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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

    We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of
our reports dated March 31, 2000, except as to the second paragraph of Note 1
which is as of July 12, 2000, relating to the financial statements of Oplink
Communications, Inc. and May 24, 2000 relating to the financial statements of
Telelight Communications, Inc. which appear in such Registration Statement. We
also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
July 14, 2000



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