US Patent 7687818 Semiconductor light emitting device

There is provided a semiconductor light emitting device having excellent light extraction efficiency to efficiently reflect light moving into the device by increasing the total reflectivity of a reflective layer. A semiconductor light emitting device according to an aspect of the invention includes: a substrate, a reflective electrode, a first conductivity semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer that are sequentially stacked. Here, the reflective electrode includes; a first reflective layer provided on the substrate and including a conductive reflective material reflecting light generated from the active layer; and a second reflective layer provided on the first reflective layer, including one or more dielectric portions reflecting light generated from the active layer, and one or more contact holes filled with a conductive filler to electrically connect the first conductivity type semiconductor layer and the first reflective layer, and having a greater thickness than a wavelength of the generated light.