Reflector, production method thereof, display element, and display device

摘要

In a reflector comprising a reflecting film formed on a surface having depressions and protrusions, wherein each of the depressions and protrusions has a vertex and is composed of a curved surface formed so as to be convex up or convex down and a surrounding portion including a valley or a ridge surrounding the curved surface with an inflection point of the curved surface serving as a boundary between the curved surface and the surrounding portion; and wherein when the curved surface is convex up, the inflection point is on the valley side of the midpoint between the vertex and the valley, whereas when the curved surface is convex down, the inflection point is on the ridge side of the midpoint between the vertex and the ridge.