UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


     Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)    March 1, 2007
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                                Ciena Corporation
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


                0-21969                                 23-2725311
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        (Commission File Number)               (IRS Employer Identification No.)


            1201 Winterson Road, Linthicum, MD                  21090
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         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)             (Zip Code)


                                 (410) 865-8500
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 2.02 - RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

         On March 1, 2007, Ciena Corporation issued a press release announcing
its financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2007. The
text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report. The
information in this Report shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into
any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

ITEM 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)     The following exhibit is being filed herewith:


        Exhibit Number  Description of Document
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         Exhibit 99.1   Text of Press Release dated March 1, 2007, issued by
                        Ciena Corporation, reporting its results of operations
                        for the first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2007.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                      Ciena Corporation


Date: March 1, 2007                   By: /S/ Russell B. Stevenson, Jr.
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                                          Russell B. Stevenson, Jr.
                                          Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                          and Secretary