SUGAR LAND, Texas, Feb. 27, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAOI), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the cable broadband, internet data center, and fiber-to-the-home markets, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013.

SUGAR LAND, Texas, Feb. 13, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAOI), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the cable broadband, internet data center, and fiber-to-the-home markets, today announced that it is expanding manufacturing capacity to address strong demand for its data center transceiver products.

SUGAR LAND, Texas, Feb. 11, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAOI), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the cable broadband, internet data center, and fiber-to-the-home markets, today announced availability of an ultra-narrow linewidth laser that is ideally suited for acoustic sensing applications.

SUGAR LAND, Texas, Jan. 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAOI), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the cable broadband, internet data center, and fiber-to-the-home markets today announces a new line of next-generation laser components enabling ultra-high-speed bandwidth cable broadband infrastructure.

SUGAR LAND, Texas , Jan. 23, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAOI), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the cable broadband, internet data center, and fiber-to-the-home markets, today announced that it will release financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013 after U.S. markets close on Thursday, February 27, 2014 .

SUGAR LAND, Texas, Nov. 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAOI), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the cable broadband, internet data center, and fiber-to-the-home markets today announces a new line of long-reach 40 Gigabit per second (Gbps) fiber optic transceivers using the QSFP+ form factor.

SUGAR LAND, Texas, Oct. 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAOI), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the cable broadband, internet data center, and fiber-to-the-home markets today announces a new line of short reach 40 Gbps fiber optic transceivers aimed at the data center market.

SUGAR LAND, Texas, Oct. 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAOI), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the cable broadband, internet data center, and fiber-to-the-home markets, today announced the full exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters in connection with the company's previously announced initial public offering that priced on September 25, 2013. The over-allotment option to purchase 540,000 shares of Applied Optoelectronics' common stock was granted to the underwriters by certain selling stockholders, and Applied Optoelectronics will not receive any proceeds from the sale of such shares.

SUGAR LAND, Texas , Oct. 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAOI), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the cable broadband, internet data center, and fiber-to-the-home markets, today announced that it will release financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2013 after U.S. markets close on Thursday, November 7, 2013 .

SUGAR LAND, Texas, Sept. 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAOI), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the cable broadband, internet data center, and fiber-to-the-home markets, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 3.6 million shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $10.00 per share before underwriting discounts.

SUGAR LAND, TX, December 10, 2012 – Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI), a leading manufacturer of laser diodes, photodetectors, and optical modules for fiber optic communications systems, announced the appointment of James L. Dunn, Jr. as its new Chief Financial Officer.

SAN JOSE, CA, August 30, 2011 – The WDM-PON Forum, a three year-old organization dedicated to the advancement of Passive Optical Networking using Wavelength Division Multiplexing, today announced three new members to its Board of Directors, including Dr. Bas Huiszoon of Genexis, Mr. Jon Baldry of Transmode, and Dr. Alexander Niepel, of Nokia-Siemens Networks.

SUGAR LAND, TX AND TOKYO, JAPAN, January 27, 2010– Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI), a leading manufacturer of laser diodes, photodetectors, and optical modules for fiber optic communications systems, along with Fuji Electronics Company, Ltd., jointly announce a distribution agreement for the Japanese market.

SUGAR LAND, TX, September 14, 2009 – Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI), a leading manufacturer of laser diodes, photodetectors, and optical modules for fiber optic communications systems, today announces that it has raised $19.5 million in capital through a private placement of preferred stock. AOI plans to use the new funds to continue expanding production capacity and invest in new product development.

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.