A Commercially Available Digital Spectrometer ASIC

The paper presents a commercially available, low-power digital spectrometer Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). We describe the ASIC architecture, its implementation aspects as well as board level spectrometer solutions. ASIC application examples as well as testing data are also presented. Data show adequate performance parameters for spectroradiometer applications at exceptionally low Size, Weight and Power (SWaP), compared to solutions based on off-the-shelf components. The ASIC development was funded through several NASA Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program awards.