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                                                            EXHIBIT 23.1



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                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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<p>We hereby consent to the use in this Report on Form 8-K 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. 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 this Report on Form 8-K.


<p>/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

<p>San Jose, California<br>
January 17, 2000










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