Exhibit 23.1




INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement Nos.
333-27507,  333-37306,  333-36445,  333-39547, 333-60816 and 333-45827 of EMCORE
Corporation on Form S-8 and Registration  Statement Nos.  333-94911,  333-87753,
333-65526  and 333-42514 of EMCORE  Corporation  on Form S-3 of our report dated
November  27,  2001  appearing  in this  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K of EMCORE
Corporation for the year ended September 30, 2001.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey
December 28, 2001