LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, DETECTION METHOD, AND SENSING MODULE

To reduce a device size while enabling voltage detection for each light emitting element comprising a vertical cavity surface emitting laser, in a light source device provided with a light emitting unit in which a plurality of the light emitting elements are arrayed.SOLUTION: A light source device according to the present technology includes: a light emitting unit in which a plurality of light emitting elements, each comprising a vertical cavity surface emitting laser, are arrayed; and a detection unit which detects voltage at the anode or cathode of each light emitting element in the light emitting unit separately by time-division. With this configuration, the need for providing a circuit for voltage detection for each light emitting element is eliminated, and a reduction in device size can be achieved.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12 【課題】垂直共振器面発光レーザによる発光素子が複数配列された発光部を備えた光源装置について、発光素子ごとに電圧を検出し分けることを可能としながら装置サイズの小型化を図る。【解決手段】本技術に係る光源装置は、垂直共振器面発光レーザによる発光素子が複数配列された発光部と、発光部における複数の発光素子のアノード又はカソードにおける電圧を時分割により個別検出する検出部とを備える。これにより、発光素子ごとに電圧検出のための回路を設ける必要がなくなり、装置サイズの小型化を図ることができる。【選択図】図１２