CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT COOPERS & LYBRAND, LLP

Published on February 6, 1998



EXHIBIT 23.1


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statements
of EMCORE Corporation on Form S-8 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.





Parsippany, New Jersey Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
February 5, 1998