# Kerry J. Vahala

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/kerry-j-vahala/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 50,488 |
| Field | Photonic and Optical Devices |
| h-index | 103 |
| i10-index | 268 |
| Last Known Institution | California Institute of Technology |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5006372615 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1783-1380 |
| Works | 725 |

## Researcher topics

- [Photonic and Optical Devices](https://scholariq.org/topics/photonic-and-optical-devices/)
- [Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies](https://scholariq.org/topics/advanced-fiber-laser-technologies/)
- [Mechanical and Optical Resonators](https://scholariq.org/topics/mechanical-and-optical-resonators/)
- [Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices](https://scholariq.org/topics/semiconductor-lasers-and-optical-devices/)
- [Optical Network Technologies](https://scholariq.org/topics/optical-network-technologies/)

## Researcher university

- [California Institute of Technology](https://scholariq.org/institutions/california-institute-of-technology/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.