%0 Journal Article %A González-Santander de la Cruz, Clara %A Domínguez-Adame Acosta, Francisco %T Exciton states and optical absorption in quantum wires under laser radiation %D 2010 %@ 0375-9601 %U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44666 %X We analyze the exciton states in a quantum wire under intense laser radiation. Electrons and holes are confined by the parabolic potential of the quantum wire. An exactly solvable model is introduced for calculating the exciton binding energy, replacing the actual Coulomb interaction between the electron and the hole by a projective operator. %~