SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

                                   (Mark One)
     [X]  QUARTERLY  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                   For the quarterly period ended June 29,1997

                                       OR

     [ ]  TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                           Commission file no. 1-11056

                             ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.

                  Incorporated pursuant to the Laws of Delaware



                   IRS Employer Identification No. 33-0325826

                     1240 Avenida Acaso, Camarillo, CA 93012

                                 (805) 987-0146



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No

On August 4, 1997,  10,717,493 shares of Class A Common Stock,  $.001 par value,
and 137,002 shares of Class B Common Stock, $.001 par value, were outstanding.




                             ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.

                                      INDEX


                                                                      PAGE
 PART I        FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   Item 1.     Financial Statements (Unaudited)                      3 - 6

               Consolidated Statements of Operations
               for the three month periods ended 
               June 29, 1997 and June 30, 1996                         3

               Consolidated Balance Sheets
               at June 29, 1997 and March 30, 1997                   4 - 5

               Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
               for the three month periods ended 
               June 29, 1997 and June 30, 1996                         6

               Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements              7

 Item 2.       Management's Discussion and Analysis
               of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      8 - 11

 PART II       OTHER INFORMATION                                       11

               SIGNATURES                                              11





                             ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

    For the three month period ended          June 29, 1997        June 30, 1996
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
    REVENUES
    Net product sales                          $  1,383,000        $  1,633,000
    Development contracts                           100,000             133,000
                                                  ---------           ----------
                                                  1,483,000           1,766,000
                                                  ---------           ----------

    COSTS AND EXPENSES
    Cost of product sales                           949,000           1,016,000
    Research and development                        229,000             576,000
    Marketing and sales                             248,000             210,000
    General and administrative                      294,000             325,000
                                                  ---------           ----------
                                                  1,720,000           2,127,000
                                                  ---------           ----------

    LOSS FROM OPERATIONS                           (237,000)           (361,000)
                                                  ---------           ----------

    OTHER INCOME 
    Interest income                                  33,000              45,000
    Other, net                                        1,000               6,000
                                                  ---------           ----------
                                                     34,000              51,000
                                                  ---------           ----------
    NET LOSS - $(.02), $(.03) per share          $ (203,000)         $ (310,000)
                                                 ===========         ===========




                       See notes to consolidated financial
                                  statements.





                             ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                                          June 29, 1997           March 30, 1997
                                            Unaudited                 Audited
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents                    $   761,000            $ 1,217,000
Short-term investments                         1,480,000              1,459,000
Accounts receivable,less allowance of 
$83,000 at June 29, 1997 and at March 30, 1997   791,000                642,000
Inventories                                    1,203,000              1,074,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets         85,000                 61,000
                                              -----------            -----------
Total Current Assets                           4,320,000              4,453,000
                                              -----------            -----------

EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, at cost  3,361,000              3,331,000
Less accumulated depreciation 
and amortization                              (2,470,000)            (2,364,000)
                                              -----------            -----------
                                                 891,000                967,000
                                              -----------            -----------
OTHER ASSETS
Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of
 $194,000 at June 29, 1997 and 
 $186,000 at March 30, 1997                      642,000                650,000
Patents, net of accumulated amortization of
 $22,000 at June 29, 1997 and 
 $21,000 at March 30, 1997                        39,000                 40,000
Other                                             55,000                 55,000
                                              -----------            -----------
                                                 736,000                745,000
                                              -----------            -----------
                                             $ 5,947,000            $ 6,165,000
                                              ===========            ===========


                                     
                See notes to consolidated financial statements.






