Exhibit 23.1




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


        We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements of EMCORE  Corporation on Form S-8 (File Nos.  333-27507,  333-36445,
and 333-39547) of our report dated  November 3, 1997,  except for Note 15, as to
which the date is December 5, 1997,  on our audits of the  financial  statements
and financial statement schedule of EMCORE Corporation as of September 30, 1997,
and for the three years ended  September  30, 1997,  which report is included in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


                                                      COOPERS & LYBRAND L. L. P.

Parsippany, New Jersey
December 29, 1997