Patent ID: 8596886

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: an enclosure configured to contain at least one optoelectronic device and to interface the at least one optoelectronic device to a polymer-clad silica (PCS) optical fiber lead; wherein the enclosure includes: a first section including: a base portion; and a wall portion coupled to a perimeter of the base portion, wherein the wall portion defines an open-ended slot in a first edge, wherein the open-ended slot includes an open end that is configured to receive a first portion of the PCS optical fiber lead, wherein the first portion of the PCS optical fiber lead extends through the wall portion towards an interior of the enclosure and includes a silica core with a metalized outer region over a portion of the silica core and a first end face adapted to be aligned with an optical surface of the at least one optoelectronic device, and wherein a second portion of the PCS optical fiber lead extends towards an exterior of the enclosure and includes a second end face adapted to be coupled to a plastic optical fiber; and a second section configured to sealingly engage the first edge of the wall portion and the metalized outer region of the PCS optical fiber lead at the open end of the open-ended slot.