EXHIBIT 23.2

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3) and related Prospectus of
JDS Uniphase Corporation for the registration of 325,000 shares of its common
stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
September 12, 2001 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of JDS Uniphase Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended June 30, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

                                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

San Jose, California
November 13, 2001