ARRAY-BASED LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING

A lighting system (140) includes a substrate, an array of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) (210), and a light cover (320). The array of LEDs (210) is disposed on the substrate and is arranged in a plurality of LED rows and a plurality of LED columns. The light cover (320) is positioned over the array of LEDs (210) and includes an array of optical elements (325). Each optical element (325) is substantially aligned with a LED (210).