CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Published on May 21, 1999


EXHIBIT 23.1





INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
EMCORE Corporation on Form S-3 of our report dated May 14, 1999 (which expresses
an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to a
restatement described in Note 20), included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A
of EMCORE Corporation for the year ended September 30, 1998, and to the use of
our report dated May 14, 1999, appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of
this Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Parsippany, New Jersey
May 21, 1999