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The dynamics of nonlinear optical effects involving excitonic resonances has in a number of cases been successfully described by two- or three-level models. In this paper it is shown how these few-level models can be derived from a general two-band density matrix theory. As a particularly instructive example, the resonant Stark effect in a quantum well is discussed in detail.
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Balslev, I., Stahl, A. (1989). Coherent Nonlinear Edge Dynamics in Semiconductor Quantum Wells. In: Haug, H., Bányai, L. (eds) Optical Switching in Low-Dimensional Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 194. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7278-3_15
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