NINGBO, CHINA, and SUGAR LAND, TX, USA, February 25, 2009 – Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI), a leading manufacturer of laser diodes, photodetectors, and optical modules for fiber optic communications systems, today announces that its factory in Ningbo, China has been awarded recognition as a “China National High Technology Enterprise” (a “high-tech company”) by the government of the People’s Republic of China.

SUGAR LAND, TX, September 22, 2008 – Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI), a leading manufacturer of laser diodes, photodetectors, and optical modules for fiber optic communications systems, today announces a small form-factor pluggable transceiver designed for operation in colorless Optical Networking Terminals (ONTs) used in Wavelength Division Multiplexed Passive Optical Networks (WDM-PONs).

SUGAR LAND, TX, September 15, 2008 – Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI), a leading manufacturer of laser diodes, photodetectors, and optical modules for fiber optic communications systems, today announces its response to Hurricane Ike.

SUGAR LAND, TX, February 28, 2008 – Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI), a leading manufacturer of laser diodes, photodetectors, and optical modules for fiber optic communications systems, is offering a C-band DWDM QAM laser in standard 14-pin butterfly package.

SUGAR LAND, TX, February 28, 2008 – Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI), a leading manufacturer of laser diodes, photodetectors, and optical modules for fiber optic communications systems, is launching two new products (1) 10 Gbps 1310nm 10 Km XFP pluggable transceiver and (2) 10Gbps 1550nm 40km XFP pluggable transceiver.

SUGAR LAND, TX, February 22, 2008 – Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI), a leading manufacturer of laser diodes, photodetectors, and optical modules for fiber optic communications systems, is offering DWDM analog forward path lasers in standard 14- pin butterfly packages in the O-band (near 1310-nm) wavelength range.

SUGAR LAND, TX, February 22, 2008 – Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI), a leading manufacturer of laser diodes, photodetectors, and optical modules for fiber optic communications systems, is offering a C-band DWDM Box TOSA in a standard 9-pin package.

SUGAR LAND, TX, January 7, 2008 – Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI), a leading manufacturer of laser diodes, photodetectors, and optical modules for fiber optic communications systems, introduces a family of new small-form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers with industrial operating temperature range.