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                                                                   Exhibit 23.2

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               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;        We consent to the
incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the Cronos Integrated Microsystems, Inc. 1999 Stock
Plan of our report dated July 23, 1999 (except for Note 13, as to which the date
is August 25, 1999) with respect to the consolidated financial statements of JDS
Uniphase Corporation and the related financial statement schedule included in
its Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended June 30, 1999, filed with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission.</P>

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<P>San Jose, California <BR>
May 01, 2000</P>

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