Exhibit 31.1



                          PERIODIC REPORT CERTIFICATION
                         of the Chief Executive Officer

I, Philip F. Otto,  certify that:

1.      I  have  reviewed  this  quarterly   report  on  Form  10-Q  of  Optical
Communication Products, 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  officers 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)) 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.  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

        c.  Disclosed  in this  report any change in the  registrant's  internal
        control over financial  reporting that occurred during the  registrant's
        fiscal quarter covered by this report that has materially  affected,  or
        is reasonably  likely to materially  affect,  the registrant's  internal
        control over financial reporting.

5.      The registrant's other certifying  officers 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 the 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.


                                           /s/ Philip F. Otto
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                                           Philip F. Otto
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer
                                           (Principal Executive Officer)
                                           February 14, 2007