Device with improved Auskoppeleigenschaften

It is stated (1) and, arranged on the carrier the semiconductor body (2), a component (100) having a carrier, wherein the semiconductor body having an active layer (23), the set (L) during operation of the device for generating electromagnetic radiation is. The device also includes an electrical contact layer (61) on a radiation exit surface, wherein the device in the immediate vicinity of the electrical contact layer comprises a shield structure (4) which is adapted to generate an impact of the generated from the active layer electromagnetic radiation on the contact layer to prevent.