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 September 27, 1998

                                       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 November 1, 1998,  10,849,260 shares of Class A Common Stock,$.001 par value,
and 68,135 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 six month period ended September
                27,1998 and September 28, 1997                             3

                Consolidated Balance Sheets
                at September 27,1998 and March 29, 1998                  4 - 5

                Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for 
                the three and six month periods ended September
                27,1998 and September 28, 1997                             6

                Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                 7

 Item 2.        Management's Discussion and Analysis
                of Financial Condition and Results of Operations         7 - 10

 PART II        OTHER INFORMATION                                       10 - 11

                SIGNATURES                                                 11


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                                              ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.

                                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                                    (UNAUDITED)



                                                    Three Months Ended                               Six Months Ended
                                       ----------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------
                                         September 27,1998      September 28, 1997       September 27,1998      September 28, 1997
                                       ----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------
                                                                                                             
    REVENUES
    Net product sales                       $  1,961,000            $  1,391,000            $  3,919,000            $  2,774,000
    Development contracts                          -                     111,000                   -                     211,000
                                       ----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------
                                               1,961,000               1,502,000               3,919,000               2,985,000
                                       ----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------

    COSTS AND EXPENSES
    Cost of product sales                      1,160,000                 866,000               2,415,000               1,815,000
    Research and development                     115,000                 281,000                 205,000                 510,000
    Marketing and sales                          284,000                 213,000                 534,000                 461,000
    General and administrative                   301,000                 162,000                 571,000                 456,000
                                       ----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------
                                               1,860,000               1,522,000               3,725,000               3,242,000
                                       ----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------

    NET INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS            101,000                 (20,000)                194,000                (257,000)
                                       ----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------

    OTHER INCOME
    Interest income                               33,000                  30,000                  62,000                  63,000
    Other, net                                     1,000                     -                     1,000                   1,000
                                       ----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------
                                                  34,000                  30,000                  63,000                  64,000
                                       ----------------------  ----------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------
    NET INCOME (LOSS)                       $    135,000            $     10,000            $    257,000            $   (193,000)
                                       ======================  ======================  ======================  =====================
    NET PROFIT (LOSS) Per Share             $       0.01            $       0.00            $       0.02            $      (0.02)
                                       ======================  ======================  ======================  =====================
    Weighted Average Number                   10,914,000              10,861,000              10,914,000              10,858,000
    of  Common Shares Outstanding
                                       ======================  ======================  ======================  =====================

<FN>


                                See notes to consolidated financial statements.
</FN>

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ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                                             September 27,           March 29,
                                                1998                   1998
                                              (Uaudited)             (Audited)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents                   $    434,000           $  1,386,000
Short-term investments                         2,075,000                977,000 
Accounts receivable, less allowance of
 $83,000 in September 1998 and March 1998      1,020,000                966,000
Inventories                                    1,407,000              1,573,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets         81,000                 84,000
                                         ---------------        ----------------
 Total Current Assets                          5,017,000              4,986,000
                                         ---------------        ----------------
                                                                         
EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, 
  at cost                                      3,441,000              3,387,000 
                                                                         
Less accumulated depreciation
  and amortization                            (2,873,000)            (2,689,000)
                                         ---------------        ----------------
                                                 568,000                698,000
OTHER ASSETS
Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization
 of $234,000 in September 1998 and 
 $219,000 in March 1998                          603,000                617,000
Patents, net of accumulated amortization
 of $26,000 in September 1998 and
 $25,000 in March 1998                            39,000                 40,000
Other                                             26,000                 25,000
                                         ---------------        ----------------
                                                 668,000                682,000
                                         ---------------        ----------------
                                            $  6,253,000           $  6,366,000
                                         ===============        ================



    See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                                                ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.

