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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, DC 20549</font></b></p>

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<h1 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">FORM
8-K</font></b></h1>

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<h2 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></h2>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the<br>
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of report (Date of earliest event
reported): <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">October 1, 2004</font></b></font></p>

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<h2 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">JDS
UNIPHASE CORPORATION</font></b></h2>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(IRS Employer Identification Number)</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1768 Automation Parkway</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">San Jose, California 95131</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(408) 546-5000</font></b></p>

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Since Last Reporting)</font></p>

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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Regulation
FD Disclosure</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press Release of Registrant dated October 1, 2004, announcing the
  Registrant&#146;s Annual Stockholders&#146; Meeting and Webcast, which has been
  scheduled for November 16, 2004.</font></p>
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<h2 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Signatures</font></b></h2>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>

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  <h3 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">JDS Uniphase
  Corporation</font></b></h3>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By: /s/ Christopher S. Dewees</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Christopher S. Dewees</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <td width="34%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.1%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  </td>
  <td width="34%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.1%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">October 1, 2004</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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<h2 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibit Index</font></b></h2>

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  Number</font></b></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit
99.1</font></b></p>

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<h2 align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">JDS UNIPHASE SCHEDULES ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS&#146; MEETING FOR NOVEMBER 16,
2004</font></u></b></h2>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:17.85pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SAN JOSE, California &#150; October 1,
2004</font></b> &#150;<b><font style="font-weight:bold;">  </font></b>JDS
Uniphase Corporation (Nasdaq: JDSU and TSX: JDU) today announced that its 2004
Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on November 16, 2004, starting at
8:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time.&#160; The
record date for determining eligibility to vote at the 2004 Annual Meeting is
September 15, 2004.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:17.85pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">JDS
Uniphase&#146;s Annual Meeting of Stockholders will take place at the company&#146;s corporate
headquarters, at 1768 Automation Parkway, San Jose, California.&#160; For those unable to attend in person, a live
webcast of the Annual Meeting will be available at www.jdsu.com/investors.&#160; To access the webcast, please visit the JDS
Uniphase website at least 30 minutes before the scheduled start time to
download any necessary software.&#160;
Following the meeting, a replay of the webcast will be available until
December 7, 2004.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About JDS Uniphase</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">JDS Uniphase
Corporation designs and manufactures products for markets where its core optics
technologies provide innovative solutions for industrial, commercial and
consumer applications.&#160;&#160; The Company
offers components, modules and subsystems for data communications, telecommunications
and cable television, display, security, medical/environmental instrumentation,
decorative, aerospace and defense applications.&#160; More information is available at www.jdsu.com.</font></p>

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<h6 style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Contacts</font></b></h6>

<h6 style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Investors: </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-weight:normal;">Investor Relations at 408-546-5585 or
investor.relations@jdsu.com</font></h6>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Media</font></b>: Corporate Communications, 408-546-4714 or pam.sufi@jdsu.com</p>

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