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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement of Harmonic Inc. on Form S-3 (No. 333-84430) of our
report dated April 28, 2000 (May 3, 2000 as to Note 1), on the consolidated
statements of net investment of the DiviCom Business, (an operating unit of
C-Cube Microsystems Inc.), as of December 31, 1998 and December 31, 1999, and
the related consolidated income statements, statements of changes in net
investment and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1999, appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Harmonic Inc.
dated March 15, 2002. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Form S-3.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
San Jose, California
April 15, 2002


