Abstract: The present invention provides for a diffractive element comprising a diffractive optical microstructure consisting of a modulated structure of a diffractive type which upon illumination by diffused ambient light creates a two-dimensional image to be viewed by an observer upon tilting or rotating the device or by varying lighting direction, wherein the diffractive modulated structure of the device consists of various generally parameterised special optical elements with specifically prescribed groove shapes, wherein each groove shape, position, centre(s), and line thickness, are described by functions describing those dependencies which are variables of the positional coordinate of the optical element.

Abstract: The invention discloses a diffractive device and a method of creating the same displaying a three-dimensional preferably achromatic image, especially imitating a real or an imaginary relief scene, a flat microrelief or otherwise modulated structure (10) of a diffractive type is created, the structure (10) comprising system of diffraction zones (5) which are arranged so that in places of diffractive structure (10) corresponding to places of the relief scene (11) the diffraction zones (5) have such periodicity and orientation (a, b) that cause deflection of incident light (9) in the same direction as the relief scene (11) deflects an incident light, thus achieving a visible thee-dimensional and largely achromatic sensation of image, corresponding to the relief scene (11), when observing the diffractive structure (10) regardless of conditions of lighting.