Patent Publication Number: US-11031748-B2

Title: Illumination device, control device, and control method

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a U.S. National Phase of International Patent Application No. PCT/JP2017/038530 filed on Oct. 25, 2017, which claims priority benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. JP 2017-004980 filed in the Japan Patent Office on Jan. 16, 2017. Each of the above-referenced applications is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to an illumination device, a control device, and a control method. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     In recent years, in an observation device that observes a surgical field of a patient, such as an endoscope or a microscope, it is common to multiplex lights emitted from a plurality of light sources and use multiplexed light for illumination. For example, as an illumination device such as the endoscope or the microscope, an illumination device has been developed that multiplexes lights from a plurality of laser light sources to emit white light. 
     However, in the laser light source, a light output characteristic fluctuates depending on a temperature of an element. Furthermore, in the laser light source, in a case where the temperature of the element becomes extremely high, the element rapidly deteriorates. Therefore, in a case where the laser light source is used as the illumination device, it is common that a temperature control function of the laser light source is provided to keep the temperature constant of the element of the laser light source. 
     For example, in Patent Document 1 below, a light output device is disclosed including a plurality of laser light sources and a plurality of thermoelectric elements respectively provided for the laser light sources, and maintaining a temperature of each of the laser light sources constant by individually controlling heating and cooling by each of the thermoelectric elements. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Document 
     Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-199004 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Problems to be Solved by the Invention 
     However, in the light output device disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, since it is necessary to individually control heating and cooling in the thermoelectric elements respectively provided for the laser light sources, a control circuit becomes complicated and the number of parts of the control circuit has been increased. In such a case, with the increase in the number of parts of the circuit, a manufacturing cost is increased and reliability is decreased. 
     Thus, an illumination device, a control device, and a control method have been demanded enabled to perform control to cause light output of each of a plurality of light sources to be constant even in a case where the temperature control circuit is simplified and the number of parts of the circuit is reduced. 
     Solutions to Problems 
     According to the present disclosure, there is provided an illumination device including: a plurality of light sources; a plurality of cooling units respectively provided for the light sources and respectively cooling the light sources; and a drive control unit that performs switching of control with respect to each of the light sources on the basis of a comparison between a target temperature of each of the light sources and a measured temperature of each of the light sources or an environment. 
     Furthermore, according to the present disclosure, there is provided a control device including a drive control unit that performs switching of control with respect to each of a plurality of light sources, the control including at least control of a plurality of cooling units respectively provided for the light sources, on the basis of a comparison between a target temperature of each of the light sources and a measured temperature of each of the light sources or an environment. 
     Moreover, according to the present disclosure, there is provided a control method including performing switching of control with respect to each of a plurality of light sources, the control including at least control of a plurality of cooling units respectively provided for the light sources, on the basis of a comparison between a target temperature of each of the light sources and a measured temperature of each of the light sources or an environment. 
     According to the present disclosure, individual heating units respectively controlled for the plurality of light sources are not provided, so that a control circuit can be omitted that controls driving of the heating units. 
     Effects of the Invention 
     As described above, according to the present disclosure, control can be performed to cause the light output of each of the plurality of light sources to be constant even with a more simplified temperature control circuit. 
     Note that, the above-described effect is not necessarily limited, and in addition to the above-described effect, or in place of the above-described effect, any of effects described in the present specification, or other effects that can be grasped from the present specification may be exhibited. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is an explanatory diagram illustrating an overall configuration of an observation device including an illumination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram illustrating each component of an illumination device according to a first control method. 
         FIG. 3  is a graph illustrating temperature rises accompanying driving of light sources. 
         FIG. 4  is a graph illustrating a change in an amount of light of light emitted from the light source in a case where temperatures of the light sources rise in accordance with a drive time. 
         FIG. 5  is a flowchart illustrating a flow of operation of a first control example. 
         FIG. 6  is a graph illustrating a change in the amount of light of light emitted from light sources controlled by APC or ACC in a case where the temperatures of the light sources rise in accordance with the drive time. 
         FIG. 7  is a block diagram illustrating each component of an illumination device according to a second control method. 
         FIG. 8  is a graph illustrating the temperature rises accompanying the driving of the light sources. 
         FIG. 9  is a flowchart illustrating a flow of operation of a second control example. 
         FIG. 10  is a block diagram illustrating each component of an illumination device according to a third control method. 
         FIG. 11  is a flowchart illustrating a flow of operation of a third control example. 
     
    
    
     MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     Preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in the present specification and the drawings, constituents having substantially the same functional configuration are denoted by the same reference signs, and redundant explanations will be omitted. 
     Note that, the description will be made in the following order. 
     1. Overall configuration of observation device including illumination device 
     2. Control method of illumination device 
     2.1. First control example 
     2.2. Second control example 
     2.3. Third control example 
     3. Conclusion 
     &lt;1. Overall Configuration of Observation Device Including Illumination Device&gt; 
     First, with reference to  FIG. 1 , an overall configuration will be described of an observation device including an illumination device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 1  is an explanatory diagram illustrating the overall configuration of an observation device  1  including the illumination device according to the present embodiment. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the observation device  1  includes a light source unit  10 , an endoscope unit  20 , an information processing device  30 , a display device  31 , and an input device  32 . Note that the illumination device according to the present embodiment corresponds to the light source unit  10 , for example. 
     (Light Source Unit  10 ) 
     The light source unit  10  includes a plurality of light sources, and generates illumination light in which the lights emitted from the plurality of light sources are multiplexed. The illumination light generated by the light source unit  10  is guided from a light guide end  135  to a lens barrel  222  via a light guide  136 , and is emitted to an observation target  40  from a tip of the lens barrel  222 . 
     Specifically, the light source unit  10  includes a first light source  110 , a first collimating optical system  111 , a first semi-transparent mirror  112 , a first light detector  114 , a control unit  100 , a second light source  120 , a second collimating optical system  121 , a second semi-transparent mirror  122 , a second light detector  124 , a diffusion member  131 , a third collimating optical system  132 , a dichroic mirror  133 , and a condenser optical system  134 . 
     Light emitted from the first light source  110  passes through the first collimating optical system  111 , thereby becoming substantially parallel light and being incident on the dichroic mirror  133 . Furthermore, a part of the light emitted from the first light source  110  is demultiplexed by the first semi-transparent mirror  112 , and is incident on the first light detector  114 . 
