Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 4, 0410001(2023)

Polarization Image Denoising Based on Unsupervised Learning

Haofeng Hu1,2,3, Huifeng Jin1,2, Xiaobo Li3、*, Jingsheng Zhai3, and Tiegen Liu1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 3School of Marine Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Image Processing

    Received: Aug. 26, 2022

    Accepted: Sep. 22, 2022

    Published Online: Feb. 22, 2023

    The Author Email: Li Xiaobo (lixiaobo@tju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS221645

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