Patent ID: 7796853

Claim:
A fiber optic cable comprising: at least one optical fiber; a first strength member; a second strength member, wherein the first strength member and the second strength member have an adhesion promoter and are disposed on opposite sides of the at least one optical fiber and generally aligned along a common plane; and a cable jacket, the cable jacket contacting the at least one optical fiber, the first strength member, and the second strength member, the cable jacket having a medial height disposed about the at least one optical fiber that is less than an end height, wherein the fiber optic cable has an optical attenuation of 0.3 dB or less when disposed in a pressure clamp, the fiber optic cable has a height ratio defined as the medial height to end height (MH/EH) of the fiber optic cable, the height ratio being in the range of about 0.6 to 0.9, and a spacing between inner surfaces of the first strength member and the second strength member is in the range of 0.8 millimeters to 1.5 millimeters.