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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 13, 2019</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: bold 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">FORM S-8</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 16pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 38%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>76-0533927</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State or other jurisdiction of</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Identification Number)</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>13139 Jess Pirtle Blvd.</B> <B></B></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number,<BR> including area code, of Registrant&rsquo;s principal executive offices)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">(Full
title of the plan)</FONT></P>

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>13139 Jess Pirtle Blvd.</B> <B></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> <B></B></P>

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

<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone number, <BR> including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></P>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 23.1pt">Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company,
or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &ldquo;large accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;smaller
reporting company,&rdquo; and &ldquo;emerging growth company&rdquo; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 28%; padding-left: 0.1in; text-indent: -0.1in">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><B>x</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 26%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in; text-indent: -0.1in">Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><B>o</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in; text-indent: -0.1in">Non-accelerated filer</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><B>o</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in; text-indent: -0.1in">Smaller&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;company</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><B>o</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in; text-indent: -0.1in">Emerging growth company</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><B>o</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 23.1pt">If an emerging growth
company, indicate by check mark if the 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. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

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

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Title of securities</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">to be registered</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; border-top: black 2.25pt double; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Amount to be</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">registered <SUP>(1)</SUP></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 14%; border-top: black 2.25pt double; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Proposed</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">maximum offering</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">price per share</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 14%; border-top: black 2.25pt double; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Proposed</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">maximum aggregate</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">offering price</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; border-top: black 2.25pt double; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Amount of</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">registration fee</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&mdash; To be issued under the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">333,333<SUP>(2)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$12.97<SUP>(3)</SUP></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$4,323,329.01</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$523.99</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Total</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>$523.99</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(1)</TD><TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;1933 Act&rdquo;), this Registration Statement
shall also cover any additional shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (the &ldquo;Registrant&rdquo;) common stock that become
issuable under the Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the &ldquo;2013 Plan&rdquo;)
by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant&rsquo;s
receipt of consideration that increases the number of the Registrant&rsquo;s outstanding shares of common stock.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(2)</TD><TD>Represents an automatic annual increase to the number of shares of Registrant&rsquo;s common stock reserved for issuance under
the 2013 Plan as provided for in the 2013 Plan of 333,333 shares as of January 1, 2019. Such amounts were calculated pursuant to
the terms of the 2013 Plan, after taking into account the effect of the 30:1 reverse stock split that the Company effected on August
20, 2013, after the Company&rsquo;s adoption of the 2013 Plan.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(3)</TD><TD>Estimated in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 under the Securities Act solely for purposes of calculating
the registration fee. The price for the Common Stock being registered hereby is based on a price of $12.97 per share of Common
Stock, which is the average of the high and low trading prices for a share of Common Stock of the Registrant on March 8, 2019,
as reported on the NASDAQ Global Market.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers
an additional 333,333 shares of common stock of the Registrant to be issued pursuant to the Registrant&rsquo;s 2013 Plan. Accordingly,
the contents of the Registration Statements on Form S-8 relating to the 2013 Plan previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;) on November 19, 2013 (File No. 333-192407), May 10, 2017 (File No. 333-217871)
and on March 1, 2018 (File No. 333-223347) are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction
E of Form S-8. The additional shares of common stock to be registered hereunder have become reserved for issuance as a result of
the operation of the &ldquo;evergreen&rdquo; provisions in the Registrant&rsquo;s 2013 Plan, which provides that the total number
of shares subject to the 2013 Plan will be increased each year pursuant to a specified formula.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of documents by reference</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference
into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Commission:</P>

