SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                 (Rule 13d-101)



    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a)
             AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)

                              (Amendment No. 2)(1)

                             Bookham Technology plc
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                                (Name of Issuer)

            Ordinary Shares, par value one third pence per share, and
                     American Depositary Shares evidenced by
       American Depositary Receipts, each representing one Ordinary Share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    09856Q108
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                Deborah J. Noble
                               Corporate Secretary
                           Nortel Networks Corporation
                           8200 Dixie Road, Suite 100
                            Brampton, Ontario L6T 5P6
                                     Canada
                                 (905) 863-1103

                                 with a copy to:

                               Paul J. Shim, Esq.
                       Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
                                One Liberty Plaza
                            New York, New York 10006
                                  212-225-2000

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          (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to
                      Receive Notices and Communications)

                                November 8, 2002
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following
box.

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See ss. 240.13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

                       (Continued on the following pages)

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CUSIP No. 09856Q108

  1    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

       Nortel Networks Corporation
       62-12-62580

  2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP               (a) [ ]
                                                                      (b) [ ]

  3    SEC USE ONLY

  4    SOURCE OF FUNDS

       OO

  5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
       ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)  [ ]

  6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       Canada

                           7   SOLE VOTING POWER

                               61,357,617*

       NUMBER OF           8   SHARED VOTING POWER
        SHARES
     BENEFICIALLY              *
       OWNED BY
    EACH REPORTING         9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        PERSON
         WITH                  61,357,617*

                           10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                               N/A

   11  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       61,357,617*

   12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]


   13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

       29.9%*

   14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

       CO

* Calculated, pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i), on the basis of (a)
the 143,851,805 Ordinary Shares of Bookham outstanding on October 7, 2002, as
represented to Nortel Networks by Bookham in the Acquisition Agreement (as
defined herein), (b) the 61,000,000 Ordinary Shares (as defined below) issued to
wholly-owned subsidiaries of Nortel Networks and (c) Warrants (as defined below)
to purchase 357,617 Ordinary Shares issued to a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Nortel Networks, which Warrants are currently exercisable. See Items 4 and 5 for
an explanation.




                  Pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) of Regulation 13D-G of the General
Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, Nortel Networks Corporation
("Nortel Networks") hereby amends its statement on Schedule 13D, dated October
17, 2002, as amended on November 7, 2002 (the "Schedule 13D"), relating to the
ordinary shares, par value one third pence per share (the "Ordinary Shares"), of
Bookham Technology plc, a corporation organized under the laws of England and
Wales ("Bookham"). Unless otherwise indicated, all defined terms used herein
shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.

Item 2.           Identity and Background

                  Schedule I to the Schedule 13D is hereby replaced in its
entirety with Schedule I to this Schedule.

Item 3.           Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

                  Item 3 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows:

                  As described in the response to Item 4, pursuant to the
Acquisition Agreement, Nortel Networks sold certain assets comprising a part of
Nortel Networks' optical components business to Bookham and, in consideration
thereof, among other things, Bookham issued to Nortel Networks the securities as
to which this Schedule relates.

Item 4.           Purpose of Transaction.

                  Item 4 is hereby amended by replacing the penultimate
paragraph thereof with the following paragraph:

                  On November 8, 2002, the closing under the Acquisition
Agreement occurred. As a result, Nortel Networks beneficially owns (a) the
61,000,000 Ordinary Shares issued at such closing to its wholly-owned
subsidiaries, Nortel Networks Limited, Nortel Networks Technology Corporation,
Nortel Networks Optical Components Limited ("NNOCL") and Nortel Networks Optical
Components (Switzerland) GmbH, and (b) the 357,617 Ordinary Shares underlying
those of the 9,000,000 Warrants issued at such closing to its wholly-owned
subsidiary, NNOCL, which 357,617 Warrants are currently exercisable (the "Equity
Consideration Securities"). The terms of the Warrants prohibit their exercise to
the extent such exercise would result in Nortel Networks and persons acting in
concert with Nortel Networks to hold 30% or more of the issued and outstanding
Ordinary Shares.

Item 5.           Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

                  Paragraphs (a) and (b) of Item 5 are hereby amended and
restated in their entirety as follows:

                  (a) - (b) As described above in Item 4, Nortel Networks
beneficially owns the Equity Consideration Securities, representing
approximately 29.9% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares.

