Applied Optoelectronics

Applied Optoelectronics designs and manufactures semiconductors, laser components, optical transceivers and RF access network equipment for telecom, datacenter, FTTH, sensing and cable broadband markets. Its product line includes HFC amplifiers such as the Quantum18 family and the QuantumLink management platform, along with co-packaged optics and semiconductor lasers for high-speed connectivity networks.

The company is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, and traces its roots to a founding in Houston in 1997. Manufacturing is vertically integrated under one roof, and its quality systems carry TL9000 and ISO 9001 certifications. The shares trade on NASDAQ under AAOI, and the business works mainly with network and equipment companies.