Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 14, 1410012(2023)

Low-Light Image Enhancement Algorithm Based on Multi-Scale Concat Convolutional Neural Network

Weiqiang Liu1, Peng Zhao1、*, and Xiangying Song2
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Operational Support, Rocket Force University of Engineering, Xi'an 710025, Shaanxi, China
  • 2Troops No.96951, Beijing 100085, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Image Processing

    Received: Jul. 29, 2022

    Accepted: Sep. 13, 2022

    Published Online: Jul. 17, 2023

    The Author Email: Zhao Peng (zpxhh@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP222189

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