Representing linear equations and pulse propagation within waveguide junctions using Petri-nets
Alessandro Ventisei, Alex Yakovlev, Víctor Pacheco‐Peña · 2022 Sixteenth International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena (Metamaterials) · 2022
In this work, we explore and demonstrate how Petri-nets (PNs) can be exploited to represent linear equations. Such feature is then applied to graphically model the propagation of electromagnetic (EM) pulses within waveguide junctions. PNs have been used in a wide range of research and industrial scenarios to study dynamic systems such as designing asynchronous circuits and chemical engineering, here we exploit features of PNs to represent TEM square pulses in waveguide junctions. In this realm, as new approaches to computing with photonics may require modelling large systems that may need computationally intensive techniques, we discuss how PNs can provide a fast, efficient, and visual modelling of EM pulse propagation within a network of interconnected waveguides. This work represents a step towards allowing individuals from varying areas of expertise to contribute via a common visual language to the future of photonic computing systems and control.