A laser light source especially comprises a semiconductor layer sequence (10) having an active layer with at least two active zones (45) that are adapted to emit, when operating, electromagnetic radiation via a lateral face of the semiconductor layer sequence (10) along a direction of emission (90), said lateral face being designed as a radiation output surface (12). The laser light source further comprises an electrical contact surface (30) above every of the at least two active zones (45) on a main surface (14) of the semiconductor layer sequence (10) and a surface structure in the main surface (14) of the semiconductor layer sequence (10). The at least two active zones (45) are arranged in the active layer (40) at a right angle to the direction of emission (90) and interspaced from each other. Every electrical contact surface (30) has a first section (31) and a second section (32) which grows wider along the direction of emission (90) towards the radiation output surface (12). The surface structure between the at least two electrical contact surfaces (30) has at least one first recess (6) along the direction of emission (90) and second recesses (7), every first section (31) of the electrical contact surfaces (30) being arranged between at least two second recesses (7).
