Topological photonic crystals are crucial for the design of waveguides due to their robust communication capabilities. The introduction of layer pseudospin enriches the dispersion engineering capability, achieving prospective applications for the interlayer conversion. We explore the properties of trilayer valley photonic crystals (VPCs) and classify them according to the symmetry of adjacent layers. Breaking the inversion symmetry and keeping the mirror symmetry, trilayer-mixed states are obtained. On the contrary, breaking the mirror symmetry of the adjacent bilayer, bilayer-mixed and layer-polarized states are achieved. As a result, the middle layer serves as a bridge enhancing the wave coupling between the upper and lower layers. Combining the aforementioned edge states, two kinds of interlayer converters are constructed. One converter has functions of interlayer beam splitter and combiner, expanding the wave manipulation functions in three-dimensional space. The other one converts wave from the lower layer to the upper layer, increasing the vertical switching distance of interlayer conversion. Both converters show good robustness to the geometric defects compared with traditional waveguide structures. The trilayer VPCs not only enrich the topological phases of layered structures, but also expand the regulation dimensions and spatial scales. Such versatile and robust performance offers an alternative approach to manipulating light for the development of integrated photonics, such as optical routing and 3D interferometers.
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