                                             CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                                                                      September 27,             March 29,
                                                                          1998                    1998
                                                                        (Unaudited)             (Audited)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- ------ ---------------
                                                                                           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable                                                     $     228,000           $     518,000
Accrued expenses:
         Salaries and employee benefits                                    301,000                 310,000
         Warranty                                                           95,000                  95,000 
         Other                                                             256,000                 326,000
                                                                     ----------------        ---------------
         Total Current Liabilities                                         880,000               1,249,000
                                                                     ----------------        ---------------

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENICES

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share; authorized
50,000,000 shares;
     September 27, 1998    - 10,838,260 shares issued and outstanding
     March 29, 1998   - 10,838,260 shares issued and outstanding            11,000                  11,000

Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per share; authorized
4,420,113 shares;
     September 27, 1998    - 76,135 shares issued and outstanding
     March 29, 1998   - 76,135 shares issued and outstanding                   -                      -

Convertible Preferred Stock at redemption  value; authorized
10,000,000 shares
     September 27, 1998    - 90,000 shares issued and outstanding
     March 29, 1998   - 90,000 shares issued and outstanding                72,000                  72,000
                                                                                             
Additional paid-in capital                                              22,696,000              22,696,000
Accumulated Deficit                                                    (17,406,000)            (17,662,000)
                                                                     ----------------        ---------------
                                                                         5,373,000               5,117,000
                                                                     ----------------        ---------------
                                                                      $  6,253,000           $   6,366,000
                                                                     ================        ===============
<FN>

                                     See   notes   to   consolidated   financial statements.
                                                                      5
</FN>








                                              ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.

                                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                                     UNAUDITED


For the six month period ended                                                September 27,1998        September 28, 1997
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income (Loss)                                                               $   257,000                $  (193,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) 
operating activities:
Depreciation                                                                        184,000                    212,000
Amortization                                                                         15,000                     18,000
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable                                                                 (54,000)                  (142,000)
Inventories                                                                         166,000                   (405,000)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                             3,000                    (36,000)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other                                       (371,000)                  (186,000)
                                                                                ----------------         ----------------
  NET CASH GENERATED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES                              200,000                   (732,000)
                                                                                ----------------         ----------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Short-term investments                                                           (1,098,000)                  (199,000)
Capital expenditures                                                                (54,000)                   (71,000)
                                                                                ----------------         ----------------
  NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES                                          (1,152,000)                  (270,000)
                                                                                ----------------         ----------------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants                                   -                        78,000
                                                                                ----------------         ----------------
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES                                              -                        78,000
                                                                                ----------------         ----------------
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                          (952,000)                  (924,000)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                  1,386,000                  1,217,000
                                                                                ----------------         ----------------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD                                      $   434,000                $   293,000
                                                                                ================         ================
<FN>

                                  See notes to  consolidated  financial statements.

</FN>

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                             ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                September 27,1998
                                   (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 and six month periods ended September
27,1998, are not necessarily  indicative of the results that may be expected for
the fiscal year ending March 28,  1999.  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 29, 1998.

NOTE B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Net  Income  (Loss)  Per  Share:  Net  income  (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 or insignificant.

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

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

REVENUES
The  Company's  revenues  for the second  quarter ("Q2 99") and six month period
("YTD 99")  ended  September  27,  1998,  were $2.0  million  and $3.9  million,
respectively.   Revenues  for  the  Q2  99  and  YTD  99  period  were  up  31%,
respectively,  when compared to $1.5 million and $3.0 million in the  comparable
periods of the prior year ("Q2 98" & "YTD 98").  Q2 99 revenues were the same as
the first quarter of fiscal year 1999 ("the previous quarter"), while net profit
improved by $13,000.

Net  product  sales for Q2 99 and YTD 99 were up $570,000  (41%) and  $1,145,000
(41%),  respectively,  when compared to the same periods of the prior year.  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 the first half of fiscal 1998. 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.  

