Batwing lens luminaire

A catadioptric lens assembly comprising:

• (a) a lens configured to receive light from a light source;
• wherein said lens has an upper lens section and a lower lens section disposed opposite the upper lens section;
• wherein said upper and lower lens sections encompass a intermediate mains lens region;
• wherein the light from said light source is directed onto said upper lens section and is subsequently emitted from said lower lens section;
• wherein the upper lens section features a first and second bilaterally symmetric upper lens lobe each with surfaces exhibiting positive curvatures situated about a center optical axis A that is normal and perpendicular with respect to a cross-sectional plane through the upper lens section;
• wherein said lower lens section features a single symmetric lower lens lobe with a surface exhibiting negative curvature situated about said center optical axis A;
• wherein said first and second upper lens lobes are joined at the center optical axis A and are contiguous with and adjacent to right and left upper lobe transition regions, respectively;
• wherein said right and left upper lobe transitions regions are each contiguous with and adjacent to right and left edge support regions, respectively;
• wherein said lower lens lobe is contiguous and adjacent to right and left lower linear transition regions;
• wherein said right and left lower transitions regions are contiguous and adjacent to said right and left edge support regions, respectively;
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• (b) a light source;
• wherein said light source is selected from a point source, a linear source, and a linear array of point sources.