At first glance it would appear BB photonics has some pretty deep connections and talent in the photonics world.
http://www.i-micronews.com/photonics-expertise/5743-bb-photonics-locates-in-uk-with-1m-investment-plan.html
"An experienced team
Bill Ring, CEO & President told optics.org, “Our plan is to invest in UK facility over next three years and grow the number of people there. The investment program and cash situation of BB Photonics is confidential as we are a private company.
"The plan initially with Brixham is for research and development including RF testing, package development and device characterization. We are currently setting up the RF and optical laboratory. Prototypes will be built with a partner for the packaged product. We are expecting to release first products in 2016.”
The other BB Phonics leadership team members are physicist Bob Musk, VP of Engineering, who has 50 years experience in microelectronics and optoelectronics systems development, and Mirek Florjanczyk, Principal Scientist and company founder, an applied scientist with background in engineering physics and quantum optics."
Also,
Bill Ring was a keynote speaker at PIC International Conference in Brussels.
William ring, BB Photonics High speed photonic integrated receivers for 100G and above
