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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the JDS Uniphase Corporation Amended and Restated 1993
Flexible Stock Incentive Plan of our report dated July 24, 2000, (except for
Note 13, as to which the date is October 20, 2000), with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of JDS Uniphase Corporation
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended June 30, 2000,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                  /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


San Jose, California
April 5, 2001