     On the other hand, light emitted from the second light source  120  sequentially passes through the second collimating optical system  121 , the diffusion member  131 , and the third collimating optical system  132 , thereby becoming substantially parallel light and being incident on the dichroic mirror  133 . Furthermore, a part of the light emitted from the second light source  120  is demultiplexed by the second semi-transparent mirror  122 , and is incident on the second light detector  124 . 
     The dichroic mirror  133  multiplexes the lights emitted from the first light source  110  and the second light source  120 . Multiplexed light is incident on the light guide end  135  via the condenser optical system  134 , as illumination light. 
     The first light source  110  is constituted by, for example, a white light source, and emits white light. A type of the white light source constituting the first light source  110  is not particularly limited; however, for example, the first light source  110  may be constituted by a white light emitting diode (LED), a laser excitation phosphor, a xenon lamp, a halogen lamp, or the like, and, specifically, the first light source  110  may be constituted by a so-called phosphor type white LED using a phosphor excited by a blue LED. 
     The first collimating optical system  111  converts the white light emitted from the first light source  110  into a parallel light flux, and causes the parallel light flux to be incident on the dichroic mirror  133  from a direction different from a direction of light passing through the third collimating optical system  132  (for example, a direction in which the optical axes are substantially orthogonal to each other). Note that, the light having passed through the first collimating optical system  111  does not have to be a perfect parallel light ray, and may be divergent light in a state close to a parallel light ray. 
     The first semi-transparent mirror  112  is provided between the first light source  110  and the dichroic mirror  133 , for example, and demultiplexes a part of the light emitted from the first light source  110 . Demultiplexed light is incident on the first light detector  114 . Note that, the first semi-transparent mirror  112  is an example of a demultiplexing member, and another demultiplexing member may be used instead of the first semi-transparent mirror  112 . 
     The first light detector  114  detects an intensity of the light emitted from the first light source  110 , and outputs the detected intensity of the light to a first light source drive control unit  101 . As a result, the first light source drive control unit  101  can control the intensity of the light emitted from the first light source  110  on the basis of the intensity of the light detected, for example. The first light detector  114  may be constituted by a known light detector, for example, a photodiode, a color sensor, or the like. 
     The second light source  120  includes at least one or more laser light sources that emit light in a predetermined wavelength band. For example, the second light source  120  may include a red laser light source that emits a laser light in the red band (for example, a laser light having a center wavelength of about 638 nm), a green laser light source that emits a laser light in the green band (for example, a laser light having a center wavelength of about 532 nm), and a blue laser light source that emits laser light in the blue band (for example, laser light having a center wavelength of about 450 nm). 
     The second light source  120  includes the red laser light source, the green laser light source, and the blue laser light source that emit lights in the respective wavelength bands corresponding to the three primary colors of light, whereby the laser lights emitted from the respective laser light sources are multiplexed and white light can be generated. Furthermore, the second light source  120  can also adjust a color temperature of the multiplexed white light by appropriately adjusting a ratio of amounts of light of the red laser light source, the green laser light source, and the blue laser light source. 
     Note that, the red laser light source, the green laser light source, and the blue laser light source may be constituted by various known laser light sources such as a semiconductor laser or a solid laser. Furthermore, for the red laser light source, the green laser light source, and the blue laser light source, the center wavelength may be controlled by combination with a wavelength conversion mechanism. 
     Note that, the laser light source is a light source whose light output characteristic changes depending on the temperature. Furthermore, the temperature of the laser light source rises due to oscillation of the laser light, and in a case where the temperature of the laser light source excessively rises, the life of the laser light source may be shortened. Therefore, the laser light source is provided with a cooling unit for suppressing a rise in the temperature of the laser light source. A specific method of temperature control for these laser light sources will be described later. 
     The second collimating optical system  121  converts the light emitted from the second light source  120  (in other words, the light in which the lights of the respective laser light sources are multiplexed) into a parallel light flux. The second collimating optical system  121  converts the light to be incident on the diffusion member  131  provided in the subsequent stage into the parallel light flux, thereby facilitating control of a diffusion state of the light in the diffusion member  131 . Note that, the light having passed through the second collimating optical system  121  does not have to be a perfect parallel light ray, and may be divergent light in a state close to a parallel light ray. 
     The second semi-transparent mirror  122  is provided between the second collimating optical system  121  and the diffusion member  131 , for example, and demultiplexes a part of the light emitted from the second light source  120 . Note that, demultiplexed light is incident on the second light detector  124 . Note that, the second semi-transparent mirror  122  is an example of a demultiplexing member, and another demultiplexing member may be used instead of the second semi-transparent mirror  122 . 
     The second light detector  124  detects an intensity of the light emitted from the second light source  120 , and outputs the detected intensity of the light to a second light source drive control unit  102 . As a result, the second light source drive control unit  102  can control the intensity of the light emitted from the second light source  120  on the basis of the intensity of the light detected, for example. The second light detector  124  may be constituted by a known light detector, for example, a photodiode, a color sensor, or the like. 
     The diffusion member  131  is provided in a near range of a focal position of the second collimating optical system  121  (for example, in a range of about 10% of a focal length in the front-to-back direction from the focal position), and diffuses light emitted from the second collimating optical system  121 . As a result, a light emitting end in the diffusion member  131  can be regarded as a secondary light source. Since there may be variations in the divergence angle for each of the multiplexed light in the light in which the lights emitted from the plurality of laser light sources are multiplexed, the divergence angle of the emitted light is uniformized by conversion to the secondary light source through the diffusion member  131 . 
     A size of the secondary light source generated by the diffusion member  131  can be controlled by the focal length of the second collimating optical system  121 . Furthermore, a numerical aperture (NA) of emitted light of the secondary light source generated by the diffusion member  131  can be controlled by a diffusion angle of the diffusion member  131 . Therefore, in the diffusion member  131 , it is possible to independently control both a size of a condensing spot and an incident NA at the time of coupling to the light guide end  135 . 
     A type of the diffusion member  131  is not particularly limited, and various known diffusion elements can be used. For example, the diffusion member  131  may be a frosted ground glass, an opal diffusion plate in which a light diffusion substance is dispersed in glass, a holographic diffusion plate, or the like. Note that, in the holographic diffusion plate, it is also possible to arbitrarily set the diffusion angle of the emitted light depending on a holographic pattern applied on the substrate. 
