Active component models

[alexsludds]

Hello,
I was wondering if it is possible to create active component models? I am imaging an addition to a component which changes phase during the evaluation of the system.

I essentially, in pseudocode, I want to be able to do:

voltage_sweep = np.linspace(-1,1,num=100)
output_storage = []
for v in voltage_sweep:
component.apply_voltage(v)
system.update()
output_storage.append(system.S21)

Actives add a lot of good simulation capabilities to photonic systems and let us test different routines such as calibration.

Best,
-Alex

[SkandanC]

Hello @alexsludds,

This is a great idea. If we implement this, Simphony would have to run through the subnetwork growth routines each time. This could make it inefficient, but it's doable.

According to @cjcarver, this would involve getting into the realm of time domain simulations which we are working on as well atm.