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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

As 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 15
October 1998 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of IOC
International Limited as at 30 September 1998 and for the year ended 30
September 1998, included in SDL, Inc.'s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended 31 December 1999 and to all references to our Firm included in this
registration statement.


                                                  /s/ Arthur Andersen


Cambridge, England
April 6, 2001














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