Abstract

High-purity structural colors with low fabrication cost are in demand for their commercial applications. Here, we demonstrate an all-dielectric Fabry–Pérot cavity structure consisting of four-layer lossy and lossless dielectric films alternately stacked for producing high-purity and angle-invariant reflective colors. Multiple cavity resonances function together to significantly suppress the undesired reflection with the enhanced optical absorption, leading to a distinct and saturated color with a high efficiency of ∼70%. Besides, due to the high refractive indices of constituent materials, the color appearance of the designed structure can be maintained well at ±50° incident angle for two polarization states. The excellent color performance of the proposed device together with cost-effective manufacturing convenience opens up new avenues for their large-area applications in various areas.

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