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The increase in net product sales was primarily due to higher volume in military
aerospace products which increased by approximately 58% and 68% during Q2 99 and
YTD 99, respectively,  when compared to the same periods in the prior year. This
increase was partially due to a large  military  program under which  production
deliveries  began in Q3 of fiscal  1998 and ended  during Q2 99. The Company has
been able to book  additional  military  and  commercial  business to offset the
revenues  lost  due to the  completion  of this  program,  but does  expect  the
percentage of military business to decrease slightly over the next few quarters.
Shipments of commercial products increased by 26% and 20%,  respectively,  in Q2
99 and YTD 99 when compared to the same periods in the previous year.  During Q2
99 and YTD 99,  shipments of Large Area Avalanche  Photodiode  (LAAPD)  products
(included in net product sales) rose by 29% and 629%,  respectively,  to $45,000
in Q299 and  $153,000 in YTD 99, when  compared to the same periods in the prior
year.  While sales from these products  represented  only 2% and 4% of total net
product  sales during Q2 99 and YTD 99,  respectively,  the Company  anticipates
increasing  volume from sales of its proprietary LAAPD products as markets begin
to implement this "enabling" technology.

Development  contract revenues during Q2 99 and YTD 99 decreased by $111,000 and
$211,000,  respectively,  as  the  Company  is  currently  not  working  on  any
government  funded  development  contracts.  The  Company was awarded a Phase II
Department of Energy (DOE) grant of approximately  $750,000 in June 1995, and in
December  1995, 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).  Both contracts were completed  during fiscal 1998,
the DOE in Q3 and ARPA/NAWC in Q4.

COSTS AND EXPENSES
Cost of product sales  increased by $294,000  (34%) during Q2 99 and by $600,000
(33%)  during YTD 99  compared to Q2 98 and YTD 98. The  increase  is  primarily
attributable  to  the  incremental   cost  associated  with  increased   product
shipments.  Cost of product sales as a percent of net product sales decreased by
~3% in both Q1 99 and YTD 99 when compared to the same periods in the prior year
due to a number of factors including  improvements in operating  efficiencies as
well as improved margins on product mix.

Research and  development  ("R&D") costs decreased by $166,000 (59%) to $115,000
in Q2 99  compared  to Q2 98 and  decreased  by  $305,000  (60%)  during  YTD 99
compared  to YTD 98. 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 has  commercialized its
discrete  line of LAAPD  products  which in the  previous  year were still under
development.  The Company  continues  development of its next generation line of
LAAPD array products.  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.

                                       8


Marketing  and sales  expenses  increased by $71,000  (33%) to $284,000 in Q2 99
compared to Q2 98 and increased by $73,000 (16%) to $534,000 for YTD 99 compared
to YTD 98. The Company  expects its marketing and sales  expenses to continue to
increase as the Company pursues its plan to grow revenues of the LAAPD family of
products.

General and  administrative  expenses increased by $139,000 (86%) to $301,000 in
Q2 99 compared to Q2 98 and by $115,000  (25%) to $571,000 in YTD 99 compared to
YTD 98. During Q2 97 the Company  recorded a one-time  reorganization  charge of
approximately  $288,000 related to management  changes and during Q2 98 reversed
approximately  $100,000 of this accrual.  General and  administrative  expenses,
before the impact of the one-time reversal of  reorganization  charges in Q2 98,
increased by $39,000 (15%) in Q2 99 compared to Q2 98 and by $15,000 (3%) in YTD
99 compared  to YTD 98.  These  increases  were  primarily  the result of higher
compensation costs.

Other income  increased by $4,000 (13%) in Q2 99 compared to Q2 98 and decreased
by $1,000 (2%) in YTD 99 compared to YTD 98.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

At September 27, 1998,  the Company had cash,  cash  equivalents  and short-term
investments of $2.5 million and working  capital of $4.1 million.  The Company's
cash, cash equivalents and short-term  investments  increased by $146,000 during
the six months ended  September 27, 1998.  Cash of $199,000 was  generated  from
operating activities.  Cash of $53,000 was used for capital equipment,  compared
to $71,000 during the comparable period of the prior year.

