Light emitting device

1. A light emitting device comprising:

one or more types of fluorescent materials including a first fluorescent material;

a first laser element configured to emit a first laser light to excite the first fluorescent material, the first laser light having a first peak wavelength that is shorter than an excitation peak wavelength of the first fluorescent material; and

a second laser element configured to emit a second laser light to excite the first fluorescent material, the second laser light having a second peak wavelength that is longer than the excitation peak wavelength of the first fluorescent material, wherein

a difference between the first peak wavelength of the first laser light and the second peak wavelength of the second laser light is 40 nm or less.

2. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first fluorescent material has an excitation spectrum having an excitation peak with a full width at half maximum of 110 nm or less.

3. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first peak wavelength of the first laser light and the second peak wavelength of the second laser light respectively correspond to wavelengths at which an excitation intensity of the first fluorescent material is 80% or greater with respect to the excitation intensity of the first fluorescent material at the excitation peak wavelength.

4. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first laser light emitted from the first laser element and the second laser light emitted from the second laser element respectively have a full width at half maximum of 5 nm or less.

5. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

an output of one of the first laser element and the second laser element is in a range of 80% to 100% with respect to an output of the other of the first laser element and the second laser element.

6. The light emitting device according to claim 5 , wherein

the first peak wavelength of the first laser light is shorter than the excitation peak wavelength of the excitation spectrum of the first fluorescent material at room temperature, and also at temperatures corresponding to 70% or greater of a driving temperature range of the light emitting device, and

the second peak wavelength of the second laser light is longer than the excitation peak wavelength of the excitation spectrum of the first fluorescent material at room temperature, and also at temperatures corresponding to 70% or greater of the driving temperature range of the light emitting device.

7. The light emitting device according to claim 6 , wherein

the first peak wavelength of the first laser light and the second peak wavelength of the second laser light are respectively in a range of 400 nm to 500 nm.

8. The light emitting device according to claim 7 , wherein

the first fluorescent material is YAG-based fluorescent material.

9. The light emitting device according to claim 6 , wherein

the first peak wavelength of the first laser light and the second peak wavelength of the second laser light respectively correspond to wavelengths at which an excitation intensity of the first fluorescent material is 80% or greater with respect to the excitation intensity of the first fluorescent material at the excitation peak wavelength.

10. The light emitting device according to claim 6 , wherein

a difference between the first peak wavelength of the first laser light and the second peak wavelength of the second laser light is 6 nm or greater.

11. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first peak wavelength of the first laser light is shorter than the excitation peak wavelength of the excitation spectrum of the first fluorescent material at room temperature, and also at temperatures corresponding to 70% or greater of a driving temperature range of the light emitting device, and

the peak wavelength of the second laser light is longer than the excitation peak wavelength of the excitation spectrum of the first fluorescent material at room temperature, and also at temperatures corresponding to 70% or greater of the driving temperature range of the light emitting device.

12. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first laser element and the second laser element are arranged in a single package.

13. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first peak wavelength of the first laser light and the second peak wavelength of the second laser light are respectively in a range of 400 nm to 500 nm.

14. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first fluorescent material is YAG-based fluorescent material.

15. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

a difference between the first peak wavelength of the first laser light and the second peak wavelength of the second laser light is 6 nm or greater.

16. The light emitting device according to claim 15 , wherein

a difference between the first peak wavelength of the first laser light and the second peak wavelength of the second laser light is 30 nm or less.

17. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a fluorescent member having a plate-like shape and containing the first fluorescent material, wherein the fluorescent member is arranged at a location irradiated with the first laser light emitted from the first laser element and the second laser light emitted from the second laser element.

18. The light emitting device according to claim 17 , wherein

the first laser element and the second laser element are arranged at locations so that the first laser light and the second laser light are irradiated to different regions of the fluorescent member.

19. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first peak wavelength of the first laser light and the second peak wavelength of the second laser light are within the same color range.