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                                                                   Exhibit 23.3

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               CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, INDEPENDENT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;        We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
&quot;Experts&quot; in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related
Prospectus of JDS Uniphase Corporation for the registration of 95,458 shares
of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein 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.</P>







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<P>Chartered Accountants<br>
Ottawa, Canada<br>
January 5, 2000</P>





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