Apple has just been granted three new patents, two of which sound like they involve laser sensing technology. I'm not saying POET is involved with these developments, but these, and other patents they hold, serve to prove that Apple is investigating the sensor space that POET is hoping to play in.
Here is a link to the Appleinsider article (posted yesterday) talking about these new patents:
http://forums.appleinsider.com/discussion/195817