                  Except as set forth in this Item 5, none of Nortel Networks
or, to the best of Nortel Networks' knowledge, any of the individuals named in
Schedule I hereto beneficially owns any Ordinary Shares of Bookham.






                                   SIGNATURES

                  After reasonable inquiry, and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


      Date: November 12, 2002              NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION

                                           /s/ Katharine B. Stevenson
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                                           By:  Katharine B. Stevenson

                                           Title:  Treasurer


                                           /s/ Blair F. Morrison
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                                           By:  Blair F. Morrison
                                           Title:  Assistant Secretary







                                   SCHEDULE I

                           NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION
                        DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

                  The name, citizenship, present principal occupation or
employment, and the name of any corporation or other organization in which such
employment is conducted, of each of the directors and executive officers of
Nortel Networks Corporation is set forth below. Unless otherwise indicated
below, the business address of each director and executive officer is Nortel
Networks Corporation, 8200 Dixie Road, Suite 100, Brampton, Ontario L6T 5P6,
Canada.





Name and Citizenship                           Principal Occupation and Address
--------------------                           --------------------------------
                                             

Directors

James Johnston Blanchard                       Piper Rudnick LLP
American                                       901-15th Street, N.W., Suite 700
                                               Washington, D.C. 20005-2301 U.S.A

Robert Ellis Brown                             President and Chief Executive Officer
Canadian/British                               Bombardier Inc.
                                               800 Rene-Levesque Boulevard West
                                               Montreal, Quebec H3B 1Y8 Canada

John Edward Cleghorn                           Chairman of the Board
Canadian                                       SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
                                               200 Bay Street, South Tower, Suite 3115
                                               Royal Bank Plaza
                                               Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J5 Canada

Frank Andrew Dunn                              President and Chief Executive Officer
Canadian                                       Nortel Networks Corporation

L. Yves Fortier                                Chairman & Senior Partner
Canadian                                       Ogilvy Renault
                                               1981 McGill College Avenue, 12th Floor
                                               Montreal, Quebec H3A 3C1 Canada

Robert Alexander Ingram                        Chief Operating Officer and President,
American                                       Pharmaceutical Operations
                                               GlaxoSmithKline
                                               5 Moore Drive, Research Triangle Park, N.C.
                                               27709 U.S.A.

William Arthur Owens                           Co-Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman
American                                       Teledesic LLC
                                               1445 120th Avenue N.E.
                                               Bellevue, Washington
                                               98005 U.S.A.

Guylaine Saucier                               1321 Sherbrooke Street West, Apartment C-61
Canadian                                       Montreal, Quebec H3G 1J4 Canada

Sherwood Hubbard Smith, Jr.                    Chairman Emeritus
American                                       CP&L
                                               One Hanover Square Building
                                               421 Fayetteville Street Mall
                                               Raleigh, N.C. 27601-1748 U.S.A.

Lynton Ronald Wilson                           Chairman
Canadian                                       CAE Inc.
                                               483 Bay Street
(Chairman of the Board of Nortel Networks      Floor 7, North Tower
Corporation)                                   Toronto, Ontario M5G 2E1 Canada

Officers

Frank Andrew Dunn                              President and Chief Executive Officer
Canadian

Douglas Charles Beatty                         Chief Financial Officer
Canadian

Nicholas John DeRoma                           Chief Legal Officer
American

D. Gregory Mumford                             Chief Technology Officer
Canadian

Pascal Debon                                   President, Wireless Networks
French

Chahram Bolouri                                President, Global Customer Care & Supply Chain Operations
Canadian

Brian William McFadden                         President, Optical Networks
Canadian

Gary Richard Donahee                           President, Americas
American

Stephen Charles Pusey                          President, Europe, Middle East and Africa
U.K.

Susan Spradley                                 President, Wireline Networks
American

Masood Ahmad Tariq                             President, Asia
American/Canadian

William John Donovan                           Senior Vice-President, Human Resources
American

Michael Jerard Gollogly                        Controller
Canadian

Adrian Joseph Donoghue                         General Auditor
Canadian

Katharine Berghuis Stevenson                   Treasurer
Canadian/American

Deborah Jean Noble                             Corporate Secretary
Canadian

Steven Leo Schilling                           President, Enterprise Accounts
American

Linda Faye Mezon                               Assistant Controller
Canadian/American

John Marshall Doolittle                        Vice President, Tax
Canadian

Blair Fraser Morrison                          Assistant Secretary
Canadian

MaryAnne Pahapill                              Assistant Treasurer
Canadian