Finisar Corporation to Present at Investor Conferences

SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - Aug 23, 2011) - Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR), a global technology leader in high-speed optical communications, today announced that the Company's management will speak at two upcoming investor conferences including the 2011 Citi Technology conference in New York on Thursday, September 8, 2011 and the Deutsche Bank 2011 Technology Conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, September 14, 2011.

These events can be viewed from the Company's website at www.finisar.com. An archive of each presentation will be available following the live event.

2011 Citi Technology Conference
Presenters: Jerry Rawls, Executive Chairman
Date: Thursday, September 8, 2011
Time: 9:00am EST/12:00pm PST
Location: The Hilton New York Hotel

Deutsche Bank 2011 Technology Conference
Presenter: Jerry Rawls, Executive Chairman
Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Time: 2:45pm PST/11:45am EST
Location: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

About Finisar
Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) is a global technology leader for fiber optic subsystems and components that enable high-speed voice, video and data communications for telecommunications, networking, storage, wireless, and cable TV applications. For more than 20 years, Finisar has provided critical optics technologies to system manufacturers to meet the increasing demands for network bandwidth and storage. Finisar is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA with R&D, manufacturing sites, and sales offices worldwide. For additional information, visit http://investor.finisar.com