According to embodiments, a light emitting device is provided. The light emitting device includes a semiconductor laser diode that emits a laser beam; first and second sidewalls that are disposed along a central beam axis of the laser beam with opposite each other; a phosphor layer that is provided between the first and second sidewalls, the phosphor layer including an incidence surface of the laser beam, the incidence surface being provided while inclined with respect to the central beam axis, the phosphor layer absorbing the laser beam to emit visible light on the incidence surface side; a slit that is provided on the incidence surface side of the phosphor layer to take out the visible light, the slit including a longitudinal direction and a crosswise direction, the longitudinal direction being disposed along a direction of the central beam axis; and a reflector that is provided on the slit side of the semiconductor laser diode so as not to intersect the central beam axis, the reflector reflecting part of the laser beam toward the phosphor layer.