To enable the  Company to meet its  capital  commitment  needs,  the Company has
historically supplemented cash provided by operations with proceeds from private
and public sales of capital stock and borrowings.  These funds have been used to
grow the core business and finance the development and initial commercialization
of the  Company's  LAAPD  technology.  While the Company  believes  that initial
commercialization  has been  completed  and has  reduced  its  expenditures  for
research and development,  it continues  development of proof-of-concept,  LAAPD
pixelized  arrays  as well as  other  derivatives  of the base  technology.  The
continued  development  of LAAPD arrays  beyond the  proof-of-concept  phase may
require additional funds.

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 has been approved for renewal  effective July 16,
1998,  will expire in one year and  provides  for interest to be paid monthly at
prime plus .5 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 September 27, 1998, no amounts were outstanding  under
any bank line of credit and there were no stockholder loans to the Company.

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.


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YEAR 2000 ISSUES

The Company uses computer software programs  purchased from various  independent
vendors who may have written their  programs using a two digit date field rather
than a four digit field to define the applicable  year.  Such computer  programs
utilizing  a two digit  date field may  recognize  a date using "00" as the year
1900  rather  than the year 2000 (the  "Year 2000  Issue").  The Year 2000 Issue
could  potentially  result in a system  failure  or in  miscalculations  causing
disruptions of operations,  including among other things, a temporary  inability
to  process  transactions,  send  invoices  or  engage in other  similar  normal
business  activities.  The  Company has  identified  Year 2000 Issues in certain
software  applications  and is in the process of  upgrading  or  replacing  such
applications with software which recognizes dates beyond December 31, 1999, thus
addressing  a  substantial  portion  of the Year 2000  Issue that may impact the
Company.  The cost of this project, as it relates to the Year 2000 Issue, is not
expected to have a material  effect on the operations of the Company and will be
funded through operating cash flows.

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.


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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Items 1 - 3
         None

Item 4            Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders:
                  ----------------------------------------------------

The  Company's  Annual  Stockholders  Meeting was held on August 19,  1998.  The
following  persons were  re-elected to the Company's Board of Directors to serve
until  the next  Annual  Meeting  of  Stockholders  and until  their  respective
successors have been duly elected and qualified.

                                             FOR              WITHHELD
- ------------------------------------- ------------------ -------------------

Robert G. Allison                         8,970,250            99,017
- ------------------------------------- ------------------ -------------------

Hayden Leason                             8,970,250            99,017
- ------------------------------------- ------------------ -------------------

Jon B. Victor                             8,970,250            99,017
- ------------------------------------- ------------------ -------------------

Harry Melkonian                           8,970,267            99,000
- ------------------------------------- ------------------ -------------------


Item 5    Other Information
- ---------------------------

(a)      At the regular  meeting of the Board of Directors  held on August 19,
         1998,  Mr. Harold A. Blomquist and Mr. M. Scott Farese were elected to
         the Board of Directors.

(b)      In accordance with the requirements of Rule 14a-4(c)  promulgated under
         the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), in order for
         shareholder  proposals  submitted  outside Rule 14a-8  (which  includes
         proposals that the regulations  under the Exchange Act generally do not
         require to be included in the Company's  definitive proxy statement for
         its annual  meeting of  shareholders)  to be timely for purposes of the
         Company's  1999 Annual  Meeting of  Shareholders  within the meaning of
         Rule 14a-4(c)  under the Exchange Act, such  proposals must be received
         by the Company no later than the close of business on June 4, 1999.

Item 6   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-k
- -----------------------------------------
                  
(a)      Exhibits

10.8      Loan and Security Agreement dated July 15, 1997 between Silicon Valley
          Bank and  Registrant -  incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to
          the Registrant's June 29, 1997 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

10.15     Amendment  to  Loan  Agreement  and  Schedule  to  Loan  and  Security
          Agreement  dated  July  16,  1998  between  Silicon  Valley  Bank  and
          Registrant.

(b)      Reports on Form 8-k
          None

                                   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:    November 4, 1998              /s/ P. J. Holmes
         ----------------              ----------------
                                       Patrick J. Holmes
                                       Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
                                       Officer and Secretary/Treasurer

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