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EXHIBIT 23.6
CONSENT OF KPMG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
on Amendment No. 2 to Form S-4 (No. 333-30240) of JDS Uniphase Corporation of
our report dated November 26, 1997, with respect to the statements of
operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows of Flex Products, Inc. for the
year ended November 2, 1997, which report appears in the October 31, 1999 Form
10-K of Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc., which is incorporated by reference in
the Current Report on Amendment No. 3 to Form 8-K/A of JDS Uniphase Corporation
filed on May 31, 2000, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
the proxy statement-prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
San Francisco, California
May 31, 2000
