Optical near-field mapping of excitons and biexcitons in naturally   occurring semiconductor quantum dots
  We calculate the near-field optical spectra of excitons and biexcitons in semiconductor quantum dots naturally occurring at interface fluctuations in GaAs-based quantum wells, using a non-local description of the response function to a spatially modulated electro-magnetic field. The relative intensity of the lowest, far-field forbidden excitonic states is predicted; the spatial extension of the ground biexciton state is found in agreement with recently published experiments. 
Ulrich Hohenester, Guido Goldoni, and Elisa Molinari