Converter with glass layers

A light emitting device comprising:

• a wavelength converting layer, and
• a semiconductor active layer,
• the wavelength converting layer including a porous support structure including one or more quartz or glass mesh layers, and a cured layer of wavelength converting particles and a binder laminated onto the porous support structure,
• all or at least a portion of the thickness of the porous support structure lacking any of the wavelength converting particles,
• all or at least a portion of the thickness of the cured layer lacking any fibers or strings of the one or more mesh layers, and
• the wavelength converting layer being positioned and arranged to absorb first light emitted from the active layer at a first wavelength, and to emit second light at a second wavelength different from the first wavelength.

A method comprising:

• forming a porous support structure that includes one or more quartz or glass mesh layers;
• forming a layer that includes wavelength converting particles and a binder;
• and
• heat or pressure laminating the layer of the wavelength converting particles and the binder onto the porous support structure to form a laminated wavelength converting layer, so that all or at least a portion of the thickness of the porous support structure lacks any of the wavelength converting particles, and so that all or at least a portion of the thickness of the layer of the wavelength converting particles and the binder lacks any fibers or strings of the one or more mesh layers.