EXHIBIT 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 22, 2003, except as to note
18, which is dated as of March 28, 2003, relating to the financial statements
and financial statement schedules of Harmonic Inc., which appear in Harmonic
Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
June 3, 2003