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. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related prospectus
of Uniphase Corporation for the registration of  35,776,000 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
June 14, 1999