     The third collimating optical system  132  converts the light from the diffusion member  131  (in other words, the light from the secondary light source) into a parallel light flux, and causes the parallel light flux to be incident on the dichroic mirror  133 . Note that, the light having passed through the third collimating optical system  132  does not have to be a perfect parallel light ray, and may be divergent light in a state close to a parallel light ray. 
     The dichroic mirror  133  multiplexes the light emitted from the first light source  110  and the light emitted from the second light source  120  that are incident from directions in which the optical axes are substantially orthogonal to each other. 
     For example, the dichroic mirror  133  may be designed to transmit only light in a wavelength band corresponding to the light from the second light source  120 , and reflect light in other wavelength bands. In such a case, for example, in the dichroic mirror  133 , the light emitted from the second light source  120  is transmitted through the dichroic mirror  133 , and is incident on the condenser optical system  134 . Furthermore, regarding the light emitted from the first light source  110 , only a component other than the wavelength band of the light emitted from the second light source  120  is reflected by the dichroic mirror  115 , and is incident on the condenser optical system  134 . As a result, the dichroic mirror  133  can multiplex the light emitted from the first light source  110  and the light emitted from the second light source  120 . 
     Note that, the dichroic mirror  133  is an example of a multiplexing member that multiplexes the lights respectively emitted from the first light source  110  and the second light source  120 , and another multiplexing member can be used. For example, in the light source unit  10 , a plurality of lights may be multiplexed in wavelength by using a dichroic prism as a multiplexing member, the plurality of lights may be multiplexed in polarization by using a polarizing beam splitter as the multiplexing member, or the plurality of lights may be multiplexed in amplitude by using a beam splitter as the multiplexing member. 
     The condenser optical system  134  is constituted by, for example, a condenser lens, and images the light multiplexed by the dichroic mirror  133  on the light guide end  135  with a predetermined paraxial lateral magnification. 
     The light guide  136  guides the light emitted from the light source unit  10  to the lens barrel  222 . The light guide  136  may be constituted by, for example, an optical fiber. However, a type of the optical fiber constituting the light guide  136  is not particularly limited, and it is possible to use a known multimode optical fiber (for example, step index multimode fiber, or the like). Furthermore, a core diameter of the optical fiber is not particularly limited, and for example, it is sufficient that the core diameter of the optical fiber is about 1 mm. 
     In the light source unit  10 , an imaging magnification by the third collimating optical system  132  and the condenser optical system  134  can be set by (focal length of the condenser optical system  134 )/(focal length of the third collimating optical system  132 ). The imaging magnification by the third collimating optical system  132  and the condenser optical system  134  is set so that the size and divergence angle of the secondary light source match the core diameter and incident NA of the light guide  136 . 
     Furthermore, an imaging magnification by the first collimating optical system  111  and the condenser optical system  134  can be set by (focal length of the condenser optical system  134 )/(focal length of the first collimating optical system  111 ). The imaging magnification by the first collimating optical system  111  and the condenser optical system  134  is set so that the light from the first light source  110  matches the core diameter and incident NA of the light guide  136  and is coupled to the light guide end  135  with high efficiency. 
     The control unit  100  is a control circuit that controls each component of the light source unit  10 . Specifically, the control unit  100  includes the first light source drive control unit  101  that controls each component of the first light source  110 , and the second light source drive control unit  102  that controls each component of the second light source  120 . The control unit  100  is constituted by, for example, a processor such as a central processing unit (CPU), a micro processing unit (MPU), or a digital signal pocessor (DSP), and these processors execute arithmetic processing in accordance with a predetermined program to implement various functions. 
     Specifically, the first light source drive control unit  101  controls light emission output of the first light source  110 . For example, the first light source drive control unit  101  may control the light emission output of the first light source  110  by changing a drive current of the first light source  110  (for example, a white LED light source). 
     Furthermore, the second light source drive control unit  102  controls light emission output of the second light source  120 . For example, the second light source drive control unit  102  may control the light emission output of the second light source  120  by changing a drive current of the second light source  120  (for example, a plurality of laser light sources corresponding to respective colors of RGB). 
     Here, in a case where the second light source  120  is constituted by at least one or more laser light sources, the second light source drive control unit  102  may perform control to keep the temperatures of the laser light sources constant to maintain oscillation wavelengths and light output characteristics of the laser light sources constant. For example, the second light source drive control unit  102  may perform control to keep the temperatures constant of the laser light sources constituting the second light source  120  by controlling driving of a cooling element on the basis of temperature information of the second light source  120  measured by a temperature measurement element. Note that, details will be described later of the temperature control of such a light source. 
     (Endoscope Unit  20 ) 
     The endoscope unit  20  includes the lens barrel  222  and an imaging unit  210 . 
     In the lens barrel  222 , the light guide  136  is extended to a tip portion, and the illumination light emitted from the light source unit  10  is guided to the observation target  40 . Furthermore, the lens barrel  222  guides the light reflected by the observation target  40  to the imaging unit  210 . The lens barrel  222  may be formed in a substantially cylindrical shape having rigidity, or may be formed in a tubular shape having flexibility. 
     The imaging unit  210  includes an imaging element  211  enabled to acquire a color image, and performs photoelectric conversion of the light from the observation target  40  by the imaging element  211  to convert the light into an electric signal. Note that, the electric signal subjected to the photoelectric conversion by the imaging element  211  is output to the information processing device  30 . The imaging element  211  may be any of various known imaging elements, such as a charge coupled device (CCD) image sensor, or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor. 
     (Information Processing Device  30 ) 
     The information processing device  30  generates a captured image (observation image) of the observation target  40  on the basis of the electric signal subjected to photoelectric conversion by the imaging unit  210 . Specifically, the information processing device  30  includes an image generation unit  310  and an input unit  320 . Note that, the information processing device  30  may be a personal computer or the like mounting a central processing unit (CPU), a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), and the like. 
     The image generation unit  310  generates an observation image of the observation target  40  on the basis of the electric signal from the imaging element  211 . The observation image generated by the image generation unit  310  is output to the display device  31 , for example, thereby being visually recognized by a user. 
     The input unit  320  generates an input signal on the basis of an input to the input device  32  by the user, and outputs the input signal to the control unit  100  or the like. The input unit  320  may output an input signal for changing control with respect to the first light source  110  or the second light source  120  to the first light source drive control unit  101  or the second light source drive control unit  102 , for example. 
     (Display Device  31 ) 
     The display device  31  displays the observation image generated by the image generation unit  310  of the information processing device  30 . The display device  31  may be, for example, a cathode ray tube (CRT) display device, a liquid crystal display device, a plasma display device, an organic EL display device, or the like. 
