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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001683168-18-000415
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180208
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180214

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001158114
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				760533927
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36083
		FILM NUMBER:		18612643

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD
		CITY:			SUGAR LAND
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77478
		BUSINESS PHONE:		281-295-1800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		13139 JESS PIRTLE BLVD
		CITY:			SUGAR LAND
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77478

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010824
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<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Washington, D. C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">FORM 8-K</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 8, 2018</P>

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Optoelectronics, Inc.</B></FONT></P>

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in its charter)</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; text-align: center"><B>001-36083</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-align: center"><B>76-0533927</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><B>(State of incorporation)</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>13139 Jess Pirtle Blvd.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Sugar Land, TX 77478</B></P>

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and zip code)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>(281) 295-1800</B></P>

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including area code)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box
below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P>

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registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. &#9744;</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>Item 1.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Entry into a Material Definitive
Agreement.</B></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On February 8, 2018,
Global Technology, Inc. (&ldquo;Global Technology&rdquo;), a wholly owned Chinese subsidiary of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.,
entered into an 187,800,000 RMB Construction Agreement (the &ldquo;Agreement&rdquo;) with Zhejiang Xinyu Construction Group Co.,
Ltd. (the &ldquo;General Contractor&rdquo;). Pursuant to the Agreement the General Contractors agree to construct a new 744,000
square feet industrial facility (the &ldquo;New Facility&rdquo;), to be located at the V-03-1 plot of Wangchun Industrial Park
in Ningbo, China. The New Facility will be used to expand Global Technology&rsquo;s current design and manufacturing capabilities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Global Technology agrees
to pay the General Contractors a fixed price of 187,800,000 RMB to be disbursed over the course of the construction upon achievement
of certain construction milestones. The construction of the New Facility is anticipated to begin on March 10, 2018 and has a targeted
completion date of September 1, 2019. The Agreement includes penalties, to be paid by the General Contractor, in the event of a
delay in completion. A delay penalty of 50,000 RMB will be imposed on the General Contractor on the fifth day of delay after the
target completion date; each subsequent day of delay after the fifth day will incur an additional penalty of 20,000 RMB per day
until completion.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; background-color: white">The foregoing
summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Construction Agreement, a copy
of which will be attached as an exhibit to the Company&rsquo;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q&nbsp;for the period ending
March 31, 2018.</P>



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Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The information contained in Item 1.01 of
this Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the Construction Agreement is incorporated by reference herein and made a part
hereof.</P>



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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">Date: February 14, 2018</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font-weight: bold">APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">By: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>/s/ David C. Kuo&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;David C. Kuo</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;General Counsel
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