Method for manufacturing light-emitting device

A method for manufacturing a light-emitting device comprising:

• a second step of irradiating a sapphire substrate having a front face formed with a III-V compound semiconductor layer with first laser light along a predetermined line to cut while locating a converging point within the sapphire substrate and using a rear face of the sapphire substrate as a laser entrance surface, and thereby forming a modified region within the sapphire substrate along the line;
• a third step of forming a light-reflecting layer on the rear face of the sapphire substrate after the second step;
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• a fourth step of extending a fracture generated from the modified region acting as a start point in a thickness direction of the sapphire substrate after the third step, and thereby cutting the sapphire substrate, the III-V compound semiconductor layer and the light-reflecting layer along the line, and manufacturing the light-emitting device.