Asymmetry spin-polarization Fermi arc and topological chiral beam splitter with the triply degenerate point in metamaterial

Dirac points (DPs) and Weyl points (WPs) have received much attention in photonic crystals (PhCs) and three-dimensional (3D) metamaterials research due to the robust surface states and Fermi arcs. In this work, two pairs of triply degenerate points (TDPs) have been proposed in a 3D metamaterial by breaking the time reversal symmetry (T) with an external magnetic field. Based on these TDPs, two pairs of asymmetric surface states with spin-polarization are revealed, and a topological chiral beam splitter is demonstrated showing the different propagating directions of the right-handed polarization (RCP) and left-handed polarization (LCP) lights. Remarkably, we can achieve unidirectional propagation with RCP or LCP even excited by a linear source owing to the asymmetry surface state. Our work provides a new, to the best of our knowledge, platform to study spin-polarization surface states and the enhanced spin photonic Hall effect in the metamaterials. (c) 2023 Optica Publishing Group

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In this study, two pairs of triply degenerate points (TDPs) are proposed in a 3D metamaterial by breaking the time reversal symmetry. Asymmetric surface states with spin-polarization are revealed based on these TDPs, and a topological chiral beam splitter is demonstrated. The study provides a new platform to study spin-polarization surface states and the enhanced spin photonic Hall effect in metamaterials.