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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="right">Registration No. 333-____</p>

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                        <p dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</p>

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                                <p dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; REGISTRATION STATEMENT</b><br>
                                <b>&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; Under<br>
                                &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</b></p>

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                        <p dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">ALLIANCE FIBER OPTIC PRODUCTS, INC.</font></b></p>

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                                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>
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                    (State or other jurisdiction of<br>
                    incorporation or organization)</p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">77-0554122</p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">(I.R.S. Employer<br>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">275 Gibraltar Drive<br>
                    Sunnyvale, California</p>

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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">94089<br>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">Peter C. Chang<br>
                    President and Chief Executive Officer</p>

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                    275 Gibraltar Drive<br>
                    Sunnyvale, California</p>

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                    Copy to:</p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">Gabriella Lombardi, Esq.<br>
                    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP<br>
                    2475 Hanover Street<br>
                    Palo Alto, CA 94304<br>
                    (650) 233-4500</p>
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. </font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Large accelerated filer&nbsp;</font>[ ]<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accelerated filer&nbsp;</font>[ ]</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;</font>[ ] <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Smaller reporting company </font>|X|</p>

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                    Be Registered</font><sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">(1</font></sup><sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">)</font></sup></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Proposed<br>
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                    Maximum Aggregate<br>
                    Offering Price</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Amount of<br>
                    Registration Fee</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 2pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">Common Stock, $0.001par value</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">833,681</font></p>
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                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.05in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.05in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.5pt solid" valign="bottom" width="102">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">$0.67</font></p>
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                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.05in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.05in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.5pt solid" valign="bottom" width="108">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">$558,566.27</font></p>
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                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.05in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.05in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.5pt solid" valign="bottom" width="84">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">$31.17</font></p>
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Calculated pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8. Pursuant to Rule 416</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000">under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended </font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">(the "Securities Act"), this registration statement also covers any additional securities that may be
        offered or issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration, which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 3pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Estimated pursuant to Rules&nbsp;457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act, solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Market on March 25, 2009.</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">The Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule 462 under the Securities Act.</font></p>

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        TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8</font></u></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">General Instruction E Information</font></b></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 36px" align="justify">We are filing this Registration Statement for the purpose of increasing the number of securities of the same class as other securities for which a Registration Statement that we filed on Form S-8 relating to the same employee benefit plans is effective.</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 36px">The contents of our previously filed Form S-8 Registration Statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on November 29, 2000 (File No.&nbsp;333-50926), February 2, 2001 (File No. 333-54864), October 13, 2004 (File No. 333-119711), March 29, 2005 (File No. 333-123648), March 29, 2006 (File No. 333-132801) and March 29, 2007 (File No. 333-141656) are
        hereby incorporated by reference, excluding reports that we filed with the Commission that we incorporated into these Form S-8 Registration Statements in order to maintain current information about us, are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8.</p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">PART II</font></b></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify"><b>Item 3:</b> <b>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 36px" align="justify">The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:</p>

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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(a)</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">December 31, 2008</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">filed with the</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Commission</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">on March 20, 2008.</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">filed with the Commission on May 12, 2008.</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">June 30, 2008</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">filed with the Commission on August 8, 2008.</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">filed with the Commission on November</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">11</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">, 2008.</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Current Report</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 13, 2008.</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the Commission on October 27, 2000, as amended</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">on</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">November 14, 2000 (File No.&nbsp;000-31857). </font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(g)</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The description of the Preferred Stock Purchase Rights contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the Commission on</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">May 30, 2001, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</font></p>
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 24px" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In addition, all documents filed by Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(excluding any portions thereof furnished by the Registrant, including but not limited to information furnished under Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 and any exhibits relating to Item 2.02 or
        Item 7.01 furnished under Item 9.01 of Form 8-K and any certification required by 18 U.S.C.&nbsp;s.s. 1350), on or after the date of this Registration Statement,</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of
        filing of such documents.</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 36px" align="left">Any statement contained in this Registration Statement or in a document incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement or in any subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference
        in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such statement.</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Item 8: </font></b><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Exhibits.</font></b></p>

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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">4.1</p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4.3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Rights Agreement dated</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">May 29, 2001,</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">between the Company and Mellon Investor Services, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Form 8-A (File No. 00</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">0-31857)).</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman&nbsp;LLP.</p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">23.1</p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">23.2</p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).</p>
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.7in; TEXT-INDENT: -52px" align="left"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Item 9</font></b><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">: </font></b><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Undertakings.</font></b></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 36px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 72px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i)&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
        post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
        Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; and (iii)&nbsp;to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
        </font><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">provided</font></i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">, </font><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">however</font></i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
        incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 72px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </font><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">bona fide
        </font></i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">offering thereof.</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 72px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 36px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
        that is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </font><i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">bona fide </font></i><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">offering thereof.</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 36px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
        Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
        matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 22px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8, and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sunnyvale, State of California,
        on March 31, 2009.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 24pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 2.9in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ALLIANCE FIBER OPTIC PRODUCTS, INC.</font></p>

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                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 209px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">By&nbsp;</font><u><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Peter Chang&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></u></p>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 209px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Peter C. Chang</font></p>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 209px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>

