Device for inspecting by interferometry

An inspection device for inspecting, by interferometry, the geometry of an end face of a ferrule of an optical multifiber connector, said ferrule including engaging means, comprising:

• a support flange including first and second surfaces that are substantially opposite one another and receiving means that are positioned and oriented in a predetermined manner with respect to the at least one reference surface borne by the support flange, said receiving means being suitable for cooperating with the engaging means of the ferrule in order to position and to orient the ferrule with respect to the support flange by receiving the ferrule in an axial receiving direction (VI-VI) and by rotationally indexing the ferrule about said axial receiving direction (VI-VI);
• means for holding the support flange, suitable for receiving the support flange in a rest position in which the support flange is fixed with respect to the interferometry inspection device,
• wherein:
• the means for holding the support flange are suitable for releasing the support flange into at least one release position in which the support flange is able to move with respect to the interferometry inspection device;
• the interferometry inspection device includes means for holding the ferrule, which means are separate from the receiving means and are selectively movable between a gripping position, in which the means for holding the ferrule hold the ferrule fixed with respect to the interferometry inspection device, and a relaxed position, in which the means for holding the ferrule allow the ferrule to move with respect to the interferometry inspection device.