EXHIBIT 23.2
              CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-70351) and
related prospectus of Uniphase  Corporation for the registration of 729,510
shares of its common stock  and to the incorporation by reference therein of
our reports dated  August 4, 1998, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of  Uniphase Corporation included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the  year ended June 30, 1998 and the related financial statement schedule 
included therein and our report dated January 7, 1999 with respect to  the
supplemental consolidated financial statements and the related  supplemental
financial statement schedule of Uniphase Corporation  included in its Current
Report on Form 8-K dated January 7, 1999, filed  with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


                                               /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
San Jose, California
March 17, 1999