Exhibit 23.02

              CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Laser Power
Corporation's Selected Historical Financial Data" and "Experts" and to the use
of our report dated December 4, 1999, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Laser Power Corporation included in Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of II-VI Inc. for the
registration of shares of its common stock.

                                         ERNST & YOUNG LLP

                                         /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


San Diego, California
August 3, 2000