Vertical cavity surface emitting laser array and method for manufacturing, and image forming apparatus using vertical cavity surface emitting laser array

A vertical cavity surface emitting laser array comprising:

• a first substrate including a plurality of vertical cavity surface emitting laser devices each having an active layer disposed between reflection mirrors constituting a resonator;
• and
• a second substrate including wires for providing electrical contact with the plurality of surface emitting laser devices and having a configuration that permits transmission of light emitted from the plurality of surface emitting laser devices,
• wherein the second substrate is bonded to the first substrate on a laser emitting side of the first substrate, and
• wherein the wires are formed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the second substrate and are electrically connected through electrode-forming through-holes provided in the second substrate, the electrode-forming through-holes being different from light-transmitting through-holes formed in the second substrate.