Exhibit 99.2



      STATEMENT REQUIRED BY 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of EMCORE  Corporation (the
"Company") for the quarter ended December 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Thomas G. Werthan,
Chief Financial Officer of the Company,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350,  as adopted  pursuant  to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,
that:  1) the Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934; and 2) the information  contained
in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the Company.

                                             /s/ Thomas G. Werthan
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                                             Thomas G. Werthan
                                             February 14, 2003