Patent ID: 7884538

Claim:
A light-emitting device comprising: a package having, on a surface thereof, a first portion and a second portion surrounding the first portion; a semiconductor light-emitting element mounted on the first portion and emitting a light having an emission peak at a near-ultraviolet region; a transparent resin layer covering the semiconductor light-emitting element and contacted with the first portion and the second portion, the transparent resin layer having an arch-like outer profile, as seen in a cross section when cut perpendicularly to the surface; and a laminated body formed on the transparent resin layer with end faces of the laminated body being contacted with the second portion, the laminated body having an arch-like outer profile, as seen in a cross section when cut perpendicularly to the surface and comprising a red fluorescent layer, a yellow fluorescent layer, a green fluorescent layer and a blue fluorescent layer which are laminated in the mentioned order, the yellow fluorescent layer having a center portion larger in thickness than thicknesses of end face portions of the yellow fluorescent layer.