Discharge light emitting device, light emitting apparatus, and method of manufacturing light emitting device

A discharge light emitting device, comprising:

• a translucent container in which a plurality of discharge spaces are arranged;
• a material for discharge sealed in each of the plurality of discharge spaces;
• and
• a plurality of electrode pairs each of which applies voltage to one of the plurality of discharge spaces.

A discharge light emitting device comprising:

• a translucent container including a first low conductive layer and a second low conductive layer arranged as to face with each other, and a plurality of discharge spaces arranged between the first low conductive layer and the second low conductive layer;
• a material for discharge sealed in each of the plurality of discharge spaces;
• and
• a plurality of electrode pairs which apply voltage to the plurality of discharge spaces, respectively, and each includes a high conductive layer which exhibits a higher conductivity than the first low conductive layer and the second low conductive layer and is formed at a position where two of the plurality of discharge spaces are connected in series at least in a region of one of the first low conductive layer and the second low conductive layer.

A method of manufacturing a light emitting device comprising:

• forming a plurality of penetrating holes which penetrate a first main surface and a second main surface of an insulating layer;
• filling the plurality of penetrating holes with a sacrifice layer;
• forming an electrode forming layer on each of the first main surface and the second main surface of the insulating layer in which the sacrifice layer is formed;
• forming an opening in a region corresponding to the sacrifice layer in the electrode forming layer formed on each of the first main surface and the second main surface;
• removing the sacrifice layer via the opening;
• sealing the opening after the removal of the sacrifice layer by formation of a conductive layer on the electrode forming layer, to form a discharge space which utilizes the conductive layer as electrode;
• and
• cutting a formed layered structure into a unit including the discharge space after the formation of the discharge space, to obtain the light emitting device.