Broadband and high-efficiency photonic spin-Hall effect with all-metallic metasurfaces

Abstract

In this paper, all-metallic reflective metasurfaces comprising S-shape streamline structures are proposed to achieve the photonic spin-Hall effect with average cross-polarization conversion efficiency exceeding ∼84% in the range of 8-14 µm. By comparing with all-metallic nanobricks, it is demonstrated that the electric field coupling could be enhanced by constructing a similar split ring resonator between adjacent unit elements to further improve its efficiency and bandwidth. As a proof of concept, the photonic spin Hall effect and spin-to-orbit angular momentum conversion could be observed by two metadevices with the maximum diffraction efficiency of ∼95.7%. Such an all-metallic configuration may provide a platform for various high-efficiency electromagnetic components, catenary optics, and practical applications.