CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP.

Published on February 6, 1998


EXHIBIT 23.2



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Form S-8 of our report dated March 21, 1997 included in
MicroOptical Devices, Inc.'s financial statements as of December 31, 1996 and
1995.


/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 4, 1998