Optimized algorithm for the spatial nonuniformity correction of an imaging system based on a charge-coupled device color camera

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-174

  De Lasarte, Marta ^a   Pujol, Jaume ^a   Arjona, Montserrat ^a   Vilaseca, Meritxell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; IMAGE QUALITY;

COLOR CAMERAS; INTEGRATOR CUBES; OPTIMIZED ALGORITHMS; SPATIAL NONUNIFORMITY CORRECTION;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33847308068     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.000167     Document Type: Article

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