POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Sheela Kosaraju, Erik J. Lichter and Michelle Rankin, and each of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, and with full power of substitution, re-substitution and delegation to:

 

(1)	prepare and 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, 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 8^th day of June, 2026.

 

 

Grant Hoffman