Patent ID: 8455900

Claim:
A light-emitting device, comprising: a light emitting structure comprising a lower layer of a first conductivity type, an active layer, an upper layer of a second conductivity type, wherein the light emitting structure is configured to emit light; a first electrode connected to the lower layer of the first conductivity type; a second electrode connected to the upper layer of the second conductivity type; and a non-absorbing optical member, wherein at least a portion of the non-absorbing optical member is positioned in the active layer of the light emitting structure, wherein the non-absorbing optical member comprises a plurality of particles that are substantially transparent to the light emitted from the light emitting structure, wherein the optical member has a lower refractive index than the lower layer, the active layer, or upper layer in the light emitting structure, wherein a plurality of discontinuities are formed at the boundary of the optical member in the light emitting structure.