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Diffraction Limited

Semiconductors & PhotonicsOttawa, ON

Ottawa designer and manufacturer of scientific imaging systems — high-sensitivity CCD and CMOS cameras, filter wheels, adaptive optics and observatory automation equipment — for scientific, industrial, aerospace and OEM applications.

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Diffraction Limited states that it "designs and manufactures advanced imaging systems for scientific, industrial, aerospace, and OEM applications". Its published range covers high-sensitivity CMOS and CCD cameras, camera accessories including filter wheels and adaptive optics systems, observatory automation equipment and imaging software. The company states it has operated for more than 30 years, from 5-33 Roydon Place in Ottawa, Ontario.

  • States that it "designs and manufactures advanced imaging systems for scientific, industrial, aerospace, and OEM applications". diffractionlimited.com

  • Its published range covers high-sensitivity CMOS and CCD cameras, filter wheels, adaptive optics systems, observatory automation equipment and imaging software. diffractionlimited.com

  • States it has operated for more than 30 years, from 5-33 Roydon Place in Ottawa, Ontario. diffractionlimited.com

  • Sells through roughly 50 named dealers and distributors across about 30 countries in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. diffractionlimited.com

  • Publishes case studies covering low-light medical imaging, outdoor cloud monitoring, observatory astronomy and FPGA-based high-speed sensor readout. diffractionlimited.com

  • Publishes an OEM story describing an imaging system developed for a medical instrument maker. diffractionlimited.com

  • Maintains a legacy product support page for discontinued camera lines. diffractionlimited.com

Products & Services

Company site: diffractionlimited.com

Products Diffraction Limited publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.

SBIG Aluma AC455

Scientific camera

CMOS scientific imaging camera in the SBIG Aluma line.

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SBIG Aluma AC461

Scientific camera

CMOS scientific imaging camera in the SBIG Aluma line.

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SBIG Aluma 47 CCD10

Scientific camera

CCD scientific imaging camera in the SBIG Aluma line.

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ECU

Observatory control

Observatory and camera control unit in the published product range.

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Technology Focus

Company site: diffractionlimited.com

Terms the company uses about its own work.

Scientific CCD camerasCMOS camerasAdaptive opticsFilter wheelsObservatory automationImaging software

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