EXHIBIT 23.1


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated January 25, 2002 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Harmonic
Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

San Jose, California
March 14, 2002