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EXHIBIT 23.5
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of JDS Uniphase Corporation on Amendment No. 2 to Form S-4 of our
report dated July 21, 1999 (except for note 12(c) which is as of July 23, 1999)
with respect to the financial statements of E-TEK Electrophotonics Solutions
Corporation as of April 30, 1999 and July 31, 1998 and for the nine month period
ended April 30, 1999 and for the year ended July 31, 1998, which report appears
in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of E-Tek Dynamics, Inc. filed on July 30,
1999. We also consent to the reference to us under heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants
Toronto, Canada
May 30, 2000
