Combating optical component obsolescence

Combating optical component obsolescence

Do you have a profitable product where key optical components are now obsolete or becoming hard to source? It is at this critical point that you need to search and find an off-the-shelf replacement or to specify a bespoke component that fully meets your needs. A short...
Image intensifier relay lenses

Image intensifier relay lenses

Image intensifiers are a ‘go-to’ optoelectronic device for increasing the intensity of available light in an optical system to allow use under low-light condition. Over the last 20 years – Resolve Optics has developed a reputation for successfully developing...
Do all lens adapters produce the same result

Do all lens adapters produce the same result

Lens adapters are a useful optical accessory to produce the desired field of view (FOV) or image format from a prime lens in a camera or sensor system. Unfortunately off-the-shelf lens adapters are generic in design to try to work with as many different lenses as...
An alternative material for IR imaging optics

An alternative material for IR imaging optics

Historically the most common material utilised for IR imaging optics has been Germanium. The reasons for this are simple. Germanium is a unique material with exceptional optical properties arising from its high refractive index and excellent transparency in the LWIR...