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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">a.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The Registrant&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 filed with the Commission on February 26, 2019 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;1934 Act&rdquo;); </FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">b.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The Registrant&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
    February 27, 2019 and March 5, 2019, and all other reports filed with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) since
    the     end of     the     fiscal year covered by the Registrant&rsquo;s Annual Report referred to in a. above; </FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">c.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">The description of the Registrant&rsquo;s common stock, par value $0.001, contained in the Registrant&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A (File No. 001-36083) filed with the Commission on September 23, 2013 pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &ldquo;1934 Act&rdquo;), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 22.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">All reports and definitive proxy or information
statements filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act after the date of this Registration Statement (except
for any portions of the Registrant&rsquo;s Current Reports on Form 8-K furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 thereof and
any corresponding exhibits thereto not filed with the Commission) and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to
be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document which also is
or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item&nbsp;6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors
and Officers.</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-indent: 0.5in">Delaware
law provides a detailed statutory framework covering indemnification of directors, officers, employees or agents against liabilities
and expenses arising out of legal proceedings brought against them by reason of their status or service as directors, officers,
employees or agents. Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL (&quot;Section&nbsp;145&quot;) provides that a director, officer, employee or
agent of a corporation (i)&nbsp;shall be indemnified by the corporation for expenses actually and reasonably incurred in defense
of any action or proceeding if such person is sued by reason of his service to the corporation, to the extent that such person
has been successful in defense of such action or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter raised in such litigation,
(ii)&nbsp;may, in actions other than actions by or in the right of the corporation (such as derivative actions), be indemnified
for expenses actually and reasonably incurred, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement of such litigation, even if he is
not successful on the merits, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation (and in a criminal proceeding, if he did not have reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful),
and (iii)&nbsp;may be indemnified by the corporation for expenses actually and reasonably incurred (but not judgments or settlements)
in any action by the corporation or of a derivative action (such as a suit by a stockholder alleging a breach by the director or
officer of a duty owed to the corporation), even if he is not successful, provided that he acted in good faith and in a manner
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, provided that no indemnification is permitted
without court approval if the director has been adjudged liable to the corporation. Delaware law also permits a corporation to
elect to indemnify its officers, directors, employees and agents under a broader range of circumstances than that provided under
Section&nbsp;145.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Provisions
in the Registrant&rsquo;s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws limit or eliminate
the personal liability of the Registrant&rsquo;s directors to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as it now exists or may
in the future be amended. Consequently, a director will not be personally liable to the Registrant or the Registrant&rsquo;s stockholders
for monetary damages or breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability for:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant or
the Registrant&rsquo;s stockholders; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">any unlawful payments related to dividends or unlawful stock purchases,
redemptions or other distributions; or </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 22.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 22.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 22.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 22.5pt"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">These limitations of liability do not alter
director liability under the federal securities laws and do not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as an injunction
or rescission.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 22.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">In addition, the Registrant&rsquo;s
amended and restated bylaws provide that:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 22.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">the Registrant will indemnify its directors, officers and, in the
discretion of the Registrant&rsquo;s board of directors, certain employees to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as it now
exists or may in the future be amended; and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">the Registrant will advance reasonable expenses, including attorneys'
fees, to its directors and, in the discretion of the Registrant&rsquo;s board of directors, to its officers and certain employees,
in connection with legal proceedings relating to their service for or on behalf of the Registrant, subject to limited exceptions.
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 22.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Registrant has entered into indemnification
agreements with each of its directors and certain of its executive officers. These agreements provide that the Registrant will
indemnify each of its directors and certain of its executive officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 22.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Registrant also maintains general liability
insurance which covers certain liabilities of its directors and officers arising out of claims based on acts or omissions in their
capacities as directors or officers, including liabilities under the Securities Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 22.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Reference is made to the underwriting agreement
filed as Exhibit 1.1 to Registrant&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-190591), as amended, declared
effective by the Commission on September 25, 2013, and the underwriting agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to Registrant&rsquo;s Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-194379), as amended, declared effective by the Commission on March 19, 2014, the equity
distribution agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to Registrant&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 14, 2015, with respect
to the Registrant&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-204703) that was declared effective by the Commission
on June 23, 2015, and the equity distribution agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to Registrant&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on November 14, 2016, with respect to the Registrant&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-214146),
declared effective by the Commission on November 1, 2016, pursuant to which the underwriters have agreed to indemnify the Registrant&rsquo;s
officers and directors against certain liabilities under the 1933 Act.</P>

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

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">Item 8.</TD><TD>Exhibits.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 22.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">See the Index to Exhibits immediately
following the signature pages to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, which is incorporated by reference herein.</P>

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

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

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

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act, 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 Sugar Land, State of Texas on March 13, 2019.</P>

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

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD></TD>
    <TD>By: <FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <U>/s/ </U></FONT><U><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin</FONT></U></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><I>President and Chief Executive Officer </I></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 3in"><I>&nbsp;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><A NAME="a_50"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that
each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin and Dr. Stefan J. Murry, and each
of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, 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 all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite
and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully and to all intents and purposes as they might or could not in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on March 13, 2019.</P>