     (Input Device  32 ) 
     The input device  32  is an input interface that accepts input operation by the user. The input device  32  is an input device to which information is input, for example, a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, a button, a microphone, a switch, a lever, and the like. The user controls the observation device  1  by operating the input device  32 , and can change a magnification, amount of light, and the like of the observation image, for example. 
     The observation device  1  having the above configuration can be used as, for example, an endoscope device and a microscope device. 
     &lt;2. Control Method of Illumination Device&gt; 
     Next, with reference to  FIGS. 2 to 11 , the control method will be described of the illumination device according to the present embodiment, by dividing the method into first to third control methods. Note that, in the following, description will be made, as an example of the illumination device according to the present embodiment, by using the second light source  120  including the plurality of laser light sources corresponding to the respective colors of RGB (red, green, blue), and the second light source drive control unit  102  that controls the second light source  120 . Furthermore, for simplicity, the second light source  120  is also referred to as a light source, and the second light source drive control unit  102  is also referred to as a drive control unit. 
     (2.1. First Control Method) 
     First, with reference to  FIGS. 2 to 6 , a first control method of the illumination device will be described.  FIG. 2  is a block diagram illustrating each component of an illumination device according to the first control method. 
     In the illumination device according to the first control method, each laser light source includes the cooling unit, but does not include a heating unit. Therefore, in the illumination device according to the first control method, the number of parts can be reduced of the control circuit that controls the heating unit. However, due to the fact that each laser light source does not include the heating unit, in a case where the temperature of each laser light source of the illumination device is lower than a target temperature for stabilization, the amount of light of each laser light source may fluctuate. In the first control method, a control method is provided for keeping the amount of light of the illumination device constant even in such a case. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the illumination device according to the first control method includes: a red light source  120 R, a green light source  120 G, and a blue light source  120 B (collectively, also referred to as the light source  120 ); a red light source cooling unit  140 R, a green light source cooling unit  140 G, and a blue light source cooling unit  140 B (collectively, also referred to as a cooling unit  140 ); light samplers  161 R,  161 G, and  161 B (collectively, also referred to as a light sampler  161 ); a red light detection unit  160 R, a green light detection unit  160 G, and a blue light detection unit  160 B (collectively, also referred to as a light detection unit  160 ); a multiplexing module including a mirror  171 , and dichroic mirrors  173  and  175 ; and a drive control unit  1021 . 
     The red light source  120 R is, for example, a laser light source that emits light in a wavelength range of 630 nm to 645 nm, and may be constituted by a semiconductor laser such as an AlGaInP quantum well structure laser diode. The green light source  120 G is, for example, a laser light source that emits light in a wavelength range of 510 nm to 540 nm, and may be constituted by a solid laser excited by a semiconductor laser, or may be constituted by attaching a wavelength conversion filter to a semiconductor laser emitting light in a different wavelength range. The blue light source  120 B is, for example, a laser light source that emits light in a wavelength range of 435 nm to 465 nm, and may be constituted by a semiconductor laser such as a GaInN quantum well structure laser diode. 
     Note that, the above-described red light source  120 R, green light source  120 G, and blue light source  120 B are merely examples, and the plurality of light sources included in the illumination device according to the present embodiment is not limited to the above. For example, the illumination device according to the present embodiment may include a light source corresponding to a color other than RGB, a plurality of light sources of one color, a plurality of light sources of two colors, or a plurality of light sources of four or more colors. Furthermore, the plurality of light sources may be white light sources. 
     In the laser light source, unlike a lamp light source such as the xenon lamp or the halogen lamp, the amount of light of the emitted light can be adjusted by control of the drive current or drive voltage applied to the laser light source. However, since the light output characteristic of the laser light source may fluctuate depending on the temperature, even if the applied current is constant, the amount of light, oscillation wavelength, and the like of the light emitted may fluctuate depending on the temperature. Therefore, in the illumination device according to the present embodiment, the red light source cooling unit  140 R, the green light source cooling unit  140 G, and the blue light source cooling unit  140 B are respectively provided for the light sources  120  to suppress the temperature rises of the laser light sources. Note that, examples of a fluctuation factor of the temperature of the laser light source includes heat generation by driving of the laser light source, an environmental temperature of a space where the illumination device is installed, and the like. 
     The red light source cooling unit  140 R, the green light source cooling unit  140 G, and the blue light source cooling unit  140 B cool the respective light sources  120 . Specifically, the red light source cooling unit  140 R, the green light source cooling unit  140 G, and the blue light source cooling unit  140 B are respectively provided for the red light source  120 R, the green light source  120 G, and the blue light source  120 B, and respectively cool the red light source  120 R, the green light source  120 G, and the blue light source  120 B. The cooling unit  140  may be, for example, a thermoelectric element such as a Peltier element. 
     Note that, the Peltier element is an element that executes both functions of cooling and heating by reverse of the polarity of the flowing current; however, in a case where the Peltier element is used for the cooling unit  140 , the Peltier element is configured to execute only the function of cooling the light source  120 . Specifically, in the Peltier element constituting the cooling unit  140 , only a circuit is provided for supplying a current in a direction to cool the light source  120 , and a circuit is not provided for supplying current in a direction to heat the light source  120 . 
     The light samplers  161 R,  161 G, and  161 B each demultiplex a part of the light emitted from the light source  120 . Specifically, the light samplers  161 R,  161 G, and  161 B are respectively provided between the red light source  120 R, the green light source  120 G, and the blue light source  120 B, and the mirror  171 , and the dichroic mirrors  173  and  175 , and each demultiplex a part of the emitted light from a corresponding one of the red light source  120 R, the green light source  120 G, and the blue light source  120 B. The emitted lights demultiplexed by the light samplers  161 R,  161 G, and  161 B are respectively incident on the red light detection unit  160 R, the green light detection unit  160 G, and the blue light detection unit  160 B. As a result, the red light detection unit  160 R, the green light detection unit  160 G, and the blue light detection unit  160 B can respectively detect the amounts of light of red light, green light, and blue light. 
     The red light detection unit  160 R, the green light detection unit  160 G, and the blue light detection unit  160 B each detect the amount of light emitted from the light source  120 . Specifically, the red light detection unit  160 R, the green light detection unit  160 G, and the blue light detection unit  160 B respectively detect the amounts of light emitted from the red light source  120 R, the green light source  120 G, and the blue light source  120 B. Furthermore, the light detection unit  160  converts the amount of light of the light received from each of the light sources  120  into an electric signal, and outputs the electric signal to the drive control unit  1021 . For example, the light detection unit  160  may be constituted by a photodiode, or a color sensor including a color filter for spectroscopy. 
