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EXHIBIT 23.4
CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of JDS Uniphase Corporation on Form S-8 of our Report dated July 20,
1999, except as to Note 14, which is as of July 27, 1999, relating to the
financial statements of E-TEK Dynamics, Inc. as of June 30, 1998 and 1999 and
for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 1999, which report
appears in E-TEK'S Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1999.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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San Jose, CA
June 28, 2000
