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	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

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		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36083
		FILM NUMBER:		231123081

	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="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">July 28, 2023&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dear
Stockholder,</FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">It&rsquo;s
a pleasure to have the opportunity to write to you again and to ask you to consider supporting our growth by voting in favor of the proposal
accompanying this letter.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Specifically,
we are requesting your approval of an increase in the total number of common stock we are authorized to issue.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
order to ensure that Applied Optoelectronics,&nbsp;Inc. (&ldquo;AOI&rdquo;) has the ability to capitalize on opportunities when they
present themselves, we are asking you to authorize more common stock which could be used for investments like:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Merging
                                            with or acquiring other companies</U>. To date AOI has grown mostly through incremental expansion
                                            using our own resources. However,&nbsp;I and my Management team are committed to evaluating
                                            quality M&amp;A opportunities and executing on these opportunities quickly when appropriate.
                                            Without increasing AOI&rsquo;s authorized number of common stock, additional M&amp;A opportunities
                                            may be difficult to consummate.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Recruiting
                                            and retaining top talent</U>. AOI has been very successful in recruiting and retaining the
                                            best employees. Our business needs dictate that we must have world-class talent in some highly
                                            specialized skillsets. We need to ensure that we have adequate shares available to continue
                                            to attract and retain this top talent, or our growth objectives may suffer.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Raising
                                            equity funding to expand manufacturing capacity or new R&amp;D capabilities</U>. I believe
                                            that AOI has numerous large existing and potential new markets. As we continue to see success
                                            in these markets, we may need additional capital to expand our capacity for manufacturing
                                            and R&amp;D.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">These
are just a few examples of initiatives that our Board of Directors might feel are prudent in order to provide maximum return to you,
our stockholders. But all will require additional authorized common shares in order to execute optimally.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This
request for additional common stock may look familiar to some of you. We requested this increase at our annual stockholders meeting in
June&nbsp;of this year. While the proposal was overwhelmingly supported by the stockholders who attended the meeting or voted by proxy,
it unfortunately fell short of approval by the votes of only about 400,000 shares (out of nearly 30 million shares outstanding), because
in order to pass, Delaware law requires that this measure receive the affirmative vote of a majority of all shares outstanding and entitled
to vote - not just a majority of the votes cast at the meeting.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Since
the proposal to increase our authorized number of common stock was overwhelmingly supported by those who voted in June, we believe this
measure deserves to be put before you again, and we hope and expect more votes to be cast this time around.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">I
urge you to consider joining your fellow stockholders in voting to approve this measure. Thanks, as always, for your support.</FONT></P>

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