     A multiplexing module  170  multiplexes the red light, the green light, and the blue light respectively emitted from the red light source  120 R, the green light source  120 G, and the blue light source  120 B, and generates illumination light to be emitted to the observation target  40 . Specifically, the multiplexing module  170  includes the mirror  171 , and the dichroic mirrors  173  and  175 . Note that, each of the dichroic mirrors  173  and  175  is a mirror that reflects light of a specific wavelength and transmits light of a wavelength other than the reflected light. 
     In the multiplexing module  170 , the mirror  171  reflects the red light emitted from the red light source  120 R and causes the reflected red light to be incident on the dichroic mirror  173 . Furthermore, the dichroic mirror  173  reflects the green light emitted from the green light source  120 G, thereby causing the reflected green light to be incident on the dichroic mirror  175 , and transmits the red light incident from a direction orthogonal to an incident direction of the green light, thereby causing the transmitted red light to be incident on the dichroic mirror  175 . As a result, the dichroic mirror  173  multiplexes the red light and the green light guided on the same optical axis, and causes multiplexed light to be incident on the dichroic mirror  175 . Moreover, the dichroic mirror  175  reflects the blue light emitted from the blue light source  120 B, thereby causing the reflected blue light to emit from the multiplexing module  170 , and transmits the red light and the green light incident from a direction orthogonal to an incident direction of the blue light, thereby causing the transmitted red light and green light to emit from the multiplexing module  170 . As a result, the multiplexing module  170  can multiplex and emit the red light, the green light, and the blue light guided on the same optical axis. The light emitted from the multiplexing module  170  is guided to, for example, the second collimating optical system  121  and the like. 
     The drive control unit  1021  controls driving of each of the red light source cooling unit  140 R, the green light source cooling unit  140 G, and the blue light source cooling unit  140 B on the basis of a measured temperature and a target temperature of each of the light sources  120 . Furthermore, the drive control unit  1021  controls driving of each of the red light source  120 R, the green light source  120 G, and the blue light source  120 B on the basis of the amount of light detected by the light detection unit  160  and a target amount of light of each of the light sources  120 . 
     Here, the control by the drive control unit  1021  will be described more specifically with reference to  FIGS. 3 to 5 .  FIG. 3  is a graph illustrating the temperature rises accompanying the driving of the light sources  120 , and  FIG. 4  is a graph illustrating a change in the amount of light of multiplexed light in which emitted lights from the respective light sources  120  are multiplexed in a case where the temperatures of the light sources  120  rise in accordance with a drive time as illustrated in  FIG. 3 . 
     In the illumination device according to the present embodiment, to stabilize the amounts of light emitted from the red light source  120 R, the green light source  120 G, and the blue light source  120 B, it is sufficient that the temperature of the light source  120  is kept constant at the target temperature, for example. Here, the target temperature is a temperature at which heat generation by the driving of the light source  120  and cooling by the cooling unit  140  can be balanced, and a temperature suitable for light emission of the light source  120 . 
     In the illumination device according to the present embodiment, the heating unit is not provided that heats the light source  120 , and only the cooling unit  140  is provided that cools the light source  120 . Therefore, in a case where the temperature of the light source  120  is higher than the target temperature, control can be performed to cause the temperature of the light source  120  to be the target temperature by cooling of the light source  120  by the cooling unit  140 . 
     On the other hand, as illustrated in  FIG. 3 , in a case where the environmental temperature of the space where the illumination device is installed is lower than or equal to the target temperature, the temperature of each of the light sources  120  is almost the same as the environmental temperature immediately after the start of driving, so that the drive control unit  1021  cannot actively perform control to cause the temperature of the light source  120  to be the target temperature. On the other hand, the temperature of each of the light sources  120  rises with the heat generation caused by the driving as the drive time becomes longer. Furthermore, in the laser light source, as the temperature of the laser light source rises, the amount of light decreases of the light emitted. Therefore, in a case where the temperature of each of the light sources  120  rises as illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the amount of light of the illumination light in which the lights emitted from the light sources  120  are multiplexed gradually decreases as illustrated in  FIG. 4 . 
     Furthermore, in the light source  120 , a calorific value varies for each of the light sources corresponding to respective colors, so that a rising speed varies of the temperature of the laser light source as illustrated in  FIG. 3 . Therefore, in the illumination light in which the lights emitted from the light sources  120  are multiplexed, even in a case where the amount of light does not fluctuate, a ratio of amounts of light fluctuates of the lights emitted from the respective light sources  120  depending on the drive time. In such a case, there is a possibility that the illumination light does not become a desired white light but becomes a light with a color. 
     Thus, in the first control example, in a case where the measured temperature of each of the light sources  120  is lower than or equal to the target temperature, the drive control unit  1021  controls the current applied to the light source  120  so that the amount of light of the light source  120  becomes constant. 
     Specifically, in a case where the measured temperature of the light source  120  is lower than or equal to the target temperature, there is a possibility that it takes time until the temperature of the light source  120  reaches the target temperature by the heat generation of driving, or the temperature of the light source  120  does not reach the target temperature, so that the drive control unit  1021  preferentially executes light amount control of the light source  120  based on the amount of light detected by the light detection unit  160 . On the other hand, in a case where the measured temperature of the light source  120  is higher than the target temperature, control can be actively performed to cause the temperature of the light source  120  to be the target temperature by cooling by the cooling unit  140 , so that the drive control unit  1021  preferentially executes the temperature control by the cooling unit  140 . 
     Here, with reference to  FIG. 5 , a specific operation flow will be described of the above-described first control example.  FIG. 5  is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the operation of the first control example. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 5 , first, each of the light sources  120  is turned on, whereby driving is started of the light sources  120  (S 101 ). Next, the temperature of each of the light sources  120  is measured (S 103 ), and it is determined whether or not the measured temperature of each of the light sources  120  is higher than the target temperature (S 105 ). In a case where the measured temperature of each of the light sources  120  is higher than the target temperature (S 105 /Yes), the drive control unit  1021  controls the cooling unit  140  that cools the light source  120  so that the temperature of each of the light sources  120  becomes the target temperature (S 107 ). 