                             ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                          June 29, 1997           March 30, 1997
                                            Unaudited                 Audited
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable                           $   252,000              $   295,000
Accrued expenses:
 Salaries and employee benefits                440,000                  451,000
 Warranty                                       95,000                   95,000
 Other                                         317,000                  278,000
                                            -----------              -----------
Total Current Liabilities                    1,104,000                1,119,000
                                            -----------              -----------

REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AT
REDEMPTION VALUE                                98,000                   98,000
                                            -----------             ------------

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 8)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Class A Common Stock, 
 par value $.001 per share; 
 authorized 50,000,000 shares;                        
 June 29, 1997--10,717,493 shares 
 issued and outstanding
 March 30, 1997--10,717,493 shares 
 issued and outstanding                         11,000                   11,000

Class B Common Stock, 
 par value $.001 per share; 
 authorized 4,420,113 shares;
 June 29, 1997--159,225 shares 
 issued and 137,002 outstanding   
 March 30, 1997--159,225                          
 shares issued and 137,002 outstanding            -                        -

Additional paid-in capital                  22,659,000               22,659,000
Less cost of 22,223 shares of Class B 
 Common Stock in Treasury at June 29,
 1997 and March 30, 1997                       (50,000)                 (50,000)
Accumulated deficit                        (17,875,000)             (17,672,000)
                                           ------------             ------------
                                             4,745,000                4,948,000
                                           ------------             ------------
                                         $   5,947,000            $   6,165,000
                                           ============             ============

                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.






                             ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                    UNAUDITED


For the three month period ended                                                    June 29, 1997            June 30, 1996
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                         
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Loss                                                                           $   (203,000)           $    (310,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
Depreciation                                                                            106,000                  137,000
Amortization                                                                              9,000                   14,000
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Short-term investments                                                                  (21,000)                    -
Accounts receivable                                                                    (149,000)                (362,000)
Inventories                                                                            (129,000)                (103,000)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                               (24,000)                   6,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                                   (15,000)                  19,000
                                                                                      ----------               ----------
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                                  (426,000)                (599,000)
                                                                                      ----------               ----------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures                                                                    (30,000)                (108,000)
                                                                                      ----------               ----------
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES                                                   (30,000)                (108,000)
                                                                                      ----------               ----------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants                                       -                      45,000
                                                                                      ----------               ----------
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES                                                  -                      45,000
                                                                                      ----------               ----------
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                              (456,000)                (662,000)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                      1,217,000                4,042,000
                                                                                      ----------               ----------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD                                         $    761,000            $   3,380,000
                                                                                      ==========               ==========
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                                     See   notes   to   consolidated   financial statements.

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                             ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  June 29, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)



NOTE A - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying  unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting   principles  for  interim
financial  information and with the  instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of
Regulation  S-X.  Accordingly,  they do not include all of the  information  and
notes  required  by  generally  accepted  accounting   principles  for  complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management,  all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring  adjustments)  necessary for a fair  presentation  have been
included.  Operating results for the three month period ended June 29, 1997, are
not  necessarily  indicative  of the results that may be expected for the fiscal
year ending March 29, 1998. For further  information,  refer to the consolidated
financial  statements and notes thereto included in the Advanced Photonix,  Inc.
(together with its subsidiary, the "Company") Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended March 30, 1997.

NOTE B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Net Loss Per Share:  Net loss per share is based on the weighted  average number
of common and common  equivalent  shares  outstanding.  Common stock equivalents
were not considered in the  calculation,  as their effect would be antidilutive.
Such weighted average shares were approximately  10,854,000 at June 29, 1997 and
10,812,000 at June 30, 1996.






Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
        of Operations

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

REVENUES
The Company's  revenues for the first quarter of fiscal year 1998 ("Q1 98") were
$1.5 million,  a decrease of $283,000 or (16%) from revenues of $1.8 million for
the first  quarter of fiscal year 1997 ("Q1 97") and an increase of $35,000 (2%)
from  revenues of $1.4  million in the fourth  quarter of fiscal year 1997 ("the
previous quarter").

Net product  sales of $1.4  million  decreased  $250,000  (15%) and  development
contract revenues decreased by $33,000 (25%) to $100,000 in Q1 98 compared to Q1
97. The Company believes that cutbacks in its sales and marketing efforts during
fiscal 1996  impacted its ability to book new orders and resulted in lower sales
during the second half of fiscal 1997 and Q1 98. These cutbacks were a result of
cash  conservation  measures  put in place  prior to the  Company  completing  a
private  placement  in  August  1995.  After  receiving  the  additional  equity
financing,  the Company hired and replaced employees in the sales department and
otherwise increased marketing efforts including additional trade-show attendance
and advertising.  

