The invention relates to a radiation-emitting laser component including:—an edge-emitting laser diode which is designed to generate electromagnetic laser radiation, and—a substrate, on which the edge-emitting laser diode is arranged, wherein—the edge-emitting laser diode has a contact layer,—the substrate has a substrate web, and—the contact layer is connected to the substrate web by means of a solder layer in a mechanically stable manner. The invention also relates to a method for producing a radiation-emitting laser component.