Journal of Applied Optics, Volume. 44, Issue 5, 1037(2023)

Nighttime low-light image enhancement and object detection based on knowledge distillation

Delin MIAO... Lei LIU*, Yongchao MO, Chaolong HU, Yijun ZHANG and Yunsheng QIAN |Show fewer author(s)
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  • School of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210018, China
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    Delin MIAO, Lei LIU, Yongchao MO, Chaolong HU, Yijun ZHANG, Yunsheng QIAN. Nighttime low-light image enhancement and object detection based on knowledge distillation[J]. Journal of Applied Optics, 2023, 44(5): 1037

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Nov. 24, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 12, 2024

    The Author Email: LIU Lei (刘磊)

    DOI:10.5768/JAO202344.0502004

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