     On the other hand, in a case where the measured temperature of each of the light sources  120  is lower than or equal to the target temperature (S 105 /No), the drive control unit  1021  controls an amount of current applied to the light source  120  so that the amount of light of each of the light sources  120  becomes constant (S 109 ). The drive control unit  1021  controls the applied current to the light source  120 , thereby being able to keep the amount of light of the light source  120  constant even in a case where control is not performed to cause the temperature of the light source  120  to be constant. 
     A comparison between the measured temperature of the light source  120  and the target temperature may be performed for each light source  120 , and the drive control unit  1021  may make a different determination for each light source  120 . For example, in a case where the measured temperature of the red light source  120 R is higher than the target temperature and the measured temperatures of the green light source  120 G and the blue light source  120 B are lower than or equal to the respective target temperatures, the drive control unit  1021  may perform control to cause the temperature of the red light source  120 R to be the target temperature, or may perform control to cause the amounts of light of the green light source  120 G and the blue light source  120 B to be constant. 
     Note that, controlling the current applied to the light source  120  so that the amount of light of the light source  120  becomes constant on the basis of the amount of light detected by the light detection unit  160 , is also referred to constant output control (auto power control: APC), for example. On the other hand, driving the light source  120  so that the current applied to the light source  120  becomes constant, is also referred to as constant current control (auto current control: ACC), for example. 
     Here, with reference to  FIG. 6 , a change in the amount of light of the light source  120  will be described in each of the constant output control (APC) and the constant current control (ACC).  FIG. 6  is a graph illustrating a change in the amount of light of multiplexed light in which emitted lights from the respective light sources  120  controlled by APC or ACC are multiplexed in a case where the temperatures of the light sources  120  rise in accordance with the drive time as illustrated in  FIG. 3 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 6 , in the constant current control (ACC), the temperature of the light source  120  rises as the drive time becomes longer, so that the amount of light of the multiplexed light emitted is reduced due to the fluctuation of the light output characteristic of the light source  120 . On the other hand, in the constant output control (APC), even in a case where the temperature of the light source  120  rises with the drive time, the amount of light can be kept constant of the multiplexed light emitted. 
     According to the first control method, even when not including the heating unit for each light source  120 , the illumination device can keep the amount of light constant of the light emitted from each of the light sources  120  by performing switching between the cooling control and the constant output control on the basis of the comparison between the measured temperature of each of the light sources  120  and the target temperature. 
     Note that, in a case where the measured temperature of each of the light sources  120  exceeds the target temperature, performing constant output control on each of the light sources  120  increases power consumption. Therefore, according to the first control method that performs switching between the cooling control and the constant current control for each of the light sources  120  on the basis of the comparison between the measured temperature of each of the light sources  120  and the target temperature, the power consumption can be reduced. 
     (2.2. Second Control Method) 
     Next, with reference to  FIGS. 7 to 9 , a second control method of the illumination device will be described.  FIG. 7  is a block diagram illustrating each component of an illumination device according to the second control method. 
     In the illumination device according to the second control method, similarly to the illumination device according to the first control method, each laser light source includes the cooling unit, but does not include the heating unit. Therefore, in the illumination device according to the second control method, similarly to the illumination device according to the first control method, the number of parts can be reduced of the control circuit that controls the heating unit. However, due to the fact that each laser light source does not include the heating unit, in the case where the temperature of each laser light source of the illumination device is lower than the target temperature for stabilization, the temperature of each laser light source may fluctuate. In the second control method, a control method is provided for keeping the temperature of the illumination device constant even in such a case. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 7 , the configuration of the illumination device according to the second control method is substantially similar to that of the illumination device according to the first control method except that the light sampler  161  and the light detection unit  160  are not included, so that the explanation here will be omitted. However, it goes without saying that the illumination device according to the second control method may include the light sampler  161  and the light detection unit  160 . 
     Here, control by a drive control unit  1022  will be described more specifically with reference to  FIG. 8 .  FIG. 8  is a graph illustrating the temperature rises accompanying the driving of the light sources  120 . 
     In the illumination device according to the present embodiment, to stabilize the amounts of light emitted from the red light source  120 R, the green light source  120 G, and the blue light source  120 B, it is sufficient that the temperature of the light source  120  is kept constant at the target temperature, for example. However, as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , in a case where the environmental temperature of the space where the illumination device is installed is lower than or equal to the target temperature, the temperature of each of the light sources  120  is almost the same as the environmental temperature immediately after the start of driving, it takes time for the temperature of each of the light sources  120  to reach the target temperature by heat generation by driving. 
     Thus, in the second control example, in a case where the measured temperature of the environment in which the illumination device is installed is lower than the target temperature, the drive control unit  1022  lowers the target temperature, thereby performing control so that the temperature control of the light source  120  can be performed by the cooling unit  140 . Note that, in a case where the measured temperature of the environment in which the illumination device is installed is higher than or equal to the target temperature, the drive control unit  1022  controls the cooling unit  140  that cools the light source  120  so that the temperature of the light source  120  becomes the initial target temperature. 
     Specifically, in a case where the measured temperature of the environment is lower than the target temperature, it is assumed that the temperature of each of the light sources  120  is lower than the target temperature similarly. At this time, it may take a very long time to cause the temperature of the light source  120  to reach the target temperature by heat generation of driving. Therefore, as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the drive control unit  1022  lowers the target temperature to the vicinity of the measured temperature of the environment, thereby making it possible to perform control to cause the temperature of the light source  120  to be the target temperature by cooling by the cooling unit  140  and heat generation of driving. 
     The drive control unit  1022  may set the target temperature after the lowering on the basis of the measured temperature of the environment. For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the drive control unit  1022  may set the measured temperature of the environment as the target temperature after the lowering. Furthermore, the drive control unit  1022  may set a temperature higher by a predetermined value from the measured temperature of the environment, as the target temperature after the lowering. The predetermined value may be determined according to a temperature rise curve estimated from an electro-optical conversion efficiency of the light source  120  and a required specification of the time until the output amount of light becomes stable. Furthermore, the drive control unit  1022  may set a temperature closest to the measured temperature of the environment among a plurality of temperatures set in advance at predetermined intervals, as the target temperature after the lowering. 
     However, in a case where the measured temperature of the environment is lower than the target temperature and the target temperature is lowered, the drive control unit  1022  does not lower the target temperature below the measured temperature of the environment. This is because, since the light source  120  generates heat by driving, the drive control unit  1022  can perform control to cause the temperature of the light source  120  to be the target temperature after the lowering, by the cooling unit  140 , if the target temperature is lowered to at least the measured temperature of the environment. For example, in a case where the target temperature is lowered to a temperature lower than the measured temperature of the environment, the drive control unit  1022  excessively performs cooling by the cooling unit  140 , so that power consumption is increased. 
