Associate Professor
Department of Optoelectronic Engineering
School of Microelectronics & Data Science
Anhui University of Technology
Research Interests
Orbital Angular Momentum Light Field Manipulation (Generation, Detection, and Applications of Vortex Beams)
Computational Optical Imaging and Detection (Interferometric/Non-Interferometric Methods, Imaging Through Scattering Media)
Optical Image and Information Processing (Image Encryption, Image Recognition, Image Enhancement)
Teaching Courses
Optoelectronic Image Processing; Computer Vision; Freshman Seminar; Introduction to Major
Optoelectronic Detection Technology Laboratory; University Physics Laboratory
Grants
2026.01-2028.12, AI-empowered multi-channel high-capacity orbital angular momentum optical communication and multi-level encrypted secure transmission research, National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Project), 62505002; (leading)
2024.09-2026.08, Design and implementation of high-performance orbital angular momentum optical communication systems, Key Natural Science Research Project of Higher Education Institutions in Anhui Province, 2024AH050168; (leading)
2023.07-2026.06, Research on orbital angular momentum beam mode recognition detection and optical communication applications, Anhui University of Technology Talent Project, QD202306; (leading)
2022.01-2025.12, Research on all fiber photon orbital angular momentum routing detection device, National Science Foundation of China, 62175162 (participating).
Selected Publications
[1] Junbao Hu, et al. “Robust detection of conjugate vortex beams in atmospheric turbulence via cascaded image processing.” Opt. Lasers Eng. 2026, 196: 109426.
[2] Junbao Hu, et al. “OAM optical fiber transmission with reduced bit error rate based on turbo code encoding/decoding and deep learning demodulation.” Opt. Lasers Eng. 2025, 193: 109061.
[3] Junbao Hu, et al. “Ultra-security optical image encryption using speckles through a multi-mode fiber.” Appl. Phys. Lett. 2024, 125 (20): 201102.
[4] Junbao Hu, et al. “Multi-image transmission based on a multi-channel OAM-array-coded optical communication system using a designed Dammann grating and an integrated vortex grating.” Opt. Lett. 2024, 49(23): 6773–6776.
[5] Junbao Hu, et al. “How convolutional-neural-network detects optical vortex scattering fields.” Opt. Lasers Eng. 2023, 160: 107246.
