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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) of Avanex Corporation pertaining to the Holographix Inc.
1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended, and Holographix Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan,
as amended, of our report dated January 14, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Avanex Corporation included in
its Registration Statement (Form S-1 No. 333-92097) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
San Jose, California
July 31, 2000
