A light emitting device includes: a package having a light extraction face that has a light transmitting region; a first light emitting element disposed in the package and having an emission face configured to emit light that diverges; an optical member disposed in the package, wherein light emitting from the first light emitting element is incident on the optical member, and wherein the optical member is configured to reflect a portion of the incident light and to transmit a remainder of the incident light therethrough; and a photodetector disposed in the package and having a light receiving face configured to receive the light emitted from the first light emitting element and reflected by the optical member. The light emitted from the first light emitting element and transmitted through the optical member exits from the package through the light transmitting region.