Miniaturized optical fiber drop cable

A fiber optic cable comprising:

• at least one optical fiber;
• a fiber section surrounding said at least one optical fiber, said fiber section being formed of a first material;
• a first strength member adjacent to a first side of said fiber section;
• a second strength member adjacent to a second side of said fiber section;
• and
• a jacket section surrounding said fiber section and said first and second strength members, said jacket section being formed of a second material, different than said first material, wherein said first material is weaker than said second material and separates easily from said second material, wherein said first material is a foamed material having a foaming percentage which is greater than any foaming percentage of said second material, wherein said fiber section is approximately circular in cross section, wherein said first and second strength members are formed as first and second strength rods, each having an approximately circular cross section, wherein said first and second strength rods abut to opposite edges of said fiber section, and wherein a non-stick layer or coating resides between at least one of:
• said fiber section and said jacket section, or
• said first and second optical fibers and said fiber section, or
• said first and second strength members and said jacket section.

A method of terminating a fiber optic cable to prepare it for attachment to a connector, the method comprising:

• manually tearing open a jacket section at an end of a cable by pinching a first portion of the jacket section surrounding a first strength member with a first hand and pinching a second portion of the jacket section surrounding a second strength member with a second hand and then pulling the first and second portions away from each other;
• spreading the first and second portions to pop out a fiber section within the cable between the first and second strength members;
• and
• pinching a first material of the fiber section with a user's fingers and manually stripping the first material off of at least one optical fiber embedded within the fiber section.