Established in 1997, Applied Optoelectronics develops and manufactures advanced semiconductor laser transmitters and receivers. These products are used in fiber to the home, telecommunications, wireless and cable television industries, as well as for spectroscopy and other industrial applications. The company has particularly strong depth in III-V material growth via molecular beam epitaxy and wafer processing and packaging technologies, which are areas that are particularly problematic for laser developers. The company offers a variety of products in a number of categories, including cable television, fiber to the x applications, transceivers, wireless, digital, photodetectors, external cavity, transmitter optical sub-assemblies and sub-assemblies. Applied Optoelectronics is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas.