Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 6, 0637012(2025)

Low-Light Image Enhancement Algorithm with Light Perception Enhancement and Dense Residual Denoising

Boran Yang1、*, Zilong Du1, Yong Wang1, Lijun Jiang1, and Wenming Yang2
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  • 1School of Liangjiang Artificial Intelligence, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 401135, China
  • 2Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong , China
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    Although Transformers excel in global feature extraction, they often have limitations in capturing local image details, leading to the loss of some local lighting information and uneven overall lighting distribution. To address this issue, this study proposes a low-light image enhancement algorithm based on light perception enhancement and dense residual denoising. The proposed algorithm leverages the advantages of Transformer and convolutional neural networks and effectively enhances the visual quality and lighting uniformity of low-light images through a detailed light perception mechanism. The network architecture features a codec design that integrates multilevel feature extraction and attention fusion modules internally. The feature extraction modules capture both global and local image features, and the attention fusion modules filter and combine these features to optimize information transmission. Additionally, to address the issue of noise amplification in low-light image enhancement, the enhanced image denoising module effectively reduces the noise of the enhanced image using dense residual connection technology. The performance of the proposed algorithm in processing low-light images is evaluated via comparative experiments. The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can not only improve the problem of uneven lighting but also significantly reduce image noise and achieve higher quality image output.

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    Boran Yang, Zilong Du, Yong Wang, Lijun Jiang, Wenming Yang. Low-Light Image Enhancement Algorithm with Light Perception Enhancement and Dense Residual Denoising[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(6): 0637012

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    Paper Information

    Category: Digital Image Processing

    Received: Aug. 13, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 10, 2024

    Published Online: Mar. 13, 2025

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    DOI:10.3788/LOP241837

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