Patent ID: 8523626

Claim:
A method of making a light emitting device, comprising: mounting a light emitting element on a mounting portion; forming a phosphor layer near the mounting portion of the light emitting element; mixing a powder glass and a powder phosphor to produce a mixed powder such that the powder phosphor is dispersed in the powder glass; melting the mixed powder while reducing a volume of the mixed powder to produce a melt and then solidifying the melt to produce a phosphor dispersed glass; and slicing the phosphor dispersed glass into plates so as to form a glass sealing part, each of the plates having a thickness according to a thickness of the glass sealing part prior to bonding; bonding the glass sealing part to the mounting portion with the light emitting element mounted thereon to seal the light emitting element, wherein the bonding is conducted by hot pressing, and wherein the bonding is conducted such that a surface of the glass sealing part substantially parallel with a slicing direction of the slicing is bonded onto a substantially planar surface of the mounting portion.