     Note that, in a case where the drive control unit  1022  lowers the target temperature, the light output characteristic of the light source  120  at the target temperature after the lowering fluctuates from the light output characteristic of the light source  120  at the initial target temperature. In such a case, since the light output characteristic of each of the light sources  120  fluctuates, there is a possibility that the color is changed of the illumination light in which the lights emitted from the light sources  120  are multiplexed. 
     Therefore, the drive control unit  1022  may store the light output characteristic of the light source  120  at each temperature in advance, and control the current applied to the light source  120  on the basis of the light output characteristic of the light source  120  at the target temperature after the lowering. Furthermore, in a case where the plurality of temperatures at predetermined intervals is set as target temperatures after the lowering, the drive control unit  1022  may store in advance the light output characteristics of the light source  120  at the plurality of temperatures set as the target temperatures after the lowering, and control the current applied to the light source  120  on the basis of the light output characteristics. 
     Furthermore, in a case where the illumination device includes the light sampler  161  and the light detection unit  160 , the drive control unit  1022  may control the current applied to the light source  120  so that a desired amount of light is obtained on the basis of the amount of light of the light of the light source  120  detected by the light detection unit  160 . 
     Here, with reference to  FIG. 9 , a specific operation flow will be described of the above-described second control example.  FIG. 9  is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the operation of the second control example. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 9 , first, each of the light sources  120  is turned on, whereby driving is started of each of the light sources  120  (S 201 ). Next, the environmental temperature is measured at which the illumination device is installed (S 203 ). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the measured environmental temperature is lower than the target temperature (S 205 ). In a case where the measured environmental temperature is lower than the target temperature (S 205 /Yes), the drive control unit  1022  lowers the target temperature on the basis of the measured environmental temperature (S 207 ). 
     As a result, it is assumed that the temperature of the light source  120  is higher than or substantially equal to the target temperature after the lowering, so that the drive control unit  1022  can perform control to cause the temperature of the light source  120  to be the target temperature after the lowering, by the cooling unit  140 . Furthermore, the drive control unit  1022  controls the current applied to the light source  120  on the basis of the light output characteristic of the light source  120  at the target temperature after the lowering (S 209 ), and controls cooling by the cooling unit  140  so that the temperature of the light source  120  becomes the target temperature after the lowering (S 211 ). 
     On the other hand, in a case where the measured environmental temperature is higher than or equal to the target temperature (S 205 /No), the drive control unit  1022  controls cooling of the light source  120  by the cooling unit  140  so that the temperature of the light source  120  becomes the target temperature (S 211 ). At this time, it is assumed that the temperature of the light source  120  is higher than or substantially equal to the target temperature, so that the drive control unit  1022  can perform control to cause the temperature of the light source  120  to be the target temperature by the cooling unit  140 . 
     According to the second control method, even when not including the heating unit for each light source  120 , the illumination device can keep the temperature of each of the light sources  120  constant by lowering the target temperature on the basis of the comparison between the measured environmental temperature and the target temperature. As a result, the illumination device can keep the amount of light of the light emitted from the light source  120  constant by keeping the temperature of each of the light sources  120  constant. 
     (2.3. Third Control Method) 
     Next, with reference to  FIGS. 10 and 11 , a third control method of the illumination device will be described.  FIG. 10  is a block diagram illustrating each component of an illumination device according to the third control method. 
     In the illumination device according to the third control method, similarly to the illumination device according to the first control method, each laser light source includes a cooling unit, but does not include a heating unit that is individually controlled. However, in the illumination device according to the third control method, a heating unit is provided that collectively heats each laser light source. Therefore, in the illumination device according to the third control method, a control circuit of the heating unit individually provided for each laser light source can be omitted and aggregated in a control circuit of the heating unit that collectively heats each laser light source. Therefore, according to the third control method, the number of parts of the control circuit can be reduced, in the illumination device. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 10 , the configuration of the illumination device according to the third control method is substantially similar to that of the illumination device according to the second control method except that a heating unit  150  is provided that collectively heats each of the light sources  120 . Therefore, the explanation here will be omitted for the configuration substantially similar to that of the illumination device according to the second control method. 
     Only one heating unit  150  is provided in the illumination device, and the heating unit  150  collectively heats the red light source  120 R, the green light source  120 G, and the blue light source  120 B. The heating unit  150  may be a thermoelectric element, for example, a resistor, a Peltier element, or the like. However, in a case where the Peltier element is used for the heating unit  150 , the Peltier element is configured to execute only the function of heating the light source  120 . Specifically, in the Peltier element constituting the heating unit  150 , only a circuit is provided for supplying a current in a direction to heat the light source  120 , and a circuit is not provided for supplying a current in a direction to cool the light source  120 . 
     Note that, the heating unit  150  may be constituted by a plurality of resistors or a plurality of Peltier elements. Specifically, the heating unit  150  may be constituted by a plurality of resistors connected in series, and each of the plurality of resistors may be provided in the vicinity of each of the light sources  120 . Even in such a case, the plurality of resistors constituting the heating unit  150  is not provided with a control circuit that individually controls the plurality of resistors, and heating or non-heating is controlled by the same control circuit, so that the number of parts of the control circuit can be reduced. 
     In the third control example, in a case where a temperature of any of the light sources  120  is lower than the target temperature, a drive control unit  1023  drives the heating unit  150 , thereby controlling the temperature of the light source  120  so that all the temperatures of the light sources  120  become higher than or equal to the respective target temperatures. As a result, the drive control unit  1023  can raise the temperature of the light source  120  by collectively heating each of the light sources  120 , so that the temperature of the light source  120  can be controlled by the cooling unit  140 . Note that, in a case where all the temperatures of the light sources  120  are higher than or equal to the respective target temperatures, the drive control unit  1023  controls the cooling unit  140  so that the temperature of each of the light sources  120  becomes the target temperature. 
     In such a case, the drive control unit  1023  can cause the light source  120  to emit light at the initially set target temperature, so that the light source  120  can be caused to emit light more efficiently. Furthermore, since the oscillation wavelength of the laser light source may be shifted depending on the temperature, the drive control unit  1023  causes the light source  120  to emit light at the initially set target temperature, whereby emitted light of a desired wavelength spectrum can be obtained from the light source  120 . 
