Patent ID: 8237178

Claim:
A light-emitting device comprising a base, and a light-emitting element that is disposed on the base and that emits primary light, wherein the light-emitting element comprises a plurality of semiconductor layers including a light emitting layer, and the light-emitting element is covered with a wavelength converting portion that includes a wavelength converting material that absorbs part of the primary light and emits secondary light, and wherein a plurality of the light-emitting elements are provided, and the plurality of light-emitting elements are covered with the wavelength converting portion that is continuous, and are disposed such that a spacing between adjacent light-emitting elements is decreased from a center portion side of the base gradually toward a periphery side thereof, wherein the plurality of light-emitting elements are disposed such that a light-emitting efficiency of the wavelength converting portion is increased from a center portion side of the base gradually toward a periphery side thereof.