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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on 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
February 11, 2000
