Patent ID: 7803645

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a light-emitting device that includes a stacked layer comprising a first cladding layer, an active layer, and a second cladding layer, each provided on a semiconductor substrate, the method including the steps of: (a) after the formation of the stacked layer, forming a groove in the stacked layer by using an etching mask made of inorganic material, wherein the groove reaches the semiconductor substrate and has a bottom portion and a side surface extending along one of [001] and [0-1] crystal orientations of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the side surface of the groove is a smooth incline by 60 to 80 degrees with respect to the surface of the substrate, and is formed by an exposed side surface of each of the first cladding layer, the active layer, and the second cladding layer, and wherein the groove exposes an end facet of the active layer, and (b) forming, by using a mass-transportation, a facet layer on the side surface of the groove without removing the etching mask, wherein the facet layer forms a mirror extending along one of (01-1) or (011) crystal surfaces corresponding to the direction of the groove, the mirror forming an optical resonator of the light-emitting device extending along the preset axis, and the semiconductor substrate and the facet layer are made of InP.