Ottawa, Ontario and San Jose, California – October 2, 2002 – JDS Uniphase Corporation (Nasdaq: JDSU and TSX: JDU) will announce results for its Fiscal Year 2003 First Quarter on October 24, 2002 at approximately 4:05 PM Eastern Time. Following the announcement, the Company will discuss these results in a webcast at 4:30 PM Eastern Time, with a replay available after 6:30 PM Eastern Time, on the JDS Uniphase website at www.jdsu.com under Investor Relations.

JDS Uniphase, a worldwide leader in optical technology, designs and manufactures products for fiberoptic communications, as well as for markets where its core optics competency provides innovative solutions for industrial, commercial and consumer applications. JDS Uniphase's fiberoptic components and modules are deployed by system manufacturers for the telecommunications, data communications, and cable television industries. JDS Uniphase also produces products for display, security, medical/environmental instrumentation, decorative, aerospace and defense applications. More information on JDS Uniphase is available at http://www.jdsu.com/.

Source: JDS Uniphase Corporation