2024/02/15 by Dias Azhigulov, Zeqin Lu, Azhigulov, Dias +7
Engineering · #Emerging Technologies (cs.ET) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Photonic and Optical Devices #Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2402.10971
openalex publication_date 2024/02/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We present a method to model photonic components in Verilog-A by introducing bidirectional signaling through a single port. To achieve this, the concept of power waves and scattering parameters from electromagnetism are employed. As a consequence, one can simultaneously transmit forward and backward propagating waves on a single wire while also capturing realistic, measurement-backed response of photonic components in Verilog-A. We demonstrate examples to show the efficacy of the proposed technique in accounting for critical effects in photonic integrated circuits such as Fabry-Perot cavity resonance, reflections to lasers, etc. Our solution makes electronic-photonic co-simulation more intuitive and accurate.