Form: 424B4

Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4)

February 1, 2002

424B4: Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4)

Published on February 1, 2002

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4)
Registration No. 333-65526


Prospectus Supplement No. 6
To Prospectus Dated August 31, 2001

$175,000,000

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EMCORE Corporation
5% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2006
and the Common Stock Issuable Upon Conversion of the Notes

This prospectus supplement relates to the resale by the selling
securityholders of 5% convertible subordinated notes due 2006 of EMCORE
Corporation and the shares of common stock, no par value, of EMCORE Corporation
issuable upon the conversion of the notes.

This prospectus supplement should be read in conjunction with the
prospectus dated August 31, 2001, and the prospectus supplements dated September
18, 2001, October 10, 2001, October 30, 2001, November 30, 2001 and January 10,
2002, which are to be delivered with the prospectus supplement. All capitalized
terms used but not defined in this prospectus supplement shall have the meanings
given them in the prospectus.

The table below sets forth information as of the date hereof
concerning beneficial ownership of the notes of the selling securityholders as
listed below. All information concerning beneficial ownership has been furnished
by the selling securityholders.




Principal Amount of
Maturity of Notes Percentage of Number of Shares Percentage of
Beneficially Owned Notes of Common Stock Common Stock
Name that May be Sold Outstanding That May Be Sold(1) Outstanding(2)(3)
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Lehman Brothers Inc.(4) $ 1,000,000 * 20,507 *
101 Hudson Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302


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(1) Assumes conversion of all the holder's notes at a conversion price
of $48.7629 per share of common stock. However, this conversion price will be
subject to adjustment as described in the accompanying prospectus under
"Description of Notes-Right of Conversion." As a result, the amount of common
stock issuable upon conversion of the notes may increase or decrease in the
future.

(2) Calculated based on Rule 13d-3(d)(i) of the Exchange Act using
35,408,474 shares of common stock outstanding as of August 24, 2001. In
calculating this amount, we treated as outstanding the number of shares of
common stock issuable upon conversion of all of that particular holder's notes.
However, we did not assume the conversion of any other holder's notes.



(3) The amounts presented herein are in addition to those reported by
the selling securityholders in the accompanying prospectus dated August 31, 2001
and the accompanying prospectus supplements dated September 18, 2001, October
10, 2001, October 30, 2001, November 30, 2001 and January 10, 2002.

(4) Does not include an additional $1,000,000 of notes owned by holder
that wil not be resold hereunder.

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INVESTING IN THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. SEE
"RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 10 OF THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS.

THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND STATE SECURITIES REGULATORS HAVE NOT
APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT OR THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

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The date of this Prospectus Supplement is February 1, 2002.


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