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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-25-030933
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250402
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250402

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001158114
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		EIN:				760533927
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36083
		FILM NUMBER:		25802299

	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: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SCHEDULE 14A</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a)
of<BR>
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 20pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD><TD>Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD><TD><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))</B></TD></TR>
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INC.</P>



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than the Registrant)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">13139 Jess Pirtle Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77478</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SUPPLEMENT TO PROXY STATEMENT FOR</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>THE SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>TO BE HELD ON APRIL 10, 2025</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">On April 2, 2025, the Board
of Directors of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) approved an amendment to the Company&rsquo;s Amended and Restated
By-laws to reduce the quorum needed for any special meeting of stockholders to one-third (33.33%) of the Company&rsquo;s voting power
of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy.
This amendment does not affect the quorum requirement for annual meetings of stockholders, which remains unchanged. The new quorum requirement
will apply to the Special Meeting of Stockholders (the &ldquo;Special Meeting&rdquo;) to be held on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 9:30
a.m. Central Time, at the Company&rsquo;s principal offices at 13139 Jess Pirtle Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77478.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">If you have voted by proxy
already, your vote will be counted and there is no need to take any further action. If for any reason you wish to revoke your proxy or
change your vote, please follow the instructions in the Company&rsquo;s Proxy Statement for the Special Meeting (the &ldquo;Proxy Statement&rdquo;),
which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2025.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">This document amends and
supplements the Proxy Statement to reflect the new quorum requirement applicable to the Special Meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The paragraph under the
heading &ldquo;<I>Quorum</I>&rdquo; on page one of the Proxy Statement is hereby amended to read in full as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">&ldquo;The presence of at
least one-third of our common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the close of business on the Record Date, present in person
or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Special Meeting. Your shares will be counted
towards the quorum if you submit a valid proxy (or one is submitted on your behalf by your bank, broker or other nominee) or if you vote
in person at the meeting. In addition, shares present in person, but not voting; shares for which we receive signed proxies, but for which
holders have abstained from voting; and shares represented by proxies for which voting instructions were provided and returned by a bank,
broker or other nominee holding shares will each be counted as present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum. Since both
of the proposals at the Special Meeting are considered &ldquo;non-routine&rdquo; matters, we do not expect that there will be any broker
non-votes (as discussed below under &ldquo;Effect of Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes&rdquo;).&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">The record date for the Special Meeting remains
March 5, 2025.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">We encourage you to read
all of our proxy materials, including our Proxy Statement, so that you may be informed about the business to come before the Special Meeting.
Your participation in our business is important, regardless of the number of shares that you hold.&nbsp;<B>We urge you to vote regardless
of whether you expect to attend the Special Meeting so that we may ensure that a quorum is present</B>.</P>

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