The  decrease in net  product  sales was  primarily  due to lower  shipments  of
industrial  sensing  products  which  decreased  by  approximately  30% in Q1 98
compared to Q1 97 but were  relatively flat to the previous  quarter.  Volume in
military  aerospace  products  increased slightly in Q1 98 compared to the prior
quarter  and is  expected  to continue to increase in fiscal 1998 as the Company
begins  deliveries  under a new, longer term military  program.  The Company was
awarded a  contract  for $1.3  million  under  this  program  which,  along with
follow-on orders, should provide a solid base to grow revenues over the next few
years.  

During Q1 98, net  product  sales of Large  Area  Avalanche  Photodiode  (LAAPD)
products were insignificant. During 1996, the Company curtailed LAAPD production
because of low  reliability  and yields it was  obtaining  in the  manufacturing
process.  After  additional  research  efforts,  the  Company  developed  a  new
manufacturing  process  which it  anticipates  will  significantly  improve both
reliability  and process  yields.  In July 1996,  the Company filed for a patent
seeking  protection of the new  manufacturing  process,  and has begun to market
LAAPD  products  to  original   equipment   manufacturers.   While  the  Company
anticipates  increasing  volume from sales of LAAPD products made with its newly
developed  manufacturing  process,  further  refinements  in  the  manufacturing
process will be required before full production can be achieved.  Meanwhile, the
Company  continues to ship quality product,  albeit at low production levels and
less than desired  manufacturing  yields. The Company recently  consolidated its
core business and LAAPD  manufacturing  operations  and continues its efforts to
further refine and optimize certain process steps in LAAPD products.






The  decrease  in  development  contract  revenues  was  primarily  due  to  the
completion of a Department of Energy ("DOE")  contract  during the third quarter
of fiscal  1997.  The Company was awarded a Phase II DOE grant of  approximately
$750,000 in June 1995 based upon the success of a Phase I effort.  In  addition,
in December  1995,  the Company was  awarded a $1.1  million  contract  from the
Advanced  Research  Projects Agency of the Pentagon and the Aircraft Division of
the  Naval  Air  Warfare  Center   ("ARPA/NAWC").   These  types  of  government
development  contracts  are  typically  multi-year  awards  and are  subject  to
periodic  review and  cancellation by the government due to a variety of reasons
including a lack of funding. During the third quarter of 1997, revenues from the
DOE  contract  began to wind down and the  contract  was  completed.  During the
second half of 1997,  revenues  from the  ARPA/NAWC  contract were impacted by a
delay in funding from the customer.  Incremental  funding has now been awardd to
complete  the current  phase of the  contract.  The work on this phase should be
completed during Q2 98.

COSTS AND EXPENSES
Cost of product  sales  decreased  by $67,000  in Q1 98  compared  to Q1 97. The
decrease is  attributable to lower product  shipments and a related  decrease in
manufacturing  volume  efficiencies.  In line  with  the  reduction  in  product
shipments  which has spanned  the second half of fiscal 1997  through Q1 98, the
Company has reduced its workforce  (permanent and temporary employees from 86 to
69 during fiscal 1997 -- and to 67 at the end of Q1 98) through  attrition and a
reduction in force in February 1997.

Research and development  costs decreased by $347,000 (60%) to $229,000 in Q1 98
as compared to Q1 97. The  decrease in R&D costs is  primarily  due to the lower
level of R&D effort on government  contracts (see "Revenues" above) as well as a
general  reduction  in internal  R&D efforts as the Company  focuses more on the
commercialization/manufacture   of  the   LAAPD.   In   conjunction   with   its
commercialization  efforts,  the Company has  consolidated its core business and
LAAPD manufacturing  operations.  In addition, the Company has better controlled
internal R&D activities.  R&D costs have varied  significantly  in the past, and
may continue to do so, due to the level of activity  associated with development
contracts  as well as the number  and  complexity  of new  process  and  product
development projects, the qualification of new process developments and customer
evaluation and acceptance of new products.  The Company is currently  developing
LAAPD imaging  arrays which the Company  believes will have the greatest  future
market  potential  within  the  line  of  LAAPD  products.  An  acceleration  in
development efforts to bring this technology into production could substantially
impact R&D costs.

