1. Dont see anyware that BAE systems has issued a press release validating Opel's process 2. A quick search of photonics on chips - BAE website shows they have been working prior to 2006 on such issues 3. See this search...http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=100+ghz+processor+photonic+chip+on+gaas+wafer seems Intel and others , ibm etc are at the forefront