Doug Duke is a senior applications and development engineer in splicer engineering at AFL. After receiving his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso, Doug joined the Defense Systems and Electronics Group at Texas Instruments and worked primarily in the development of airborne radar and infrared detection systems. Since joining AFL in 1991, he has worked continuously in engineering activities related to fusion splicing of optical fibers. In his more than 25 years as a splicing engineer at AFL, Doug has guided splicer product development, authored and presented numerous technical papers, conducted seminars on fusion splicing technology and applications, and is named in several patents.