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<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%; text-align: center"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center"><B>Date</B></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: -10pt">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: -10pt"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">/s/
        Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin</FONT>,</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><I>President, Chief Executive Officer and</I></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">March 13, 2019</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><I>Chairman of the Board of Directors</I></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><I>(principal executive officer)</I></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">/s/
    STEFAN J. MURRY</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Stefan J. Murry,</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><I>Chief Financial Officer</I></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">March 13, 2019</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><I>(principal financial officer and</I></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><I>principal accounting officer)</I></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">/s/
    William H. Yeh</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">William H. Yeh</FONT>,</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">March 13, 2019</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><I>Director</I></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">/s/
    Richard B. Black</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Richard B. Black</FONT>,</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">March 13, 2019</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><I>Director</I></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">/s/
    Che-Wei Lin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Che-Wei Lin</FONT>,</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">March 13, 2019</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><I>Director</I></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">/s/
    Alex Ignatiev</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Alex Ignatiev</FONT>,</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">March 13, 2019</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><I>Director</I></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">/s/
    Alan Moore</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Alan Moore</FONT>,</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">March 13, 2019</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><I>Director</I></TD>
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    Min-Chu (Mike) Chen</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">March 13, 2019</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><I>Director</I></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000101968713004306/aaoi_10q-ex0301.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated
        by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2013</A> </P>(File No. 001-36083)).
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">4.2</TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000101968713004306/aaoi_10q-ex0302.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference from
        Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2013 (File No. 001-36083)).</A></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">4.3</TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158114/000155837017001556/aaoi-20161231ex10640a0a4.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity
        Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant's Form 10-K filed on March 9, 2017 (File No. 001-36083)).</A></P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><A HREF="applied_s8-ex0501.htm">Opinion of Vinson &amp; Elkins LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered.</A></P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><A HREF="applied_s8-ex0501.htm">Consent of Vinson &amp; Elkins LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).</A></P>
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    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><A HREF="applied_s8-ex2302.htm">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.</A></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">24.1*</TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><A HREF="#a_50">Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).</A></P>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 13, 2019
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware
76-0533927
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
13139 Jess Pirtle Blvd.
Sugar Land, TX 77478
(281) 295-1800
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full
title of the plan)
Stefan J. Murry
Chief Financial Officer
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
13139 Jess Pirtle Blvd.
Sugar Land, TX 77478
(281) 295-1800
(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
David C. Kuo
General Counsel
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
13139 Jess Pirtle Blvd.
Sugar Land,
TX 77478
(281) 295-1800
Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company,
or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller
reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
Emerging growth company
o
If an emerging growth
company, indicate by check mark if the 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.
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered
(1)
Proposed
maximum offering
price per share
Proposed
maximum aggregate
offering price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
— To be issued under the Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
333,333
(2)
$12.97
(3)
$4,323,329.01
$523.99
Total
$523.99
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), this Registration Statement
shall also cover any additional shares of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (the "Registrant") common stock that become
issuable under the Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2013 Plan")
by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's
receipt of consideration that increases the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of common stock.
(2)
Represents an automatic annual increase to the number of shares of Registrant's common stock reserved for issuance under
the 2013 Plan as provided for in the 2013 Plan of 333,333 shares as of January 1, 2019. Such amounts were calculated pursuant to
the terms of the 2013 Plan, after taking into account the effect of the 30:1 reverse stock split that the Company effected on August
20, 2013, after the Company's adoption of the 2013 Plan.
(3)
Estimated in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 under the Securities Act solely for purposes of calculating
the registration fee. The price for the Common Stock being registered hereby is based on a price of $12.97 per share of Common
Stock, which is the average of the high and low trading prices for a share of Common Stock of the Registrant on March 8, 2019,
as reported on the NASDAQ Global Market.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers
an additional 333,333 shares of common stock of the Registrant to be issued pursuant to the Registrant's 2013 Plan. Accordingly,
the contents of the Registration Statements on Form S-8 relating to the 2013 Plan previously filed by the Registrant with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on November 19, 2013 (File No. 333-192407), May 10, 2017 (File No. 333-217871)
and on March 1, 2018 (File No. 333-223347) are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction
E of Form S-8. The additional shares of common stock to be registered hereunder have become reserved for issuance as a result of
the operation of the "evergreen" provisions in the Registrant's 2013 Plan, which provides that the total number
of shares subject to the 2013 Plan will be increased each year pursuant to a specified formula.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of documents by reference
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference
into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Commission:
a.
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 filed with the Commission on February 26, 2019 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act");
b.
The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
    February 27, 2019 and March 5, 2019, and all other reports filed with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) since
