Patent ID: 8368102

Claim:
A light emitting device, comprising: a light emitting layer having a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, and an active layer sandwiched between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a reflecting layer provided on a side of a lower-main surface of the light emitting layer, which reflects a light emitted from the active layer; a contact layer of the first conductivity type provided between the light emitting layer and the reflecting layer; a supporting substrate provided on an opposite side of the reflecting layer with respect to the light emitting layer, which supports the light emitting layer via an adhesion layer; an ohmic contact portion provided on a part of the reflecting layer, which electrically connects the reflecting layer with the light emitting layer; convexo-concave portions formed on an upper-main surface of the light emitting layer and side surfaces of the light emitting layer, respectively; insulating films that cover the convexo-concave portions and a peripheral region of a light extracting surface of the contact layer of the first conductivity type, wherein a width of the insulating films over the upper-main surface of the light emitting layer is less than a width of the supporting substrate; and a surface electrode provided on an opposite side of the light emitting layer with respect to the reflecting layer, wherein the ohmic contact portion is formed on a part of a region except a region right under the surface electrode when viewed from the upper-main surface of the light emitting layer toward the active layer.