An object of the invention is to provide a control apparatus and a control
method having a simple constitution, which can stably perform switching
of optical path in an optical signal exchanger, while suppressing an
influence on a control due to the mechanical resonance of tilt mirrors.
To this end, the control apparatus of the optical signal exchanger is
constituted such that in an optical signal exchanger of three-dimensional
type using one set of MEMS mirror arrays, each having a plurality of tilt
mirrors arranged on a plane, each tilt mirror having a reflecting surface
an angle of which is controllable, when the angle of the MEMS mirror on
the optical path is feedback controlled by detecting power of an optical
signal output from a specific position, a resonance component removing
section that removes a resonance frequency component included in a
control signal is shared corresponding to a pair of driving electrodes
arranged in a coaxial direction of the MEMS mirror. As a result, the
influence on the feedback control by a resonance action of the MEMS
mirror can be reduced, while suppressing an increase in circuit size.