Evidence of non-classical (squeezed) light in biological systems

Elsevier, Physics Letters A
International Institute of Biophysics (IIB), Neuss, Germany
2002

Abstract

By use of coincidence measurements on “ultraweak” photon emission, the photocount statistics (PCS) of artificial visible light turns out to follow—as expected—super-Poissonian PCS. Biophotons, originating from spontaneous or light-induced living systems, display super-Poissonian, Poissonian and even sub-Poissonian PCS. This result shows the first time evidence of non-classical (squeezed) light in living tissues.