System and method for creating a single port interface for simulating bidirectional signals in circuits using available circuit simulation standards

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to perform operations for simulating optical signals transmitted via an optical connection, the operations comprising instructions for:

• receiving a circuit model including an element to represent the optical connection, the element having at least one port for bidirectional optical signals via the optical connection;
• and
• simulating the circuit model for the bidirectional optical signals via the optical connection, wherein the at least one port has a potential and a flow, and wherein an incoming optical signal and an outgoing optical signal of the bidirectional optical signals are represented as separate combinations of the flow and the potential of the least one port.

A system for simulating a circuit, the system comprising a processor and memory, the memory comprising computer executable instructions for simulating optical signals transmitted via an optical connection, comprising instructions for:

• receiving a circuit model including an element to represent the optical connection, the element having at least one port for bidirectional optical signals via the optical connection;
• and
• simulating the circuit model for the bidirectional optical signals via the optical connection, wherein the at least one port has a potential and a flow, and wherein an incoming optical signal and an outgoing optical signal of the bidirectional optical signals are represented as separate combinations of the potential and the flow of the at least one port.