METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIXTURING A FERRULE OF A FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR DURING END FACE MEASURING

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A method of measuring an end face of a ferrule is disclosed. The ferrule defines at least a primary reference datum and a secondary reference datum. The method includes inserting the ferrule in a port of a fixture and securing the ferrule within the port of the fixture by imposing a first clamping force on the ferrule to engage the secondary reference datum with a first reference datum of the fixture, and subsequently imposing a second clamping force on the ferrule to engage the primary reference datum with a second reference datum of the fixture. Features of the end face of the ferrule may be measured while the ferrule is secured to the port of the fixture. A processing interface for securing a ferrule within a port of a fixture in a precise, predetermined location and a fixture having such a processing interface are also disclosed.