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                                                                   Exhibit 23.5

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               CONSENT OF KPMG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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<P>The Board of Directors<br>
Flex Products, Inc.<br>


<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the
registration statement on Form S-3 of JDS Uniphase Corporation of our report dated November 26,
1997, with respect to the balance sheet of Flex Products, Inc. as of November 2, 1997, and the
related statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the years ended
November 2, 1997 and November 3, 1996, which report appears in the Form 8-K/A of JDS Uniphase
Corporation dated November 30, 1999, and to the reference to us under the heading
&quot;Experts&quot; in the prospectus.

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                                               /s/ KPMG LLP
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January 5, 2000</P>




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