     Here, with reference to  FIG. 11 , a specific operation flow will be described of the above-described third control example.  FIG. 11  is a flowchart illustrating the flow of the operation of the third control example. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 11 , first, each of the light sources  120  is turned on, whereby driving is started of each of the light sources  120  (S 301 ). Next, the temperature of each of the light sources  120  is measured (S 303 ). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the measured temperatures of all the light sources  120  are higher than or equal to the respective target temperatures (S 305 ). In a case where the measured temperature of any of the light sources  120  is lower than the target temperature (S 305 /No), the drive control unit  1023  causes the heating unit  150  to heat each of the light sources  120  until the measured temperatures of all the light sources  120  becomes higher than or equal to the respective target temperatures (S 307 ). As a result, the temperatures of all the light sources  120  can be made higher than or equal to the respective target temperatures, so that the drive control unit  1023  can perform control to cause the temperature of each of the light sources  120  to be the target temperature by the cooling unit  140 . Thereafter, the drive control unit  1023  controls cooling by the cooling unit  140  so that the temperature of each of the light sources  120  becomes the target temperature (S 309 ). 
     On the other hand, in a case where the measured temperatures of all the light sources  120  are higher than or equal to the respective target temperatures (S 305 /No), the drive control unit  1023  controls cooling by the cooling unit  140  so that the temperature of each of the light sources  120  becomes the target temperature (S 309 ). At this time, since the temperatures of all the light sources  120  are higher than or equal to the respective target temperatures, the drive control unit  1023  can perform control to cause the temperature of each of the light sources  120  to be the target temperature by the cooling unit  140 . 
     According to the third control method, in the illumination device, the heating unit individually provided for each light source  120  can be omitted by aggregation to the heating unit  150  that collectively heats all the light sources  120 . As a result, in the illumination device, the number of parts can be reduced of the control circuit that controls the individual heating units. 
     Furthermore, according to the third control method, each of the light sources  120  can be caused to emit light at the initially set target temperature, so that the emitted light of the desired wavelength spectrum can be obtained from the light source  120  more efficiently. 
     3. Conclusion 
     As described above, with the illumination device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the circuit is omitted that controls the individual heating for each of the plurality of light sources, whereby the control circuit can be simplified, so that the number of parts of the control circuit can be reduced. As a result, with the reduction in the number of parts of the circuit, the manufacturing cost of the illumination device can be reduced, and with the simplification of the configuration, the reliability of the illumination device can be improved. 
     In the above, the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings; however, the technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that persons having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present disclosure can conceive various modification examples or correction examples within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims, and it is understood that the modification examples or correction examples also belong to the technical scope of the present disclosure. 
     Furthermore, the effects described in the present specification are merely illustrative or exemplary and not restrictive. That is, the technology according to the present disclosure can exhibit other effects obvious to those skilled in the art from the description of the present specification together with the above-described effects or in place of the above effects. 
     Note that, the following configurations also belong to the technical scope of the present disclosure. 
     (1) 
     An illumination device including: 
     a plurality of light sources; 
     a plurality of cooling units respectively provided for the light sources and respectively cooling the light sources; and 
     a drive control unit that performs switching of control with respect to each of the light sources on the basis of a comparison between a target temperature of each of the light sources and a measured temperature of each of the light sources or an environment. 
     (2) 
     The illumination device according to (1), further including 
     a plurality of light detection units respectively provided for the light sources and respectively detecting amounts of light of the light sources, in which 
     the drive control unit controls the cooling units to cause a temperature of each of the light sources to be the target temperature in a case where the measured temperature of each of the light sources is higher than the target temperature, and performs control to cause an amount of light of each of the light sources to be constant on the basis of the amount of light of each of the light sources detected by a corresponding one of the light detection units in a case where the measured temperature of each of the light sources is lower than or equal to the target temperature. 
     (3) 
     The illumination device according to (1), in which the drive control unit lowers the target temperature in a case where the measured temperature of the environment is lower than the target temperature. 
     (4) 
     The illumination device according to (3), in which a target temperature after lowering by the drive control unit is higher than or equal to the measured temperature of the environment. 
     (5) 
     The illumination device according to (4), in which the drive control unit determines the target temperature after the lowering on the basis of the measured temperature of the environment. 
     (6) 
     The illumination device according to any one of (3) to (5), in which the drive control unit controls a current applied to each of the light sources on the basis of a light output characteristic of each of the light sources at the target temperature after the lowering. 
     (7) 
     The illumination device according to any one of (3) to (5), further including 
     a plurality of light detection units respectively provided for the light sources and respectively detecting amounts of light of the light sources, in which 
     the drive control unit performs control to cause an amount of light of each of the light sources to be constant on the basis of the amount of light of each of the light sources detected by a corresponding one of the light detection units. 
     (8) 
     The illumination device according to any one of (1) to (7), further including 
     a heating unit that collectively heats the plurality of light sources, in which 
     the drive control unit controls the heating unit to cause each of temperatures of the plurality of light sources to be higher than or equal to the target temperature in a case where a measured temperature of any of the light sources is lower than the target temperature. 
     (9) 
     The illumination device according to any one of (1) to (8), in which the plurality of light sources is a plurality of laser light sources respectively having different wavelength spectra of emitted light. 
     (10) 
     The illumination device according to any one of (1) to (9), in which the illumination device is not provided with individual heating units respectively controlled for the plurality of light sources. 
     (11) 
     A control device including 
     a drive control unit that performs switching of control with respect to each of a plurality of light sources, the control including at least control of a plurality of cooling units respectively provided for the light sources, on the basis of a comparison between a target temperature of each of the light sources and a measured temperature of each of the light sources or an environment. 
     (12) 
     A control method including 
     performing switching of control with respect to each of a plurality of light sources, the control including at least control of a plurality of cooling units respectively provided for the light sources, on the basis of a comparison between a target temperature of each of the light sources and a measured temperature of each of the light sources or an environment. 
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           1  Observation device 
           10  Light source unit 
           20  Endoscope unit 
           30  Information processing device 
           31  Display device 
           32  Input device 
           40  Observation target 
           100  Control unit 
           120  Light source 
           140  Cooling unit 
           150  Heating unit 
           160  Light detection unit 
           161  Light sampler 
           170  Multiplexing module 
           171  Mirror 
           173 ,  175  Dichroic mirror 
           1021 ,  1022 ,  1023  Drive control unit