EXHIBIT 31.1

                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, Lawrence A. Sala, certify that:

1.  I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Anaren, Inc.

2.  Based on my knowledge,  this report does not contain any untrue statement of
    a  material  fact or omit to state a  material  fact  necessary  to make the
    statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements
    were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  Based  on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
    information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects
    the  financial  condition,  results  of  operations  and  cash  flows of the
    registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer  and  I  are  responsible  for
    establishing and maintaining  disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
    in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))  [text omitted in accordance
    with SEC transition  instructions contained in SEC Release 34-47986] for the
    registrant and have:

    a.  designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  or  caused  such
        disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,
        to  ensure  that  material   information  relating  to  the  registrant,
        including its consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others
        within  those  entities,  particularly  during  the period in which this
        report is being prepared;

    b.  [Paragraph  omitted  in  accordance  with  SEC  transition  instructions
        contained in SEC Release 34-47986]

    c.  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's  disclosure controls and
        procedures  and  presented  in this  report  our  conclusions  about the
        effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and procedures,  as of the end
        of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

     d.   disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
          control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
          most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in
          the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is
          reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
          control over financial reporting; and

5.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
    most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,  to the
    registrant's  auditors  and the audit  committee  of  registrant's  board of
    directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

    a.  all significant  deficiencies  and material  weaknesses in the design or
        operation  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  which  are
        reasonably  likely to  adversely  affect  the  registrant's  ability  to
        record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

    b.  any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves  management or other
        employees  who  have a  significant  role in the  registrant's  internal
        control over financial reporting.

Dated: April 30, 2004                 /s/    Lawrence A. Sala
                                      Lawrence A. Sala
                                      President and Chief Executive Officer