Semiconductor component

A semiconductor component for emitting light, the semiconductor component comprising:

• a main body that comprises at least one mesa body, the mesa body having an emission region for emitting the light, wherein the emission region is assigned a first mirror portion, a second mirror portion, and an active portion arranged between the two mirror portions and serving to produce the light,
• electrical contacts for feeding electrical energy into the active portion, with at least one stress element that is attached to a surface of the main body, and configured to generate, in the main body, a material stress which has an effect on one or more polarization properties of the emitted light,
• wherein at least one of the electrical contacts comprises the stress element, the stress element being a metallic coating on the mesa body.