Sensor element

A sensor element is disclosed. In an embodiment a sensor element includes a substrate, a light emitting semiconductor chip arranged with a mounting face on a mounting face of the substrate, wherein the semiconductor chip has a smaller mounting face than the substrate, wherein a border area of the mounting face of the substrate circumvents the semiconductor chip, wherein on a bottom side of the semiconductor chip electrical contacts are arranged, and wherein the substrate is transparent for radiation of the semiconductor chip, a carrier, wherein the bottom side of the semiconductor chip is arranged on a mounting face of the carrier, wherein the carrier includes further electrical contacts on the mounting face, and wherein the contacts of the semiconductor chip and the further contacts of the carrier are connected, a sealing member arranged between the mounting face of the carrier and the border area of the substrate, wherein the sealing member seals a sealing area between the substrate and the carrier, wherein a recess is arranged in the mounting face of the carrier, and an optical sensor arranged in the recess.