PAPER TOPIC SUGGESTIONS

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Bar Code Scanning	Halos	Nuclear Fusion with Lasers
Binoculars	Human Vision	Optical Effects in Clouds
Bioluminescence	Insect Vision	Optical Illusions
Blu-Ray Disc	Interferometers (Uses)	Optical Spectrometry
Birefringence	IR Cameras	Parhelia (mock sun, sun dogs)
Butterfly Wings	Laser Diodes	Photodiode Detectors
Camera (conventional)	DVD Player	Photography
Camera (digital)	Laser Light Shows	Photomultiplier Tube (PMT)
CCD Detectors	Laser Radar for Speeding	Rainbows
CD Player	Laser Machining (Cutting)	Polaroid Sunglasses
Colors	Laser Satellite Communication	Reflecting Telescope
Coronas	Laser Satellite Defense (“Star Wars”)	Reflection Holograms
Curved Mirrors	Laser Sights for Rifles	Refracting Telescope
Doppler Shift	Laser Surgery (several applications)	Scattering of Light
Fluorescent Animals	Laser Trapping of Atoms	Searchlights / Lighthouses
Fluorescent Plants	Light Emitting Diode (LED)	Shadows
Gas Lasers	Light Pillars	Solar Wind
Glories	Mirages	Star Light
Gradient Index (GRIN) Rods	Moonbows	Sunspots
Green and Blue Sun	Newton, Isaac	Transmission Holograms
Green Flash	Northern/Southern Lights (Auroras)	UV Damage of Skin
Haidinger’s Brush