Method of manufacturing light emitting device and light emitting device

A method of manufacturing a light emitting device, the method comprising:

• mounting a light emitting element in a package in which a recess is defined, the light emitting element being mounted on a bottom surface defining the recess;
• forming a first reflecting layer by covering lateral surfaces defining the recess with a first resin containing a first reflecting material;
• forming a second reflecting layer by covering the bottom surface defining the recess with a second resin containing a second reflecting material, such that the second reflecting layer is in contact with the first reflecting layer, wherein the step of forming the second reflecting layer comprises:
• disposing the second resin on the bottom surface in the recess at a position between the lateral surfaces of the recess and the light emitting element, by potting,
• applying a centrifugal force to the package about an axis of rotation such that the bottom surface defining the recess is positioned outward of the axis of rotation, so as to change a shape of the second resin such that the second resin covers an entirety of the bottom surface defining the recess that is exposed from the first reflecting layer, and
• curing the second resin while applying the centrifugal force;
• disposing a phosphor-containing layer on the second reflecting layer and the light emitting element, the phosphor-containing layer comprising a third resin that contains a phosphor.

A light emitting device comprising:

• a package on which a recess is defined;
• a light emitting element mounted on a bottom surface defining the recess;
• a first reflecting layer covering lateral surfaces defining the recess, the first reflecting layer comprising a first resin in which a first reflecting member is dispersed;
• a second reflecting layer covering the bottom surface defining the recess, wherein the second reflecting layer is in contact with the first reflecting layer, wherein the second reflecting layer comprises (i) a layer containing a second reflecting material on the bottom surface defining the recess, and (ii) a light-transmissive layer above the layer containing the second reflecting material, and wherein at least a portion of a lateral surface of the light emitting element is not covered by the layer containing the second reflecting material;
• and
• a phosphor-containing layer on the second reflecting layer and the light emitting element, the phosphor-containing layer comprising a third resin that contains a phosphor.