The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a two-dimensional laser diode array comprising preparing a structured gallium nitride bulk substrate, a lower cladding layer, a lower light guide layer, a light-emitting layer, electron blocking layers, an upper light guide layer, an upper cladding layer, a subcontact layer, and includes forming, in GaN substrate (1) with thickness of at least 200 μm, light beam deflectors (15) by applying photoresist on the GaN substrate (1), irradiating it, developing it, and subsequently etching the applied layer in order to obtain the light beam deflectors (15). The invention relates also to a two-dimensional laser diode array manufactured using the method according to the invention.