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Figure 2: Extraction efficiencies as a function of emission source distance from the substrate interface in 1-µm-long nanowires for nanowires with (d = 300 nm) and without (d = 60 nm) guided modes as compared to in a 1-µm-thick film, on a silicon substrate. Both nanowires demonstrate improved extraction over the thin-film case by overcoming the light extraction cone.