EXHIBIT 23.6
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement of JDS Uniphase Corporation on Form S-3 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. ("E-TEK")
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. We also consent to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
June 12, 2000
