San Jose, California, May 9, 2005 – JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ:JDSU and TSX: JDU) today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Kennedy, is scheduled to make a presentation on behalf of the company at the JPMorgan Technology Conference at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California.  The presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time, on Monday, May 16, 2005.

To access the live webcast, please visit JDS Uniphase’s Investor Relations website at www.jdsu.com/investors, and look for the link on the “Event Calendar” page.  Following the conference, the presentation will be available for replay until June 27, 2005.

About JDS Uniphase
JDS Uniphase Corporation designs and manufactures products for markets where its core optics technologies provide innovative solutions for industrial, commercial and consumer applications. The Company offers components, modules and subsystems for data communications, telecommunications and cable television, display, product and document authentication, medical/environmental instrumentation, decorative, aerospace and defense applications.  More information is available at www.jdsu.com.

Media Inquiries: Gerald Gottheil, 408-546-4400 or gerald.gottheil@jdsu.com

Investors:  Investor Relations, 408-546-4445 or investor.relations@jdsu.com