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We consider the coherent pump–probe response from quantum wells using the exciton–boson formalism approach. We obtain the mean-field contribution and that of the biexciton as well as of a molecular scattering state in analytic form and show that each of these contributions may completely disappear in one or another polarization configuration of the pump and probe pulses, which makes the response strongly dependent on polarization. We apply the derived formulas for calculating the differential absorption spectrum of quantum-well samples under excitation conditions supporting the slow exciton–exciton scattering. The obtained results are in good qualitative agreement with available experimental observations.
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Cam, H.N. Coherent Pump-Probe Response of Quantum Wells: Polarization Dependence. J Russ Laser Res 34, 565–574 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-013-9388-x
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