    the     end of     the     fiscal year covered by the Registrant's Annual Report referred to in a. above;
c.
The description of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.001, contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-36083) filed with the Commission on September 23, 2013 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act"), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All reports and definitive proxy or information
statements filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act after the date of this Registration Statement (except
for any portions of the Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 thereof and
any corresponding exhibits thereto not filed with the Commission) and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to
be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document which also is
or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 6.    Indemnification of Directors
and Officers.
Delaware
law provides a detailed statutory framework covering indemnification of directors, officers, employees or agents against liabilities
and expenses arising out of legal proceedings brought against them by reason of their status or service as directors, officers,
employees or agents. Section 145 of the DGCL ("Section 145") provides that a director, officer, employee or
agent of a corporation (i) shall be indemnified by the corporation for expenses actually and reasonably incurred in defense
of any action or proceeding if such person is sued by reason of his service to the corporation, to the extent that such person
has been successful in defense of such action or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter raised in such litigation,
(ii) may, in actions other than actions by or in the right of the corporation (such as derivative actions), be indemnified
for expenses actually and reasonably incurred, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement of such litigation, even if he is
not successful on the merits, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation (and in a criminal proceeding, if he did not have reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful),
and (iii) may be indemnified by the corporation for expenses actually and reasonably incurred (but not judgments or settlements)
in any action by the corporation or of a derivative action (such as a suit by a stockholder alleging a breach by the director or
officer of a duty owed to the corporation), even if he is not successful, provided that he acted in good faith and in a manner
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, provided that no indemnification is permitted
without court approval if the director has been adjudged liable to the corporation. Delaware law also permits a corporation to
elect to indemnify its officers, directors, employees and agents under a broader range of circumstances than that provided under
Section 145.
Provisions
in the Registrant's amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws limit or eliminate
the personal liability of the Registrant's directors to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as it now exists or may
in the future be amended. Consequently, a director will not be personally liable to the Registrant or the Registrant's stockholders
for monetary damages or breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability for:
·
any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant or
the Registrant's stockholders;
·
any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
·
any unlawful payments related to dividends or unlawful stock purchases,
redemptions or other distributions; or
·
any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.
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These limitations of liability do not alter
director liability under the federal securities laws and do not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as an injunction
or rescission.
In addition, the Registrant's
amended and restated bylaws provide that:
·
the Registrant will indemnify its directors, officers and, in the
discretion of the Registrant's board of directors, certain employees to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as it now
exists or may in the future be amended; and
·
the Registrant will advance reasonable expenses, including attorneys'
fees, to its directors and, in the discretion of the Registrant's board of directors, to its officers and certain employees,
in connection with legal proceedings relating to their service for or on behalf of the Registrant, subject to limited exceptions.
The Registrant has entered into indemnification
agreements with each of its directors and certain of its executive officers. These agreements provide that the Registrant will
indemnify each of its directors and certain of its executive officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law.
The Registrant also maintains general liability
insurance which covers certain liabilities of its directors and officers arising out of claims based on acts or omissions in their
capacities as directors or officers, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Reference is made to the underwriting agreement
filed as Exhibit 1.1 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-190591), as amended, declared
effective by the Commission on September 25, 2013, and the underwriting agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-194379), as amended, declared effective by the Commission on March 19, 2014, the equity
distribution agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 14, 2015, with respect
to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-204703) that was declared effective by the Commission
on June 23, 2015, and the equity distribution agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
on November 14, 2016, with respect to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-214146),
declared effective by the Commission on November 1, 2016, pursuant to which the underwriters have agreed to indemnify the Registrant's
officers and directors against certain liabilities under the 1933 Act.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
See the Index to Exhibits immediately
following the signature pages to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, which is incorporated by reference herein.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act, 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 Sugar Land, State of Texas on March 13, 2019.
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
By:
/s/
Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin
Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that
each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin and Dr. Stefan J. Murry, and each
of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, 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 all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite
and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully and to all intents and purposes as they might or could not in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on March 13, 2019.
Signature
Date
/s/
        Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin
Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin
,
President, Chief Executive Officer and
March 13, 2019
Chairman of the Board of Directors
(principal executive officer)
/s/
    STEFAN J. MURRY
Stefan J. Murry,
Chief Financial Officer
March 13, 2019
(principal financial officer and
principal accounting officer)
/s/
    William H. Yeh
William H. Yeh
,
March 13, 2019
Director
/s/
    Richard B. Black
Richard B. Black
,
March 13, 2019
Director
/s/
    Che-Wei Lin
Che-Wei Lin
,
March 13, 2019
Director
/s/
    Alex Ignatiev
Alex Ignatiev
,
March 13, 2019
Director
/s/
    Alan Moore
Alan Moore
,
March 13, 2019
Director
/s/
    Min-Chu (Mike) Chen
Min-Chu (Mike) Chen,
March 13, 2019
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated
        by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2013
(File No. 001-36083)).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference from
        Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2013 (File No. 001-36083)).
4.3
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity
        Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant's Form 10-K filed on March 9, 2017 (File No. 001-36083)).
5.1*
Opinion of Vinson & Elkins LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1*
Consent of Vinson & Elkins LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2*
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
*       Filed herewith.
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