| We design a system to simulate the behaviour of any optical architecture provided the architecture is described using PLOADS: a Programming Language for Optical Architectures Description/Specification. Therefore, the debugging could be performed on the simulated architecture which is much easier, time and cost effective. This system is a basis for Design Automation tools for OCAD (Optical Computer Aided Design).;We design PLOADS, a language for optical architectures description. Using PLOADS, the designer (user) can describe any optical architecture. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).;To simulate behaviour of individual components, we provide models for the heavily used optical components. These models are for computer representation. We then provide a procedure for each component. The procedures uses the model of the component to simulate its behaviour as part of any architecture. The procedures are parts of a components library designed for the sake of simulating optical architectures. |
