A laser component has a housing, which includes a carrier having a cavity with a bottom surface and a sidewall, wherein the cavity widens starting from the bottom surface, the side wall is inclined relative to the bottom surface by an angle different from 45°, a laser chip, an emission direction of which is oriented parallel to the bottom surface, is arranged on the bottom surface in the cavity, a reflective element is arranged in the cavity and bears on an edge between the bottom surface and the side wall, a reflective surface of the reflective element defines an angle with the bottom surface of the cavity, and the emission direction defines an angle of 45° with the reflective surface of the reflective element.