Glasgow Interferometer
Drever's Glasgow group begins building a prototype gravitational-wave interferometer, developing suspended-mirror and optical-control techniques that later influence the design of LIGO.
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Ronald William Prest Drever Biography and Timeline
Follow Ronald William Prest Drever through 3 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Ronald William Prest Drever, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1973–1983Years on this page
1973
1979
Caltech Gravitational Wave Group
Drever joins Caltech to lead experimental gravitational-wave research, bringing interferometer experience from Glasgow into the developing American programme for large laser detectors.
1983
Laser Frequency Stabilisation
Drever and collaborators publish the laser-stabilisation technique later known as Pound-Drever-Hall locking, providing exceptionally precise frequency control for interferometric gravitational-wave detectors.
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