Form: 10-Q

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

August 14, 2003

SARBANES-OXLEY STATEMENT

Published on August 14, 2003

Exhibit 32.2

STATEMENT REQUIRED BY 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT
TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of EMCORE Corporation (the
"Company") for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Thomas G. Werthan,
Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that: 1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and 2) the information contained
in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Thomas G. Werthan
Thomas G. Werthan
August 14, 2003

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to EMCORE Corporation and will be retained by EMCORE Corporation and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.