San Jose, California, November 15, 2004 – JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ: JDSU and TSX: JDU.NV) today invited stockholders and other interested parties unable to attend the Annual Meeting in person to join a live webcast of the event.

As previously announced, JDS Uniphase’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders will take place at the company’s corporate headquarters at 1768 Automation Parkway, San Jose, California, starting at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, on Tuesday, November 16, 2004. To access the live webcast, please visit the JDS Uniphase website at www.jdsu.com/investors at least 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to download any necessary software. Following the meeting, a replay of the webcast will be available until December 7, 2004.

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 http://www.jdsu.com/.

Contacts

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

Media: Corporate Communications at 408-546-4714, or pam.sufi@jdsu.com