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Recently, deep learning-based BS methods have received widespread interest due to their ability to model the nonlinear relationship between bands, with existing methods typically relying on generative algorithms. However, the process of generating images with pixel-level detail required by generative algorithm-based BS methods is computationally expensive. To alleviate this issue, we propose a contrastive learning-based unsupervised BS architecture, termed ContrastBS, in this article. With the help of contrastive learning, the proposed architecture avoids the costly generation step in pixel space by learning to distinguish data at the abstract semantic level of the feature space. Specifically, ContrastBS combines an attention mechanism with contrastive learning to extract the importance of each band. 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