FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Becker Drapkin Management, L.P. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/05/2013 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EMCORE CORP [EMKR] (Last) (First) (Middle) 500 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 230 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Member of a 13(d) 10% Group 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) DALLAS, TX 75201 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 2,077,849 I (1) See Footnotes (4) (5) Common Stock 292,742 I (2) See Footnotes (4) (5) Common Stock 826,514 I (3) See Footnotes (4) (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Becker Drapkin Management, L.P. 500 CRESCENT COURT SUITE 230 DALLAS, TX 75201	  X	Â	Â	Member of a 13(d) 10% Group
BECKER DRAPKIN PARTNERS (QP), L.P. 500 CRESCENT COURT SUITE 230 DALLAS, TX 75201	Â	Â	Â	Member of a 13(d) 10% Group
BC Advisors LLC 500 CRESCENT COURT SUITE 230 DALLAS, TX 75201	Â	Â	Â	Member of a 10% Group
Becker Steven R 500 CRESCENT COURT SUITE 230 DALLAS, TX 75201	  X	Â	Â	Member of a 13(d) 10% Group
BECKER DRAPKIN PARTNERS, L.P. 500 CRESCENT COURT SUITE 230 DALLAS, TX 75201	Â	Â	Â	Member of 13(d) 10% group
Drapkin Matthew A 500 CRESCENT COURT SUITE 230 DALLAS, TX 75201	Â	Â	Â	Member of a 13(d) 10% Group

Signatures

See Exhibit 99.1		12/10/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares of common stock, no par value (the "Common Stock"), of EMCORE Corporation (the "Issuer") directly beneficially owned by Becker Drapkin Partners (QP), L.P. ("Becker Drapkin QP").
(2)	Represents shares of Common Stock directly beneficially owned by Becker Drapkin Partners, L.P. ("Becker Drapkin, L.P.").
(3)	Represents shares of Common Stock directly beneficially owned by a managed account on behalf of an investment advisory client (the "Managed Account") of Becker Drapkin Management, L.P. ("BD Management").
(4)	BD Management, as the general partner of, and investment manager for, Becker Drapkin QP and Becker Drapkin, L.P. and the investment manager for the Managed Account, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities described in footnotes (1), (2) and (3). BC Advisors, LLC ("BCA"), as the general partner of BD Management, and Steven R. Becker ("Mr. Becker") and Matthew A. Drapkin ("Mr. Drapkin"), as the sole members and co-managing members of BCA and limited partners of BD Management, may in each case be deemed to be beneficial owners of the securities described in footnotes (1), (2) and (3). In addition, each reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own more than 10% of the Common Stock under Rule 16a-1(a)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") as a result of being deemed a member of a group under Sections 13(d)(3) and 13(d)(5) of the Exchange Act. (Continued in Footnote 5.)
(5)	BD Management disclaims any beneficial ownership of all of the Common Stock listed herein, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. Becker Drapkin QP disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock described in footnotes (2) and (3). Becker Drapkin, L.P. disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock described in footnotes (1) and (3). BCA disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the Common Stock listed herein, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Becker (who is a director of the Issuer) and Mr. Drapkin disclaim beneficial ownership of all of the Common Stock described herein, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

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