Marketing  and sales  expenses  increased by $38,000  (18%) to $248,000 in Q1 98
compared to Q1 97. The  increases  were  primarily  due to increased  personnel,
advertising  and marketing  costs.  This  increase was expected,  as the Company
pursues its plan for growth.  Marketing and sales  expenses  should  continue to
increase  as the  Company  continues  to pursue  its plan for  growth  including
commercialization of the LAAPD family of products.

General and administrative expenses decreased by $31,000 (10%) to $294,000 in Q1
98 compared to Q1 97  primarily  due to general  cutbacks  and efforts to reduce
costs.

Interest  income in Q1 98 of $33,000 was $12,000 lower than Q1 97 as a result of
lower average cash balances.



LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

At June 29,  1997,  the  Company  had  cash,  cash  equivalents  and  short-term
investments of $2.2 million,  working capital of $3.2 million and an accumulated
deficit of $17.9 million.  The Company's cash and cash equivalents  decreased by
$456,000  during the three months ended June 29, 1997. Cash of $426,000 was used
for operating activities primarily for accounts receivable  ($149,000) which was
primarily related to a large billing on a government contract made at the end of
the period. Cash of $30,000 was used for capital equipment, compared to $108,000
during the comparable period of the prior year.

To  enable  the  Company  to meet its  capital  commitment  needs,  the  Company
historically  has  supplemented  cash provided by operations  with proceeds from
private  placement  equity  financing,  bank  lines of  credit  and  loans  from
stockholders.  On August 15, 1995,  the Company  completed a $3,000,000  private
placement in which it issued 2,400,000 shares of Class A Common Stock.

The Company has a revolving line of credit  agreement with a bank for the lesser
of $1,000,000 or 75 percent of eligible trade accounts receivable, as defined by
the agreement.  The agreement was renewed on July 15, 1997,  expires in one year
and provides for  interest to be paid  monthly at prime plus 1.25  percent.  The
Company must adhere to certain  requirements  and provisions to be in compliance
with the terms of the agreement. Borrowings under the line of credit are secured
by accounts receivable,  inventory,  equipment and general intangibles.  At June
29, 1997, no amounts were outstanding  under any bank  line of credit  and there
were no stockholder loans to the Company.

The Company has used the proceeds of its 1995 private placement to implement its
strategic  business plan,  which focuses on growing the core business,  bringing
initial LAAPD products to market and developing  proof-of-concept  demonstration
LAAPD Arrays which are expected to prove  helpful in securing  future  financing
and strategic  partners.  The continued  development  of LAAPD Arrays beyond the
proof-of-concept phase may require additional funds.

The Company believes that the moderate rate of inflation over the past few years
has not had a significant impact on the Company's sales or operating results.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

The information  contained herein includes  forward looking  statements that are
based on assumptions  that management  believes to be reasonable but are subject
to inherent  uncertainties  and risks including,  but not limited to, unforeseen
technological  obstacles  which  may  prevent  or slow  the  development  and/or
manufacture  of new  products,  limited  (or slower than  anticipated)  customer
acceptance  of new  products  which  have  been and are being  developed  by the
Company  (particularly  its  LAAPD  product  line),  the  availability  of other
competing  technologies  and a decline in the general demand for  optoelectronic
products.


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Items 1. - 5.     None

Item  6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a) Exhibits

10.14  Amendment to  Loan  Agreement  and Schedule to Loan and  Security  
       Agreement dated July 15, 1997 between Silicon Valley Bank and Registrant.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                     Advanced Photonix, Inc.
                                                     (Registrant)




Date:    August 13, 1997                    /s/ Patrick J. Holmes
         ---------------                    ---------------------
                                                Patrick J. Holmes
                                       Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
                                       Officer and Secretary/Treasurer