According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a semiconductor light-emitting element including a substrate, a first stripe, the first stripe including a first n-type clad layer, a first active layer and a first p-type clad layer on the substrate and a second stripe, the second stripe being formed on the substrate and having a different direction for the first stripe direction, the second stripe including a second n-type clad layer, a second active layer and a second p-type clad layer, the second n-type clad layer, the second active layer and the second p-type clad layer substantially being identical with the first n-type clad layer, the first active-layer and the first p-type clad layer, respectively.