                <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 209px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><b><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 36px" align="left">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Peter C. Chang and Anita K. Ho, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including
        post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
        attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 36px" align="left">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:</p>

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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><u><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Date</font></u></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><u><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Peter C. Chang&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Peter C. Chang</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">President and Chief Executive <br>
                    Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chairman</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">March 31, 2009</font></p>
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                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.08in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.08in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="230">&nbsp;</td>

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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><u><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;Anita K. Ho &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Anita K. Ho</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Acting Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Accounting Officer)</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">March 31, 2009</font></p>
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                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.08in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.08in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="230" colspan="2">&nbsp;</td>

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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><u><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Richard Black &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Richard Black</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Director</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">March 31, 2009</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><u><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;Gwong-Yih Lee&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Gwong-Yih Lee</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Director</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">March 31, 2009</font></p>
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                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.08in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.08in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="230">&nbsp;</td>

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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><u><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;Ray Sun&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;</font></u></p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ray Sun</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Director</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">March 31, 2009</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><u><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ James C. Yeh&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">James C. Yeh</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Director</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">March 31, 2009</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 4.3pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Rights Agreement dated</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">May 29, 2001,</font> <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">between the Company and Mellon Investor Services, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Form 8-A (File No. 0-31857)).</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">5.1</p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman&nbsp;LLP.</p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">23.1</p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).</p>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2009
Registration No. 333-____
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
____________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
____________________
ALLIANCE FIBER OPTIC PRODUCTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
77-0554122
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
275 Gibraltar Drive
Sunnyvale, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
94089
(Zip Code)
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc.
2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Peter C. Chang
President and Chief Executive Officer
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc.
275 Gibraltar Drive
Sunnyvale, California
(Name and address agent for service)
(408) 736-6900
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Gabriella Lombardi, Esq.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
2475 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 233-4500
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
[ ]
Accelerated filer
[ ]
Non-accelerated filer
[ ]
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)          Smaller reporting company
|X|
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
To Be Registered
Amount To
Be Registered
(1
)
Proposed
Maximum Offering
Price Per Share
(2
)
Proposed
Maximum Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.001par value
833,681
$0.67
$558,566.27
$31.17
(1)     Calculated pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8. Pursuant to Rule 416
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), this registration statement also covers any additional securities that may be
        offered or issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration, which results in an increase in the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)     Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act, solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Market on March 25, 2009.
____________________
The Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule 462 under the Securities Act.
INFORMATION REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8
General Instruction E Information
We are filing this Registration Statement for the purpose of increasing the number of securities of the same class as other securities for which a Registration Statement that we filed on Form S-8 relating to the same employee benefit plans is effective.
The contents of our previously filed Form S-8 Registration Statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on November 29, 2000 (File No. 333-50926), February 2, 2001 (File No. 333-54864), October 13, 2004 (File No. 333-119711), March 29, 2005 (File No. 333-123648), March 29, 2006 (File No. 333-132801) and March 29, 2007 (File No. 333-141656) are
        hereby incorporated by reference, excluding reports that we filed with the Commission that we incorporated into these Form S-8 Registration Statements in order to maintain current information about us, are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3:
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a)
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008
filed with the
Commission
on March 20, 2008.
(b)
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008
filed with the Commission on May 12, 2008.
(c)
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2008
filed with the Commission on August 8, 2008.
(d)
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008
filed with the Commission on November
11
, 2008.
(e)
Current Report
on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 13, 2008.
(f)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the Commission on October 27, 2000, as amended
on
November 14, 2000 (File No. 000-31857).
(g)
The description of the Preferred Stock Purchase Rights contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the Commission on
May 30, 2001, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents filed by Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(excluding any portions thereof furnished by the Registrant, including but not limited to information furnished under Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 and any exhibits relating to Item 2.02 or
        Item 7.01 furnished under Item 9.01 of Form 8-K and any certification required by 18 U.S.C. s.s. 1350), on or after the date of this Registration Statement,
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of
        filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in this Registration Statement or in a document incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement or in any subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference
        in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such statement.
Item 8:
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Rights Agreement dated
May 29, 2001,
between the Company and Mellon Investor Services, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Form 8-A (File No. 00
0-31857)).
5.1
Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).
Item 9
:
Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
        post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
        Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
provided
,
however
, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
        incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
        that is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
        Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
        matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Sunnyvale, State of California,
        on March 31, 2009.
ALLIANCE FIBER OPTIC PRODUCTS, INC.
By
/s/ Peter Chang
Peter C. Chang
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Peter C. Chang and Anita K. Ho, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including
        post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
        attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Peter C. Chang
Peter C. Chang
President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chairman
March 31, 2009
/s/ Anita K. Ho
Anita K. Ho
Acting Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Accounting Officer)
March 31, 2009
/s/ Richard Black
Richard Black
Director
March 31, 2009
/s/ Gwong-Yih Lee
Gwong-Yih Lee
Director
March 31, 2009
/s/ Ray Sun
Ray Sun
Director
March 31, 2009
/s/ James C. Yeh
James C. Yeh
Director
March 31, 2009
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Rights Agreement dated
May 29, 2001,
between the Company and Mellon Investor Services, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Form 8-A (File No. 0-31857)).
5.1
Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).