Finisar (FNSR) 10-Q 2009 Q3 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT
TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Eitan Gertel, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of Finisar Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the three months ended February 1, 2009 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 12, 2009	/s/ Eitan Gertel
	Eitan Gertel
	Chief Executive Officer