Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation

Naoki Masumitsu

Katsuhisa Daio

Takeshi Yuwaki

Hayato Kamizuru

Shouichi Kuroki

Akihito Kamiegawa

Masatoshi Kitada

The present invention relates to a driving device, a driving method, and a light-emitting unit that make it possible to appropriately drive a light-emitting element. The driving device according to the present invention includes: a setting section () that sets at least one of a bias current of a light-emitting element (an LD) or a target current for setting output light from the light-emitting element (the LD) to desired intensity on the basis of a result of detection of an offset light amount when the light-emitting element (the LD) does not emit light; and an output controller () that controls an output of a driving current of the light-emitting element (the LD) on the basis of at least one of the set bias current or the set target current. The detection of the offset light amount is performed by a light-receiving element (a PD) that receives a portion of the output light. The present invention is applicable to a ranging module, for example.

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Kagoshima, Japan

Naoki Masumitsu