Calculation of timing and amplitude jitter in dispersion-managed optical fiber communications using linearization

An approach based on linearization that allows us to calculate the timing a nd amplitude jitter for arbitrary pulse shapes in dispersion-managed fibers is developed, We apply this approach to calculate the jitter for dispersio n-managed soliton, return-to-zero (RZ), and nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ) transmi ssion. formats. We then estimate the bit error rates. The approach describe d here yields more precise results than Monte Carlo simulations at a fracti on of the computational cost.