{"id":11,"date":"2016-06-13T15:48:45","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T15:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.cyanogen-site.ca\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:58:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:58:34","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/diffractionlimited.com\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Diffraction Limited"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11\" class=\"elementor elementor-11\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49825d48 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49825d48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13cbc1b1 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13cbc1b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Diffraction Limited<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c8053d elementor-widget__width-initial exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73c8053d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Astronomy and Scientific Imaging Solutions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d2cf72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29d2cf72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-451aa585 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"451aa585\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69387a13 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69387a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Company<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792a681c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"792a681c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"29\" data-end=\"159\">Diffraction Limited designs and manufactures advanced imaging systems for scientific, industrial, aerospace, and OEM applications.<\/p><p data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"489\">Based in Ottawa, Canada, we specialize in low-light imaging, precision instrumentation, and custom imaging platforms. Our team combines expertise in optics, electronics, FPGA design, firmware, software, thermal management, and sensor integration to develop reliable solutions for demanding applications.<\/p><p data-start=\"491\" data-end=\"669\">For more than 30 years, our technologies have been used in research laboratories, observatories, aerospace projects, industrial systems, and scientific instrumentation worldwide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f3b1d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25f3b1d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761c2440 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"761c2440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16df1db7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16df1db7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-740b4491 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"740b4491\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96901f exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"f96901f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-counter{display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:stretch;flex-direction:column-reverse}.elementor-counter 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data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68678f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68678f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b7a7ab exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"8b7a7ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Customers<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"25000\" data-from-value=\"0\" 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exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bff2b36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/diffractionlimited.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Camera2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20407\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diffractionlimited.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Camera2.png 1000w, https:\/\/diffractionlimited.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Camera2-800x787.png 800w, https:\/\/diffractionlimited.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Camera2-768x756.png 768w, https:\/\/diffractionlimited.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Camera2-200x197.png 200w, https:\/\/diffractionlimited.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Camera2-600x590.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03033bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03033bb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0776ed7 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0776ed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OEM & Custom Imaging Solutions<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597c2ab exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"597c2ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"889\">A major focus of Diffraction Limited is partnering with OEM customers and technical organizations that require specialized imaging capabilities beyond standard off-the-shelf products.<\/p><p data-start=\"891\" data-end=\"1113\">We support projects ranging from prototype development through production manufacturing, including custom electronics, embedded systems, high-speed data acquisition, thermal design, and scientific-grade camera integration.<\/p><p data-start=\"1115\" data-end=\"1287\">Our vertically integrated engineering and manufacturing approach allows us to rapidly develop, test, and deliver robust imaging solutions tailored to customer requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e30ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25e30ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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