Resolve Optics Ltd

Resolve Optics Ltd Custom optical design and OEM quantity special lenses for small and large high technology businesses.

Resolve Optics Ltd has for over 20 years developed OEM quantity special lenses and optical designs for small and large high technology businesses. Our customers have benefited from our novel and economic optical solutions. Several are currently world leaders in their niche high technology markets. Resolve Optics has developed the rare capability to produce small quantities of high performance, mou

nted lenses with the professional look, feel and quality equivalent to the best professional photographic and broadcast TV lenses. Drawing upon our experienced team of optical designers we are able to quickly gain an understanding of the basic physics of the technology associated with each customer's product enabling us to propose novel solutions. Our aim is to provide a fast and flexible optical and mechanical design assessment on all projects. A project engineer is assigned to closely liaise with customers at all points of a development to ensure complete satisfaction with the final product.

New climate testing service for lenses.We have just ordered an advanced climate chamber – allowing us to temperature tes...
03/09/2026

New climate testing service for lenses.

We have just ordered an advanced climate chamber – allowing us to temperature test the lenses we supply to customers. This new climate chamber simulates extreme thermal changes enabling us to check optical performance, focus shift, and material durability. The chamber offers accurate program test cycles from -70°c up to 180°c. In conjunction with our inhouse vibration and shock testing equipment this allows us to further qualify our ruggedised lenses before shipment. This suite of testing services is available to give customers peace of mind that our supplied lenses will operate happily in the extreme environments they were designed for such as space, aircraft and military ground-based vehicles.

Learn more: https://www.resolveoptics.com/testing-services/

Radiation Resistant Lenses for Nuclear Systems Integrators.Nuclear systems integrators rely on specialist lenses - typic...
27/08/2026

Radiation Resistant Lenses for Nuclear Systems Integrators.

Nuclear systems integrators rely on specialist lenses - typically crafted from cerium-doped glass or synthetic silica—that can withstand total radiation doses up to 100,000,000 rad and extreme temperatures without browning or degradation. These radiation resistant lenses are essential for monitoring reactor cores, hot cells, and waste storage facilities using radiation-hardened CMOS or tube cameras. As market leader in this demanding area - Resolve Optics has a wide range of fixed focus and zoom non browning lens designs that can be tailored to meet your exact needs.

Learn more: https://www.resolveoptics.com/2025/11/radiation-tolerant-lenses-for-nuclear-monitoring-systems/

Vibration and shock proof lenses.Vibration and shock-proof lenses are specialised optical components engineered to withs...
20/08/2026

Vibration and shock proof lenses.

Vibration and shock-proof lenses are specialised optical components engineered to withstand intense movement, impact, and harsh environments without losing focus, shifting, or degradation. Ruggedized lenses from Resolve Optics are designed to survive vibration and shock without damage by eliminating moving parts and making them easier to lock down. These bespoke lenses are specifically engineered for maximum reliability, boasting extremely low defective rates.

Learn more: https://www.resolveoptics.com/2024/01/rugged-lenses-proven-for-use-in-military-and-space-applications/

Combating optical component obsolescence.Do you have a profitable product where key optical components are now obsolete ...
13/08/2026

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 article from Resolve Optics discusses the benefits of adopting a bespoke application optimized lens strategy.

Read article: www.resolveoptics.com/replacing-obsolete-optical-components/

Image intensifier relay lenses.Image intensifiers are a ‘go-to’ optoelectronic device for increasing the intensity of av...
06/08/2026

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 application optimized relay lenses for industrial partners looking to improve the efficiency of devices and instruments incorporating image intensifiers.

Learn more: https://www.resolveoptics.com/2025/01/highly-efficient-image-intensifier-relay-lenses/

FAQ: Why do standard optical materials fail when subject to radiation?A: When standard optical glass is subject to radia...
29/07/2026

FAQ: Why do standard optical materials fail when subject to radiation?

A: When standard optical glass is subject to radiation it causes severe darkening (browning), resulting in almost total transmission loss. To stabilize optical glass against transmittance loss the composition is doped with cerium oxide (CeO₂). Cerium oxide acts as a stabilising agent, preventing the darkening. A lens produced from non-browning glass will continue to work until it has exceeded its accumulative dose of radiation. In the case of Resolve Optics radiation resistant lenses - they are rated for 100,000,000 rad - so depending on the level of radiation they are exposed to daily you could expect a lens to have a life of around 10 years.

Learn more: https://www.resolveoptics.com/selecting-a-lens/

Cannot find an off-the-shelf lens to match your application?When off-the-shelf optical components fall short, Resolve Op...
22/07/2026

Cannot find an off-the-shelf lens to match your application?

When off-the-shelf optical components fall short, Resolve Optics offers custom lens and optical system solutions designed to address your unique performance and environmental requirements. We are highly experienced in addressing optical design challenges where space constraints, harsh operating conditions, performance requirements, wavelength sensitivity, or mounting limitations make standard offerings impractical. We pride ourselves on nearly three decades of quickly translating each customer’s need into an optimised optical design, running projects successfully, and manufacturing production quantities of lenses or optical products on time, to the specified quality.

Learn more: https://www.resolveoptics.com/articles-and-white-papers/

Do all lens adapters produce the same result?Lens adapters are a useful optical accessory to produce the desired field o...
15/07/2026

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 possible and this consequently compromises image quality. By contrast, Resolve Optics specialist lens adapters are characterised by their ability to optimally change the field of view or image format of a specific lens, while maintaining high resolution, distortion-free images. A great example of this is our Model 287 wide angle zoom lens adapter.

Read on: https://www.resolveoptics.com/2026/06/specialist-lens-accessories/

An alternative material for IR imaging optics.Historically the most common material utilised for IR imaging optics has b...
08/07/2026

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 (8-14um) spectral waveband. In recent years however, Germanium has become scarce and expensive primarily due to Chinese export restrictions, and fast-growing demand in both optical and electronics applications, stressing supply chains. Chalcogenides glasses are quickly becoming the alternative IR optical material of choice.

Read tech note: https://www.resolveoptics.com/combatting-the-global-shortage-of-germanium-for-ir-lenses/

Lens Innovation newsletter (Issue 26) – now available!Custom optics are key when standard, off-the-shelf components cann...
25/06/2026

Lens Innovation newsletter (Issue 26) – now available!

Custom optics are key when standard, off-the-shelf components cannot meet specific, demanding application requirements, offering superior performance and specialised functionality. They are essential for optimising resolution, handling unique wavelengths, and fitting into compact spaces.

The Spring 2026 issue of our Lens Innovation newsletter includes informative features on designing optical systems for high temperature applications, a promising alternative to Germanium for LWIR applications and a report on a flight ready lens we produced for satellite missions.

Download newsletter: https://www.resolveoptics.com/lens-innovation-newsletter-spring-2026/

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