Patent ID: 7597484

Claim:
A moulded interconnect device (MID) kit, comprising: a MID module, comprising: a module body having an upper face, edge faces, a lower face, and an accommodating channel surrounded by walls for accommodating an optical fibre, the accommodating channel having a diameter corresponding to a diameter of the optical fibre, the module body further having a slot in the walls for accommodating an element to be retained in the slot, wherein the slot forms an angle, α, with the front face of the MID module, wherein α>90°; and a semiconductor chip arranged on a front face of the accommodating channel, the semiconductor chip comprising an optically active region that is optically accessible from the accommodating channel; a locking element separate from the MID module and introducible into the slot and having an opening provided therein for accommodating the fibre, wherein the locking element locks the fibre in the accommodating channel and obliquely engages the slot to urge the optical fibre toward the front face of the accommodating channel.