===== AAOI Info =====
**address1:** 13139 Jess Pirtle Boulevard
**city:** Sugar Land
**state:** TX
**zip:** 77478
**country:** United States
**phone:** 281 295 1800
**website:** https://www.ao-inc.com
**industry:** Communication Equipment
**industryKey:** communication-equipment
**industryDisp:** Communication Equipment
**sector:** Technology
**sectorKey:** technology
**sectorDisp:** Technology
**longBusinessSummary:** Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells fiber-optic networking products in the United States, Taiwan, and China. It offers optical modules, optical filters, lasers, laser components, subassemblies, transmitters and transceivers, turn-key equipment, headend, node, distribution equipment, and amplifiers. The company sells its products to internet data center operators, cable television, telecom equipment manufacturers, fiber-to-the-home, and internet service providers through its direct and indirect sales channels. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas.
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**symbol:** AAOI
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