Finisar to Present at Investor Conferences


SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 9, 2007 -- Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR), a technology leader in gigabit fiber optic solutions for high-speed data networks, today announced that Jerry Rawls, Finisar's President and CEO, will present at two upcoming investor conferences:

Event:    Piper Jaffray Ninth Annual Semiconductor & Communications
          Conference
Date:     Thursday, May 10, 2007
Time:     9:10am Eastern Time/6:10am Pacific Time
Location: New York Palace Hotel, New York
Webcast:  See investor events at www.finisar.com (an archive of the
          presentation will be available for replay following the webcast)

Event:    Deutsche Bank Technology Conference
Date:     Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Time:     5:30pm Eastern Time/2:30pm Pacific Time
Location: The Westin Hotel, San Francisco, California
Webcast:  See investor events at www.finisar.com (an archive of the
          presentation will be available for replay following the webcast)
ABOUT FINISAR

Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) is a global technology leader for fiber optic components and subsystems and network test and monitoring systems. These products enable high-speed voice, video and data communications for networking, storage and wireless applications over Local Area Networks (LANs), Storage Area Networks (SANs), and Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) using Ethernet, Fibre Channel, IP, SAS, SATA and SONET/SDH protocols. The Company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA. More information can be found at www.finisar.com.

Contact Information: Contact: Steve Workman Sr. VP Finance, Chief Financial Officer Finisar Corporation 408-548-1000 Investor Relations Finisar Corporation 408-542-5050