EX-23.1


                     KPMG LLP INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
LightPath Technologies, Inc.

We consent to the use of our reports included herein and incorporated  herein by
reference  and to the  reference to our firm under the heading  "Experts" in the
prospectus.

                                  /s/ KPMG LLP

Albuquerque, New Mexico
April 12, 2002