Exhibit 23.2

               Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8), pertaining to the Newport Corporation Stock Option Grants Outside of a
Plan, of our report dated January 24, 2002, except for Note 17, as to which the
date is February 19, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
and schedule of Newport Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Orange County, California
April 9, 2002