.08mm grid and miniaturised Ø2mm version for the 2.54mm grid, as well as hybrid combinations of the two types. Round, square and rectangular element versions are all available.
Horizontal PCB-mounted Light Guides “bend the light” through 90º for applications where the light is emitted to a front panel for example. More…
Vertical PCB-mounted light guides are used in applications that call for light to be emitted from a panel positioned parallel to the circuit board. More…
No Light Bleed
Clever design coupled with precision manufacture ensures that the illumination is very even, coupled with no light bleed, even when different colours are adjacent.
A Light Guide for every Application
The Multitron Light Guide Microsite is designed to help Electronic Design Engineers easily identify the ideal Light Guide for the application. Below is an overview of MENTOR’s Light Guide product range, divided into categories with direct links to the relevant Microsite pages.
IP68 Light Guides and Front Panel Lights
It’s essential that water is kept safely away from electronics. To meet this growing need for waterproofing, MENTOR has developed a wide range of IP68-Rated Light Guides and Front Panel Lights. More…
Horizontal Light Guides
A wide range of horizontal light guides – as well as single versions, multiple horizontal light guides are available one, two, three and four-rows high and up to 10 columns wide to provide up to 40-way displays. More…
Vertical Light Guides
The vertical light guides are available as single or multi-element versions, available in variations of one, two, three and four-rows high and up to 10 columns wide to provide up to 40-way displays. More…
Configurable M-Cut 2D Light Guides
M-Cut configurable light guides allow engineers to specify light guide systems in just about any shape or size in two dimensions. Options include custom area, bargraph and solid strip light guides. More…
Flexible Light Guides
Flexible light guides offer an elegant and cost-effective solution for challenges like design changes during a mid-cycle face-lift. Using SMD TOP LEDS, they push-fit into a housing mounted on the PCB. More…
Miniature Horizontal and Vertical Light Guides
Miniature versions are available in both the horizontal and vertical light guide ranges. Whereas MENTOR’s Classic Light Guides are 3mmØ for the 5.4mm grid, this miniature range replicates the Classic design, but has a smaller 2mmØ for a 2.54mm grid. Product Example…
Square and Rectangular – Horizontal, Vertical & Miniature
Square and rectangular head types are offered in both the horizontal and vertical light guide ranges. Available in standard sizes with miniature close-grid options, they are held in place on the printed board via press-in lugs. Product Example…
Custom Light Guides
As a significant supplier of product lighting systems to many prestigious German automotives and global OEMs, MENTOR is at the cutting edge of technology and can offer a very wide range of custom options. More…
