A near-field light source device including a semiconductor laser comprised
of laminated semiconductor layers and having a ring-type optical
resonator with a plurality of wave guides connected via mirror portions,
a light blocking film formed in one of the mirror portions and having a
small opening not greater than a wavelength size, and a diffraction
grating formed on the light blocking film. The light oscillated from the
semiconductor laser is diffracted by the diffraction grating, the
diffracted light is coupled to a rotation mode in the ring-type optical
resonator, and near-field light is generated via the small opening.