The disclosed optical transmitter and control method include performing phase modulation of a light propagating through a corresponding optical path in accordance with a data signal, supplying bias voltages for regulating an operating point of each of phase modulation performed, imparting a predetermined phase difference, supplying bias voltages for phase difference regulation and coupling lights output from the corresponding optical paths. The optical transmitter includes superimposing a pilot signal on either one of bias voltages where the pilot signal has a frequency lower than a frequency of a bit rate of the data signal, and performing a feedback control in accordance with a result of monitoring.