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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT AND REPORT ON SCHEDULE
We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement (No.
333-44862) of Optical Communication Products, Inc. on Form S-1 of our report
dated August 29, 2000, appearing in the Prospectus, which is a part of this
Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in such Prospectus.
Our audits of the financial statements referred to in our aforementioned
report also included the financial statement schedule of Optical Communication
Products, Inc., listed in Item 16. This financial statement schedule is the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement
schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken
as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth
therein.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Los Angeles, California
October 23, 2000
