Receiving apparatus and receiving method

A receiving apparatus is provided, which includes: a photoelectric detector (PD), adapted to generate current signals according to optical signals projected on the PD and digitally modulated at a high or low rate; a first switch, adapted to switch to output the high-rate or low-rate current signals; a first transimpedance amplifier (TIA), adapted to amplify the high-rate current signals into high-rate voltage signals; and a second TIA, adapted to amplify the received low-rate current signals into low-rate voltage signals. Therefore, in the present invention, high-rate and low-rate receiving paths are completely separated. This provides signals with good quality and avoids signal deterioration; and switching between the high-rate and low-rate receiving paths simplifies the structure and lowers costs.