An information transmission system for transmitting information from a
sending apparatus to a receiving apparatus is provided. The information
transmission system includes: a sending apparatus for modulating an
information signal, generating a plurality of signals including an
optical signal from the information signal which is modulated, and
transmitting the plurality of signals via a plurality of routes; and a
receiving apparatus for receiving the plurality of signals from the
sending apparatus, diversity-combining the plurality of signals, and
outputting the information signal, in which the plurality of signals are
a plurality of optical signals or signals including a radio signal.