Patent attributes
A light source device includes: a substrate; a light source on the substrate, the light source emitting light in a direction away from the substrate; an optical element covering the light source on an opposite side of the light source from the substrate to control distribution of the light emitted by the light source; and a light absorption member that absorbs light, wherein the optical element has a bottom face on a substrate side thereof and a light-exiting face on an opposite side of the bottom face from the substrate, the optical element transmits the light emitted by the light source so that the transmitted light exits the optical element through the light-exiting face, and the light absorption member is disposed between the substrate and the bottom face.