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EXHIBIT 23.3
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
20549
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Amendment No. 2 to Form S-4 and related Prospectus of JDS Uniphase
Corporation for the Registration of 156,083,400 shares of its common stock of
our report dated July 5, 1999 with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of JDS FITEL Inc., contained in JDS Uniphase's Report on Form 8-K/A
dated November 4, 1999 for the year ended May 31, 1999, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants
Ottawa, Ontario
May 30, 2000
