Patent ID: 7557985

Claim:
A light emitting device comprising a first unit and a second unit, the first unit comprising: a first excitation light source comprising a laser element emitting blue wavelength band excitation light; and a first wavelength converting member comprising at least one type of fluorescent material and which absorbs at least a portion of a first excitation light emitted from the first excitation light source, converts the wavelength, and releases light with a wavelength longer than the first excitation light; and the second unit comprising: a second excitation light source comprising a laser element which emits excitation light with a wavelength band shorter than the blue wavelength band excitation light emitted by the laser element; and a second wavelength converting member which includes at least one type of fluorescent material and which absorbs at least a portion of a second excitation light emitted from the second excitation light source, converts the wavelength, and releases light with a wavelength longer than the second excitation light; the first unit and the second unit are combined using a bundle fiber.