We begin by computationally exploring the interaction of 648?nm wavelength emitters with a 75?nm diameter silicon nanowire, as shown in Fig. 1a–c. These interactions can be calculated using commercial software packages or, as in this case, solved analytically using a Green’s function approach29. For this size and wavelength, absorption in the nanowire is minimal and can be neglected (Supplementary Note 1), such that we only have to consider the scattering and excitation of waveguide modes.
