Patent ID: 7618200

Claim:
A photoelectric coupling assembly comprising: a photoelectric conversion unit equipped with a photoelectric conversion element having an active layer; and a molded article having a main unit made of resin having an optical fiber insertion hole configured and arranged to have an optical fiber inserted there-through such that a distal end of the optical fiber faces the active layer of the photoelectric conversion element, the molded article having a front surface onto which the photoelectric conversion unit is mounted and a side surface that is contiguous with the front surface, and a lead that is insert molded into the main unit, the lead having a first surface that is exposed at the front surface of the main unit and electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion element, a second surface that is exposed at the side surface of the main unit, and an engaging portion having a width that increases in a direction away from the front surface with at least a portion of the engaging portion being contained inside the resin of the main unit.