When a PLL circuit is used to extract and recover clock component from an
information data signal, where an optical receive signal has been
converted into an electrical signal, and to monitor the frequency of a
recovered clock, a low frequency section frequency detection circuit
having a BPF (band-pass filter) where transmission center frequency has
been shifted to higher frequency relative to center frequency of the
electrical signal and a high frequency section frequency detection
circuit having a BPF where the transmission center frequency has been
shifted to lower frequency are provided in parallel. Utilizing a slope on
one side of each transmission characteristic of the BPF makes it possible
to set detection frequency freely and accurately. Therefore, a frequency
detection circuit without using a special device in an optical
transmitter/receiver, capable of easily detecting accurate frequency
shift of f0.+-..DELTA.f or more, and of low price and high performance,
can be obtained.