EXHIBIT 23.3


        CONSENT OF MORET ERNST & YOUNG ACCOUNTANTS,  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
report dated August 24, 1998, with respect to the financial statements of
Philips  Optoelectronics, a division of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
included in its Amendment No. 2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A  dated
August 25, 1998, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                       /s/ Moret Ernst & Young Accountants
Eindhoven, the Netherlands
March 17, 1999