CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

Published on May 17, 1999


EXHIBIT 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of
EMCORE Corporation on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-27507, 333-36445, 333-39547 and
333-45827) of our report dated November 3, 1997, except for Note 15, as to
which the date is December 5, 1997, on our audits of the financial statements
and financial statement schedule of EMCORE Corporation as of September 30, 1997
and 1996, and for the three years ended September 30, 1997, which report is
included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.



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