Patent ID: 8766297

Claim:
A semiconductor light emitting device comprising: a stacked structural body including a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, and a light emitting layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a first electrode, the first semiconductor layer being disposed between the first electrode and the second semiconductor layer; a second electrode, the second semiconductor layer being disposed between the second electrode and the first semiconductor layer, the second electrode having reflectivity with respect to luminescent light emitted from the light emitting layer; a high resistance layer being in contact with the second semiconductor layer between the second semiconductor layer and the second electrode, the high resistance layer including a portion overlapping with the first electrode when viewed along a first direction from the first semiconductor layer toward the second semiconductor layer, the high resistance layer having a resistance higher than a resistance of the second semiconductor layer; and a transparent conductive layer being in contact with the second semiconductor layer between the second semiconductor layer and the second electrode, the transparent conductive layer being transparent with respect to the luminescent light, the transparent conductive layer having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the second semiconductor layer, the transparent conductive layer having a resistance lower than a resistance of the high resistance layer, the transparent conductive layer including a portion extending between the high resistance layer and the second electrode, the second electrode having a first face on a side of the first electrode, the first face opposing the first electrode, the second electrode having a second face on the side of the first electrode, the second face not opposing the first electrode, the second electrode having a third face provided between the first face and the second face, the third face being inclined with respect to the first direction, a distance between the first face and the second semiconductor layer being greater than a distance between the second face and the second semiconductor layer, and a thickness of the high resistance layer being not less than 50 nanometers and not more than 200 nanometers.