Filed by Avanex Corporation (Commission File No. 000-29175)
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Subject Company: Oplink Communications, Inc.
(Commission File No. 000-31581)

             The following is a series of slides relating to the planned merger between Avanex Corporation ("Avanex") and Oplink Communications, Inc. presented by Paul Engle, Avanex's President and Chief Executive Officer, to financial analysts and other members of the financial and investment community.