A apparatus includes a tunable laser configured to include a tunable filter and a mirror; a first optical splitter provided between the tunable filter and the mirror, the first optical splitter including a first port and a second port on a tunable filter side and a third port and a fourth port on a mirror side, in which the tunable filter is coupled to the first port and the mirror is coupled to the third port, respectively; a first optical waveguide coupled to the second port; a second optical waveguide coupled to the fourth port; and an optical coupler with which the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide are combined.