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. 3 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 January 7, 1999 (except for the first paragraph under
"Basis of Presentation" in Note 1, as to which the date is April 23, 1999) with
respect to  the consolidated financial statements and the related  financial
statement schedule of Uniphase Corporation  included in its Current Report on
Form 8-K/A dated April 28, 1999, filed  with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission.

                                               /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
San Jose, California
April 28, 1999