MODELING BIOPHOTONS

ABSTRACT

The word "biophotons" is used to denote a permanent spontaneous photon emission from all living systems. It displays a few up to some hundred’s photons (s.cm2) within the spectral range from at least 260 to 800 nm. Biophotons are closely linked to delayed luminescence (DL) of biological tissue which describes the long term and ultra-weak reemission of photon after exposure to light illumination. During relaxation DL turns into the steady state biophoton emission, where both, DL and biophoton emission exhibit mode coupling over the entire spectrum and a poissonian photo count distribution. DL is representing excited states of the biophoton field. The physical analysis provides thermodynamic and quantum optical interpretation, in order to understand the biological impact of biophotons. Biological phenomena like intracellular and intercellular communication, cell growth and differentiation, interaction among biological systems and microbial infections can be understood in terms of biophotons. "Biophotons", the corresponding field of applications, provide a new powerful tool for assessing the quality of food (like freshness and shelf life), microbial infections, environmental influences and for substantiating medical diagnosis and therapy.