1. An elastic device, comprising:
a first elastic supporter;
a second elastic supporter spaced from the first elastic supporter; and
a carbon nanotube film, a first side of the carbon nanotube film being fixed on the first elastic supporter, a second side of the carbon nanotube film, opposite to the first side, being fixed on the second elastic supporter, and a middle portion of the carbon nanotube film being suspended between the first elastic supporter and the second elastic supporter, the carbon nanotube film being entirely made of carbon nanotubes and comprising:
a plurality of first carbon nanotubes orientated primarily along a first direction; and
a plurality of second carbon nanotubes, at least one portion of each of the plurality of second carbon nanotubes being in contact with at least two adjacent of the first carbon nanotubes, wherein the plurality of second carbon nanotubes are uniformly dispersed and randomly oriented, and a mass ratio between the plurality of second carbon nanotubes and the carbon nanotube film is in a range from about 14% to about 33% so that the carbon nanotube film is elastically deformable to at least 300% along a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
2. The elastic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one portion of each of the plurality of second carbon nanotubes is attached to the at least two adjacent first carbon nanotubes by van der Waals attractive force therebetween.
3. The elastic device of claim 1, wherein one portion of the plurality of first carbon nanotubes are joined end-to-end substantially and are combined by van der Waals attractive force therebetween.
4. The elastic device of claim 1, wherein the first elastic supporter and the second elastic supporter are elastically deformable along the second direction at least equal to the elastic deformation rate of the carbon nanotube film.
5. The elastic device of claim 1, wherein a distance between adjacent two of the first carbon nanotubes is adjustable.
6. The elastic device of claim 5, wherein the distance between adjacent two of the first carbon nanotubes is adjustable in a range from about 0 micrometers to 50 micrometers.
7. The elastic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of first carbon nanotubes and the plurality of second carbon nanotubes are uniformly distributed in the carbon nanotube film.
8. The elastic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of first carbon nanotubes and the plurality of second carbon nanotubes in the carbon nanotubes film form a grid like structure.
9. The elastic device of claim 1, wherein a thickness of the carbon nanotube film is in a range from about 0.5 nanometers to about 1 millimeter.
10. The elastic device of claim 1, wherein a light transmittance of the carbon nanotube film is in a range from about 60% to about 95% for light having a wavelength ranging from about 190 nanometers to about 900 nanometers.
11. The elastic device of claim 1, wherein the carbon nanotube film is free-standing.
12. The elastic device of claim 1, wherein the first elastic supporter and the second elastic supporter are parallel with each other and extend along the second direction.
13. The elastic device of claim 1, wherein the first elastic supporter and the second elastic supporter are elastic rubbers, springs, or elastic bands.
14. An elastic device, comprising:
a elastic supporter;
a carbon nanotube film located on and in contact with a surface of the elastic supporter, wherein the carbon nanotube film is entirely made of carbon nanotubes and comprises:
a plurality of first carbon nanotubes aligned substantially along a first direction; and
a plurality of second carbon nanotubes, at least one portion of each of the plurality of second carbon nanotubes being in contact with at least two adjacent of the first carbon nanotubes, wherein the plurality of second carbon nanotubes are uniformly dispersed and randomly oriented, and a mass ratio between the plurality of second carbon nanotubes and the carbon nanotube film is in a range from about 14% to about 33% so that the carbon nanotube film is elastically deformable to at least 300% along a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
15. The elastic device of claim 14, wherein the plurality of first carbon nanotubes are substantially joined end-to-end and combined by van der Waals attractive force therebetween.
16. The elastic device of claim 14, wherein a distance between adjacent two of the first carbon nanotubes is in a range from about 0 micrometers to 50 micrometers.
17. The elastic device of claim 14, wherein a thickness of the carbon nanotube film is in a range from about 0.5 nanometers to about 1 millimeter.
18. The elastic device of claim 14, wherein the carbon nanotube film is free-standing.
19. The elastic device of claim 14, wherein the elastic supporter is elastically deformable equal to or greater than a maximum elastic deformation rate of the carbon nanotube film along the second direction.
20. The elastic device of claim 14, wherein the elastic supporter is a planar structure or a curved structure.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An apparatus for tracking a phase of at least one electro-magnetic signal associated with at least one portion of a sample, comprising:
a) a detecting arrangement obtaining at least one first interferometric signal comprising a plurality of spectral bands separated from the at least one electro-magnetic signal;
b) a phase modulator driver having a modulating frequency, and configured to modulate the at least one first signal based on the modulating frequency so as to generate at least one second signal;
c) a mixer configured to mix the at least one first signal with the at least one second signal so as to generate a resultant signal; and
d) a processing arrangement configured to (i) generate an offset based on the resultant signal, (ii) control a phase of the at least one first signal based on the offset to generate further information, and (iii) generate an image based on at least a portion of the sample using the further information.
2. A software arrangement for tracking a phase of at least one electro-magnetic signal associated with at least one portion of a sample, which, when executed by a processing arrangement, configures the processing arrangement to execute the steps comprising of:
a. obtaining at least one first interferometric signal comprising a plurality of spectral bands separated from the at least one electro-magnetic signal;
b. modulating the at least one first signal based on a modulating frequency of a modulating arrangement so as to generate at least one second signal;
c. mixing the at least one first signal with the at least one second signal so as to generate a resultant signal
d. generating an offset based on the resultant signal;
e. controlling a phase of the at least one first signal based on the offset to generate further information; and
f. generating an image based on at least a portion of the sample using the further information.
3. A method for tracking a phase of at least one electro-magnetic signal associated with at least one portion of a sample, comprising the steps of:
a. obtaining at least one first interferometric signal comprising a plurality of spectral bands separated from the at least one electro-magnetic signal;
b. modulating the at least one first signal based on a modulating frequency of a modulating arrangement so as to generate at least one second signal;
c. mixing the at least one first signal with the at least one second signal so as to generate a resultant signal;
d. generating an offset based on the resultant signal;
e. controlling a phase of the at least one first signal based on the offset to generate further information; and
f. generating an image based on at least a portion of the sample using the further information.