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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.6

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

   We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement of JDS Uniphase Corporation on Form S-4 of our report
dated July 20, 1999, except as to Note 14, which is as of July 27, 1999,
relating to the financial statements of E-TEK Dynamics, Inc. ("E-TEK") as of
June 30, 1998 and 1999 and for each of the three years in the period ended June
30, 1999, which report appears in  JDS Uniphase Corporation's Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on January 18, 2000. We also consent to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
August 31, 2000