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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001683168-21-002502
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210603
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210611
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210611

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DeLaney Cynthia
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001865629

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36083
		FILM NUMBER:		211012778

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

ISSUER:		

	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

	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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    <remarks>Exhibit List - Exhibit 24-Power of Attorney</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ David C. Kuo for Cynthia DeLaney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-06-11</signatureDate>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0">Exhibit 24</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE
PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints David C. Kuo and Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin, and each of them, as
the undersigned&rsquo;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact (the &ldquo;Attorney-in-Fact&rdquo;), with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
each with the power to act alone for the undersigned and in the undersigned&rsquo;s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">1.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>prepare, execute in the undersigned&rsquo;s name and on the undersigned&rsquo;s behalf, and submit to the Securities and Exchange
Commission (&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes
and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required or considered advisable under Section&nbsp;16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), or any rule or regulation of the SEC;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">2.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>prepare, execute and submit to the SEC, any national securities exchange and Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), any and all reports (including any amendment thereto) of the undersigned required or considered advisable
under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder, with respect to the equity securities of the Company,
including Form&nbsp;3 (Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities), Form 4 (Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership),
and Form 5 (Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership); and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">3.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>seek or obtain, as the undersigned&rsquo;s representative and on the undersigned&rsquo;s behalf, information regarding transactions
in the Company&rsquo;s equity securities from any third party, including the Company and any brokers, dealers, employee benefit plan administrators
and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such third party to release any such information to the Attorney-in-Fact.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned acknowledges
that:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">1.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>this Limited Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, the Attorney-in-Fact to act at his or her discretion on information
provided to such Attorney-in-Fact without independent verification of such information;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">2.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>any documents prepared and/or executed by the Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney
will be in such form and will contain such information as the Attorney-in-Fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">3.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>neither the Company nor the Attorney-in-Fact assumes any liability for the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibility to comply with the
requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements, or
any liability of the undersigned for disgorgement of profits under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and this Limited Power of Attorney
does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned&rsquo;s obligations under Section 16 of the Exchange
Act, including, without, limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">4.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>the undersigned hereby grants to the Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite,
necessary or convenient to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as the undersigned might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the Attorney-in-Fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by authority of this Limited Power of Attorney.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Limited Power of Attorney
shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms&nbsp;3, 4 or 5 with respect to the undersigned&rsquo;s
holdings of and transactions in equity securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to the Attorney-in-Fact.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Limited Power of Attorney
shall be governed by and construed in accordance the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the laws that might otherwise govern
under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
has caused this Limited Power of Attorney to be executed as of May 27, 2021.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 3in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1in">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TD STYLE="width: 10%">Signature:</TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Cynthia DeLaney</TD></TR>
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  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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  <TD>Print Name:</TD>
  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  Cynthia DeLaney</TD></TR>
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