Patent ID: 8338844

Claim:
A semiconductor light emitting apparatus, comprising: a semiconductor light emitting device; a mounting member; and a connection member, the semiconductor light emitting device including: a stacked structure unit including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a light emitting layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; a first electrode provided on a major surface of the stacked structure unit to connect to the first semiconductor layer; a second electrode provided on the major surface of the stacked structure unit to connect to the second semiconductor layer; and a dielectric stacked film provided on the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer of the major surface not covered by the first electrode and the second electrode, formed of stacked dielectric films having different refractive indexes, and including a protruding portion erected on a rim of at least one of the first and second electrodes; and a conductive guide film provided on at least one of a first position on the first electrode not covered by the dielectric stacked film, a second position on the second electrode not covered by the dielectric stacked film, a third position on a first upper face of the dielectric stacked film on a peripheral portion of the first electrode, a fourth position on a second upper face of the dielectric stacked film on a peripheral portion of the second electrode, and a fifth position on a side faces of the dielectric stacked film, the mounting member being provided to face the major surface of the semiconductor light emitting device, and the connection member being provided between the semiconductor light emitting device and the mounting member, the connection member connecting the first electrode with the mounting member and connecting the second electrode with the mounting member, the connection member being welded to the at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode and covering a portion of the protruding portion.