Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 10, 1037007(2024)

Low-Light Image Enhancement Algorithm Based on Multiscale Depth Curve Estimation

Hongda Guo1、*, Xiucheng Dong1, Yongkang Zheng2, Yaling Ju1, and Dangcheng Zhang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electrical Engineering and Electronic Information, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, Sichuan , China
  • 2Sichuan Electric Power Research Institute, State Grid, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan , China
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    Hongda Guo, Xiucheng Dong, Yongkang Zheng, Yaling Ju, Dangcheng Zhang. Low-Light Image Enhancement Algorithm Based on Multiscale Depth Curve Estimation[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(10): 1037007

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    Paper Information

    Category: Digital Image Processing

    Received: Aug. 28, 2023

    Accepted: Oct. 9, 2023

    Published Online: Apr. 29, 2024

    The Author Email: Hongda Guo (476642413@qq.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP231997

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP231997

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