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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM 10-Q/A

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(Mark One)

     [X]       Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
               Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the Quarterly Period Ended
               October 31, 2002, or

     [_]       Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
               Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the Transition Period from
               _________ to ___________

                         Commission file number 0-30869

                             STRATOS LIGHTWAVE, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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              Delaware                                      36-4360035
   (State or other jurisdiction of               (I.R.S. Employer Identification
   incorporation or organization)                              No.)

                             7444 West Wilson Avenue
                             Chicago, Illinois 60706
                                 (708) 867-9600
          (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
             area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)

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                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
                               since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes   X   No ___
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ___  No  X
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As of December 12, 2002, there were 7,299,689 shares of the Registrant's common
stock outstanding.

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                              Explanatory Statement

     We are amending our original Form 10-Q filed on December 16, 2002 to
correct the Certification filed as Exhibit 99.1 which included an incorrect
date.

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                                   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.

Dated: February 4, 2003                 Stratos Lightwave, Inc.

                                        By:  /s/  James W. McGinley
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                                             James W. McGinley
                                             President and Chief Executive
                                             Officer

                                        By:  /s/  David A. Slack
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                                             David A. Slack
                                             Chief Financial Officer
                                             (Principal Financial and Accounting
                                             Officer)

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                                  CERTIFICATION

I, James W. McGinley, certify that:

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

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 quarterly
report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly 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 quarterly 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-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 quarterly report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Dated: February 4, 2003                           /s/ James W. McGinley
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                                                     James W. McGinley
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

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                                  CERTIFICATION

I, David A. Slack, certify that:

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

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 quarterly
report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly 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 quarterly 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-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 quarterly report is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Dated: February 4, 2003                            /s/ David A. Slack
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                                                      David A. Slack
                                                  Chief Financial Officer

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number     Description of Document
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3.1        Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant (1)
3.2        Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant (1)
3.3        Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation *
3.4        Bylaws of the Registrant (1)
3.5        Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating
           Preferred Stock, included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.2
4.1        Specimen certificate representing the common stock (1)
4.2        Rights Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2001, between Stratos
           Lightwave, Inc. and Mellon Investor Services LLC (2)
10.1       Master Separation Agreement between Methode Electronics, Inc. and
           Registrant (1)
10.2       Initial Public Offering and Distribution Agreement between
           Methode Electronics, Inc. and Registrant (3)
10.3       Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement between Methode
           Electronics, Inc. and Registrant (3)
10.4       Master Transitional Services Agreement between Methode
           Electronics, Inc. and Registrant (1)
10.5       General Assignment and Assumption Agreement between Methode
           Electronics, Inc. and Stratos Lightwave, LLC (1)
10.6       Form of Indemnity Agreement between Registrant and Registrant's
           directors and officers (1)
10.7       Stratos Lightwave, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan, as amended and restated (4)
10.8       Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated January 22, 2002, by
           and among the Registrant, Tundra Acquisition Corp. and Tsunami
           Optics, Inc. (5)
10.9       Stratos Lightwave, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan for Acquired Companies (6)
10.10      Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated March 22, 2002, by
           and among the Registrant, Polar Acquisition Corp. and Paracer,
           Inc. (7)
10.11      Management Retention Agreement between the Registrant and James
           W. McGinley *
10.12      Management Retention Agreement between the Registrant and David
           A. Slack *
10.13      Management Retention Agreement between the Registrant and Robert
           Scharf *
10.14      Management Retention Agreement between the Registrant and Richard
           Durrant *
10.15      Stratos Lightwave, Inc. Severance Plan *
99.1       Certification of Periodic Financial Report Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
           Section 1350 *

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(1)  Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
     Form S-1 effective June 26, 2000.
(2)  Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated March 22,
     2001.
(3)  Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
     for the quarter ended July 31, 2000.
(4)  Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K
     for the year ended April 30, 2001.
(5)  Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated February 15,
     2002.
(6)  Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
     Form S-8 dated January 31, 2002.
(7)  Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated April 12,
     2002.
*    Filed herewith