The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the concentration of phosphor increases from the surface of a resin wherein the phosphor is contained toward the light emitting component.

A light emitting device comprising: a light emitting component having a gallium nitride based semiconductor; and a resin containing at least one phosphor capable of absorbing a part of a first light of blue color emitting from the light emitting component and emitting a second light of wavelength different from that of the absorbed first light, said emission of the second light emitted from at least one fluorescent material and a light of an unabsorbed first light passes through said the fluorescent material from said light emitting component, said unabsorbed first light and said second light are capable of overlapping each other to make white light; wherein the spectrum of said gallium nitride based semiconductor is a peak wavelength within the range from 420 to 490 nm, the spectrum of said fluorescent material is a peak wavelength existing around the range from 510 nm to 600 nm, and said fluorescent material has a controlled particle size distribution. view more

The light emitting device according to claim 18, wherein said rare earth element is cerium.

A light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the phosphor used contains an yttrium-aluminum-garnet fluorescent material containing Y and Al.

A light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the phosphor is a fluorescent material represented by a general formula (Re.sub.1-r Sm.sub.r).sub.3 (Al.sub.1-s Ga.sub.s).sub.5 O.sub.12 :Ce, where 0.ltoreq.r<1 and 0.ltoreq.s.ltoreq.1 and Re at least one selected from Y and Gd. view more

A light emitting device according to claim 2, wherein the phosphor may contain two or more yttrium-aluminum-garnet fluorescent materials, activated with cerium, of different compositions including Y and Al.