A fiber optic ferrule and cable, comprising:
- a ferrule body extending from a first end to an opposite second end, the ferrule body having an outer cylindrical shape, the ferrule body including a smooth and continuous axial passage extending between the first and the second ends of the ferrule body along a central axis of the ferrule body, the smooth and continuous axial passage of the ferrule body including:
- a first diameter portion generally cylindrical in shape adjacent the first end of the ferrule body, the first diameter portion having a surface defining an angle to the central axis that is less than two degrees along an entire length of the first diameter portion parallel to the central axis;
- a second diameter portion generally cylindrical in shape positioned between the first diameter portion and the second end of the ferrule body, the second diameter portion having a surface defining an angle to the central axis that is less than two degrees along an entire length of the second diameter portion parallel to the central axis;
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- a smooth and continuous transition area extending between and adjoining the first and the second diameter portions;
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- an optical fiber cable including an inner fiber, an outer coating, and a buffer layer, the outer coating positioned around the inner fiber and the buffer layer positioned around the outer coating, a portion of the outer coating and inner fiber extending beyond an end of the buffer layer and a portion of the inner fiber extending beyond an end of the outer coating;
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- a hub mounted around the second end of the ferrule body, the hub including an axial passage,
- wherein the first diameter portion of the smooth and continuous axial passage of the ferrule body receives the inner fiber of the optical fiber cable;
- wherein the second diameter portion of the smooth and continuous axial passage of the ferrule body receives the outer coating of the optical fiber cable;
- wherein the end of the buffer layer of the optical fiber cable is positioned in the axial passage of the hub;
- wherein the smooth and continuous axial passage of the ferrule body includes an interior surface;
- wherein a slope of the interior surface is continuous along a length of the ferrule body from the first end of the ferrule body to the opposite second end of the ferrule body;
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- wherein a magnitude of a slope of the interior surface at a first portion of the transition area increases relative to the central axis as the transition area extends towards the first end of the ferrule body, and wherein a magnitude of a slope of the interior surface at a second portion of the transition area decreases relative to the central axis as the transition area extends towards the first end of the ferrule body, the slope at the first portion being continuous and the slope at the second portion being continuous, the magnitude of the slope of the interior surface at the first portion of the transition area increasing at a rate that is greater than a rate at which the magnitude of the slope at the second portion of the transition area decreases.