System and Method for Efficient Reflection

A reflective surface, comprising:

• a plurality of first truncated triangular trihedral corner reflectors each having three first faces;
• and
• a plurality of second truncated triangular trihedral corner reflectors each having three second faces, said plurality of first truncated triangular trihedral corner reflectors and said plurality of second truncated triangular trihedral corner reflectors being configured into an array where the outer edges of each one of the three first faces of the first truncated triangular trihedral corner reflector of said plurality of first truncated triangular trihedral corner reflectors aligns with the outer edges of faces of a corresponding one of the three second faces of a corresponding second truncated triangular trihedral corner reflector of said plurality of second truncated triangular trihedral corner reflectors, each of said three first faces and each of said three second faces comprising:
• a retro-reflecting component portion;
• and
• a scattering component portion, said retro-reflecting component portion and said scattering component portion corresponding to a truncation of a triangular trihedral corner reflector by a truncating object having an equilateral triangular shape and having a truncation rotation that is one of 30°, 60°, or 90° relative to said triangular trihedral corner reflector.

A method for producing a reflective surface, comprising:

• producing a plurality of first truncated triangular trihedral corner reflectors each having three first faces;
• and
• producing a plurality of second truncated triangular trihedral corner reflectors each having three second faces, said plurality of first truncated triangular trihedral corner reflectors and said plurality of second truncated trihedral corner reflectors being configured into an array where outer edges of each one of the three first faces of a first truncated triangular trihedral corner reflector of said plurality of first truncated triangular trihedral corner reflectors aligns with outer edges of a corresponding one of the three second faces of a corresponding second truncated triangular trihedral corner reflector of said plurality of second truncated trihedral corner reflectors, each of said three first faces and each of said three second faces comprising:
• a retro-reflecting component portion;
• and
• a scattering component portion, said retro-reflecting component portion and said scattering component portion corresponding to a truncation of a triangular trihedral corner reflector by a truncating object having a plurality of corners, a plurality of sides, and one of a triangular shape or a rectangular shape, each said first truncated triangular trihedral corner reflector of said plurality of first truncated triangular trihedral corner reflectors and each said second truncated triangular trihedral corner reflector of said plurality of second truncated triangular trihedral corner reflectors having a remaining triangular trihedral corner reflector, said scattering component portion aligning with additional scattering component portions in said array to produce a scattering component, wherein during the truncation of the triangular trihedral corner reflector no corner of the plurality of corners of the truncating object and no side of the plurality of sides of the truncating object is in alignment with a corner of an opening of the triangular trihedral corner reflector when the truncating object has a rectangular shape.