title: Paper airplane propelled by laser plasma channels generated by femtosecond laser pulses in air.
abstract: A long plasma channel, formed due to the dynamic balance between the nonlinear self-focusing and the plasma defocusing in the propagation of intense femtosecond laser pulses in air, is demonstrated to be able to continuously propel a paper airplane without complicated focusing optics. The maximum coupling coefficient generated by the plasma channel is found to be more than 8.5 dyne/W. In the plasma channel, the detonation wave generation with the air ionization is found to be the propulsive source.
authors.forename: Zhi-Yuan
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zuo-Qiang
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Zhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Zhao-Hua
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhi-Yi
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Wei