Integrated sidewall light

1. A window assembly comprising:

a window panel having a window panel thickness (t), said window panel comprising:

a window panel first side;

a window panel second side;

a through opening through the window panel thickness (t) of the window panel, said through opening extending from said window panel first side to said window panel second side, said window panel second side comprising a window panel second side surface;

a light array, said light array configured to be integrated into the window panel, said light array comprising:

a first enclosure configured to enclose the light array,

said first enclosure oriented on the window panel first side, said first enclosure comprising:

at least one light source cluster, said light source cluster in communication with an electrical source;

a light conditioning optical array configured to blend light emitted from the light source cluster, said light conditioning optical array in communication with the light source cluster;

a second enclosure oriented on the window panel second side, said second enclosure comprising:

a lens configured to receive light emitted from the light conditioning optical array, said lens further configured to re-direct light received from the light conditioning optical array out from the second enclosure;

wherein the light array is integrated into the window panel before the light array is assembled into a window assembly; and

wherein the light array is configured to direct light from the second enclosure to the window panel second side surface to primarily illuminate at least a portion of the window panel second side surface.

2. The window assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first enclosure houses a light emitting diode cluster.

3. The window assembly of claim 1 , wherein the light conditioning optical array comprises at least one light guide.

4. The window assembly of claim 1 , wherein the light conditioning optical array comprises a plurality of optical components, said optical components comprising at least one of: a mirror, a collimator, a lens, or combinations thereof.

5. The window assembly of claim 1 , wherein light source cluster comprising a plurality of individual light sources, said individual light sources emitting different wavelengths of visible light.

6. A vehicle comprising the window assembly of claim 1 .

7. The vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the vehicle comprises at least one of:

an aircraft; a spacecraft; a rotorcraft; a terrestrial vehicle; a surface water borne vehicle; a sub-surface waterborne vehicle, or combinations thereof.

8. A cabin comprising:

a window panel, said window panel having a window panel thickness (t), said window panel comprising:

a window panel first side;

a window panel second side;

a through opening through the window panel thickness (t), said through opening extending from said window panel first side to said window panel second side;

a light array, said light array configured to be integrated into the window panel, said light array comprising:

a first enclosure configured to enclose the light array, said first enclosure oriented on the window panel first side, said first enclosure comprising:

at least one light source cluster, said light source cluster in communication with an electrical source;

a light conditioning optical array configured to blend light emitted from the light source cluster, said light conditioning optical array in communication with the light source cluster;

a second enclosure oriented on the window panel second side, said second enclosure comprising:

a lens configured to receive light emitted from the light conditioning optical array, said lens further configured to re-direct light received from the light conditioning optical array out from the second enclosure;

wherein the light array is integrated into the window panel before the window panel is assembled into a window assembly; and

wherein the light array is configured to direct light from the second enclosure to the window panel second side surface to primarily illuminate at least a portion of the window panel second side surface.

9. The cabin of claim 8 wherein the first enclosure houses a light emitting diode cluster.

10. The cabin of claim 8 , wherein the light conditioning optical array comprises at least one light guide.

11. The cabin of claim 8 , wherein the light array comprises optical components, said optical components comprising at least one of a mirror, a collimator, a lens, or combinations thereof.

12. The cabin of claim 8 , wherein light source cluster comprising a plurality of individual light sources, said individual light sources emitting different wavelengths of visible light.

13. A vehicle comprising the cabin of claim 8 .

14. The vehicle of claim 13 wherein the vehicle comprises at least one of:

an aircraft; a spacecraft; a rotorcraft; a terrestrial vehicle; a surface water borne vehicle; a sub-surface waterborne vehicle, or combinations thereof.

15. A method for illuminating a window assembly interior surface, the method comprising:

activating a lighting source, said lighting source configured to be integrated into a window panel assembly, said window panel comprising a window assembly interior surface, said window panel assembly further comprising:

a window panel having a window panel thickness (t), said window panel comprising:

a window panel first side;

a window panel second side;

a through opening through the window panel thickness (t), said through opening extending from said panel first side to said window panel second side;

a light array, said light array configured to be integrated into the window panel, said light array comprising:

a first enclosure oriented on the window panel first side, said first enclosure comprising:

at least one light source cluster positioned in the first enclosure, said light source cluster comprising a plurality of individual light sources, said individual light sources emitting different wavelengths of visible light, said light source cluster in communication with an electrical source;

a light conditioning optical array configured to blend light emitted from the light source cluster, said light conditioning optical array in communication with the light source cluster;

a second enclosure oriented on the window panel second side, said second enclosure comprising:

a directional optical array configured to receive emitted light from the light conditioning optical array and re-direct emitted light received from the light conditioning optical array out of the second enclosure and into an environment;

emitting light from the light source cluster;

selectively blending the individual light sources in the light conditioning optical array to obtain a predetermined blended wavelength of visible light; and

directing the predetermined blended wavelength of visible light from the light array to the window assembly interior surface; and

substantially uniformly illuminating the window assembly interior surface.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein, in the step of selectively blending the individual light sources, further comprising:

sending a signal from an input to a controller, said controller configured to be in communication with the light conditioning optical array.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

activating one or more of the plurality of individual light sources; and

controlling illumination of the plurality of individual light sources.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the light conditioning optical array comprises a light guide.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the light source cluster comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the window assembly interior surface comprises a vehicle window assembly interior surface.

21. The window assembly of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the window panel second side surface is substantially uniformly illuminated.

22. The cabin of claim 8 , wherein at least a portion of the window panel second side surface is substantially uniformly illuminated.

23. The method of claim 15 , wherein at least a portion of the window assembly interior surface is substantially uniformly illuminated.