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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0305</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2012-06-14</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2012-06-18</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001094739</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>FINISAR CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>FNSR</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001511115</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CLARK JOHN H</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1389 MOFFETT PARK DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SUNNYVALE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94089-1134</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>Exective VP Technology &amp; R&amp;D</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2012-06-14</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate>
                <value>2012-06-14</value>
            </deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>35533.0000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.0000</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>93074.0000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares represent restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person and shall vest in four equal annual installments beginning on June 18, 2013.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 780 shares purchased under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan on Dec 15, 2011, includes 1,577 shares purchased under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan on June 15, 2012 and such purchase was not required to be reported pursuant to Section 16(a) and also Includes 427 shares received as an Issuer match under the Issuer's 401K Plan on December 27, 2011 and not required to be reported.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>This amendment is to correct Form 4 filed 06/18/2012 on which the number of non-derivative securities acquired was incorrectly reported as 41,414 instead of the correct amount of 35,533.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Girija Karumanchi as Attorney-in-fact for</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-06-19</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
