POWER OF ATTORNEY



        Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes



 and appoints each of Howard W. Brodie, Esq. and Keith Kosco, Esq.,



 or either of them signing singly, and with full power of substitution,



 the undersigned's true and lawful attorney in fact to:



(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the



 undersigned's behalf, and submit to



 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) a Form ID,



 including amendments thereto, and any other



 documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords



 enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the



 SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the



 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;



(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's



 capacity as an officer and/or director of EMCORE Corporation (the Company),



 Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities



 Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the



 undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to



 complete and execute any such Form3, 4, or 5, complete and



 execute any amendment or amendments thereto,



 and timely file such form with the SEC and any stock



 exchange or similar authority; and



(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection



 with the foregoing which, in the opinion



 of such attorney in fact, may be of benefit to,



 in the best interest of, or legally required by,



 the undersigned, it being understood that the documents



 executed by such attorney in fact on behalf of



 the undersigned pursuant



 to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall



 contain such terms and conditions as such attorney in fact may



 approve in such attorney in fact's discretion.



        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney



 in fact full power and authority to do and



 perform any and every act



 and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to



 be done in the exercise of any of the rights



 and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and



 purposes as the undersigned might or



 could do if personally present,



 with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby



 ratifying and confirming all that such



 attorney in fact, or such attorney in fact's substitute



 or  substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done



 by virtue of this power of attorney and the



 rights and powers herein granted.



 The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing



 attorneys in fact, in serving



 in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,



 are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming,



 any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply



 with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force



 and effect until the undersigned is no



 longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5



 with respect to the undersigned's holdings



 of and transactions in securities



 issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the



 undersigned in a signed writing delivered



 to the foregoing attorneys in fact.



        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this



 Power of Attorney to be executed as



 of this 8th day of December, 2006.



   /s Hong Hou



   Signature



   Dr. Hong Q. Hou

   Print Name