Optics and Precision Engineering, Volume. 33, Issue 13, 2108(2025)

Three-stage low-light image enhancement based on illumination guidance

Yihang ZHANG and Han ZHONG*
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  • College of Information and Network Safety, People's Public Security University of China, Beijing100038, China
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    Received: Mar. 24, 2025

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    Published Online: Aug. 28, 2025

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    DOI:10.37188/OPE.20253313.2108

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