Prior to joining AFR, Dr. Hu was Director of New Product Introduction at Optoplex, a Fremont, California-based company. Before that, Dr. Hu was Vice President of Engineering at Oplink Communications (NASDAQ: OPLK), a Fremont, California-based leading fiber optic company. Prior to Oplink, Dr. Hu held various engineering management positions with JDSU/E-Tek Dynamics.

Dr. Hu designed the first high power version isolator and co-designed the first circulator at Kaifa Technology, a Sunnyvale, California-based fiber optic company, over eleven years ago. Most recently, he developed DPSK demodulator based on Michelson interferometer and 90 degree hybrid (mixer) for coherent detector when he worked for Optoplex.

“Dr. Hu is well recognized in the fiber optic component industry,” said Dr. X.L. Wang, CEO of AFR. “AFR will significantly expand its product portfolio under Dr. Hu’s engineering leadership.”

“This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to AFR's success story," said Dr. Hu. "I look forward to being part of the AFR’s senior management team as we build on the company's record of profitable growth through continued improvement of the existing technologies, as well as strategic product diversification.

Mr. Hu received his Ph.D. degree in Laser Engineering in Tianjin University, China, and RTM, Turin, Italy.

Dr. Hu translated Prof. G.P. Agrawal’s Nonlinear Fiber Optics into Chinese, and it has become one of the most important textbooks in China for nonlinear optics. Dr. Hu published more than 10 papers in technical journals.

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