Autofocus using image phase congruency

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 261-270

  Tian, Yibin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTO-FOCUS; DEFOCUS; EFFECTIVE RANGE; FOCUS MEASURE; ILLUMINATION CONDITIONS; IMAGE CONTRASTS; IMAGE INTENSITIES; IMAGING SENSORS; KEY ISSUES; PHASE CONGRUENCY; SYNTHETIC IMAGES;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 78651376522     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.000261     Document Type: Article

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