Dino DiPerna Form 3 CIENA / Dino DiPerna ownership change

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Sheela Kosaraju, Erik J. Lichter

and Michelle Rankin, or their respective assignees, each signing singly, the undersigned's true

and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)

execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Form ID, Forms 3, 4 and 5, and all

amendments thereto in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities and

Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder;

(2)

do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may

be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form ID, Form 3, 4

or 5, or any amendment or amendments thereto and file such form with the

United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock

Exchange, the Nasdaq Stock Market and any other authority; and

(3)

take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing

which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best

interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the

documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned

pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such

terms as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to

do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done

in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes

as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or

revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's

substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of

attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not

assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This Power of Attorney can only be revoked by delivering a

signed, original "Revocation of Power of Attorney" to the attorney-in-fact and shall remain in full

force and effect until such revocation is delivered.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF; the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be

executed as of this 18day of October, 2023.

/s/ Dino DiPerna

Dino DiPerna