Form: S-1/A

General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

February 11, 1997

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

Published on February 11, 1997



EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-1
(Amendment No. 2) of our report dated November 1, 1996, except for Notes 13 and
15 as to which the date is December 6, 1996, and Note 16, as to which the date
is February 3, 1997, on our audits of the financial statements and financial
statement schedule of EMCORE Corporation. We also consent to the reference to
our Firm under the caption "Experts."



Parsippany, New Jersey

February 10, 1997