MID module and a method of mounting an optical fibre in an MID module

The MID kit according to 4, wherein the arms of the locking element include engaging hooks, and wherein during installation of the locking element, the hooks engage between the fibre and a floor of the accommodating channel.

A method for the installing an optical fibre using a moulded interconnect device (MID) module, the MID module having an upper face, edge faces and a lower face, the method comprising:

• introducing a fibre into an accommodating channel surrounded by walls for accommodating the fibre, the accommodating channel having a diameter corresponding to a diameter of the fibre, wherein a semiconductor chip is 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, wherein the walls have a slot formed therein at an angle, α, with the front face of the accommodating channel, wherein α>90°, and wherein the fibre is introduced into the accommodating channel from an entry face of the MID module lying opposite to the front face of the accommodating channel;
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• introducing a locking element into a slot in the walls surrounding the accommodating channel and locking the locking element in the slot while clamping an outer surface of the fibre in an opening formed in the locking element, 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.