Abstract: An optical detection device includes a light emitter that irradiates an area of interest; a light receiver that receives reflected light that has been emitted by the light emitter and reflected on a detection object, the light receiver including plural light-receiving elements divided into plural light reception sections; and a processor configured to perform at least one of full irradiation for irradiating the whole area of interest and full light reception for outputting all light reception results and at least one of partial irradiation for irradiating part of the area of interest and partial light reception for outputting part of the light reception results one part by one part and perform an object detection process for detecting the detection object in accordance with light received by the light receiver.

Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus includes: a light-emitting unit including a light-emitting element; a drive unit including a first element connected to a cathode electrode provided on a cathode side of the light-emitting element, the drive unit being configured to drive the light-emitting element by supplying current that causes light emission; and a capacitive unit provided in parallel with a route of current that causes light emission, between an anode electrode provided on an anode side of the light-emitting element and the cathode electrode.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes a wiring substrate, a light emitting element array that includes a first side surface and a second side surface facing each other, and a third side surface and a fourth side surface connecting the first side surface and the second side surface to each other and facing each other, the light emitting element array being provided on the wiring substrate, a driving element that is provided on the wiring substrate on the first side surface side and drives the light emitting element array, a first circuit element and a second circuit element that are provided on the wiring substrate on the second side surface side to be arranged in a direction along the second side surface, and a wiring member that is provided on the third side surface side and the fourth side surface side and extends from a top electrode of the light emitting element array toward an outside of the light emitting element array.

Abstract: A detection apparatus includes a light emitting unit including a first light emitting region that has at least one light emitting element and radiates light to a first radiation region and a second light emitting region that has at least one light emitting element and radiates light to a second radiation region, a drive unit that drives the light emitting unit, and a detection unit that detects an object based on a time until light radiated from the light emitting unit is reflected by the object and is received, in which the first radiation region is positioned outside with respect to the second radiation region, and an amount of light radiated from the first light emitting region is greater than an amount of light radiated from the second light emitting region.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a substrate that is provided with at least a part of a resonant circuit in which resonance occurs; and a light emitting element that emits light in a case where a current in the resonant circuit is supplied, in which the substrate has an electric accumulation layer provided in the resonant circuit and accumulating electric charge, and the resonant circuit is not provided with an electric accumulation element having a thickness larger than a thickness of the electric accumulation layer and accumulating electric charge.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a light emitting element, a driving element, and a capacitor layer. The light emitting element and the driving element are provided on the substrate. The driving element drives the light emitting element. The capacitor layer is provided in the substrate and supplies electric current to the light emitting element via the driving element.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a resonant circuit that is provided with an electric accumulator accumulating electric charge and generates resonance; a light emitting element that emits light in a case where a current in the resonant circuit is supplied; and a first switching unit that is connected to a circuit between a power supply that supplies electric charge to the electric accumulator and the resonant circuit, and switches between a conduction state in which a circuit from the power supply to the resonant circuit is conductive and a non-conduction state in which the circuit is not conductive.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes an insulating base member having thermal conductivity of 10 W/m·K or more; a light-emitting element that has a cathode electrode and an anode electrode and is provided on a front surface side of the base member; a capacitive element that is provided on the base member and supplies an electric current to the light-emitting element; and a reference potential wire that is provided on a rear surface side of the base member and is connected to an external reference potential. The reference potential wire is connected to the capacitive element and is insulated from the cathode electrode and the anode electrode.

Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device including: a base material mounted on a wiring substrate; a light emitting element array provided on the base material; a first conductive pattern provided on the surface of the base material, the first conductive pattern including a first facing region connected to the light emitting element array, the first facing region being along a side surface of the light emitting element array and facing to the light emitting element array, and a first extending region extended beyond the first facing region; and penetrating members penetrating the base material from the first conductive pattern to a back surface side of the base material, each penetrating member being connected to the first facing region or the first extending region.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a laser unit; and a first capacitive element and a second capacitive element that supply a driving electric current to the laser unit; wherein the first capacitive element has smaller equivalent series inductance than the second capacitive element, and the second capacitive element has a larger capacity and a smaller mount area than the first capacitive element.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes a wiring board having a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer adjacent to the first wiring layer via an insulating layer, and a laser having a cathode electrode and an anode electrode, mounted on the wiring board, and driven through low-side driving. The first wiring layer includes a cathode wire connected to the cathode electrode, an anode wire connected to the anode electrode, and a first reference potential wire connected to a reference potential. The second wiring layer includes a second reference potential wire connected to the reference potential. An area of an overlap between the second reference potential wire and the anode wire is larger than an area of an overlap between the second reference potential wire and the first reference potential wire.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: plural light-emitting units; a driving unit that drives the light-emitting units by supplying a current to the light-emitting units; and a switching unit that is provided on a side opposite to a side where the driving unit is provided relative to the plural light-emitting units and switches light emission of the plural light-emitting units.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes one or more light-emitting units each including a light-emitting element including a function of a thyristor; an electrode for light emission to which a first voltage is applied for light emission of the light-emitting unit; and one or more light emission permission thyristors that permit the light-emitting element to emit light by a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage and set irrespective of the first voltage.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a base material; an electrode that is disposed on a front surface of the base material, that has a light-emitting element on a front surface of the electrode, and that is electrically connected to the light-emitting element; a connection portion disposed at a position separated from the electrode on the front surface of the base material and connected to a conductive portion having a reference potential; and a heat transfer member that includes a contact surface along the front surface of the base material, the contact surface being in contact with a front surface of the electrode and a front surface of the connection portion, the heat transfer member being configured to transfer heat from the electrode to the connection portion.

Abstract: A detection apparatus includes: a light-emitting element array including plural light-emitting elements; a light-receiving element array including plural light-receiving elements configured to receive reflected light of light emitted from the light-emitting element array to an object to be detected; a drive unit configured to selectively drive the plural light-emitting elements; and a detection unit configured to cause the light-emitting elements to emit light and cause a first light-emitting element corresponding to a first light-receiving element having received light amounts less than a predetermined threshold among received light amounts of light received by all light-receiving elements to emit light to detect the object to be detected.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes a wiring substrate, a light emitting element array that includes a first side surface and a second side surface facing each other, and a third side surface and a fourth side surface connecting the first side surface and the second side surface to each other and facing each other, the light emitting element array being provided on the wiring substrate, a driving element that is provided on the wiring substrate on the first side surface side and drives the light emitting element array, a first circuit element and a second circuit element that are provided on the wiring substrate on the second side surface side to be arranged in a direction along the second side surface, and a wiring member that is provided on the third side surface side and the fourth side surface side and extends from a top electrode of the light emitting element array toward an outside of the light emitting element array.