A laser device includes: an optical fiber amplifier that amplifies and emits a signal light; a control unit that controls pumping power for pumping the optical fiber amplifier; and a signal light detector that detects signal light being propagated to the optical fiber amplifier or an ASE photodetector that detects light that is emitted from the optical fiber amplifier and that has wavelength for which the gain is higher than for the signal light, wherein the control unit suppresses the pumping power for pumping the optical fiber amplifier, when the intensity of the signal light detected by the signal light detector becomes less than or equal to a predetermined signal reference value, or when the intensity of the spontaneously emitted light detected by the ASE photodetector becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined ASE reference value.