An optical wireless communication apparatus includes: a modulator for generating a reference signal including periodically repeating binary zeros and ones, receiving an input of a first binary data signal, and outputting a second binary data signal, wherein the second binary data signal has the same frequency as the reference signal, and has the same phase as the reference signal when the first binary data signal comprises binary zeros and has an opposite phase to the reference signal when the first binary data signal comprises binary ones, or has the same phase as the reference signal when the first binary data signal comprises binary ones and has an opposite phase to the reference signal when the first binary data signal comprises binary zeros, and a transmitter for turning a first light source on or off according to the reference signal, and turning a second light source on or off according to the second binary data signal.