Advanced Photonix, Inc. Announces 40G Telecom Design Win

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Picometrix, LLC, an
Advanced Photonix company (NYSE Amex: API), announced today that it has been
selected to supply high-speed optical receivers (HSOR) to a leading OEM
telecom systems provider. The annual commitment is estimated at more than
$800,000 with volume shipments beginning in the company's 4th quarter. The new
design win is for 40G ultra long haul communications in dense wavelength
division multiplexer (DWDM) systems which utilize NRZ-DPSK modulation.

The patented photodiodes and proprietary amplifiers utilized in these
receivers deliver industry leading performance and are designed with dual
inputs for balanced detection to support data rates up to 43 Gbps. The
balanced receiver operates over the entire C and L bands of wavelengths with
low polarization dependent responsivity and exemplifies the Company's
continued technology leadership in 40 Gbps and emerging 100 Gbps HSOR's.
Picometrix offers the industry's most complete line of 40G High-Speed Optical
Receiver solutions for both client side and line side modulation formats,
including NRZ, RZ, DPSK, DQPSK, ODB and DP-QPSK.

"Our commitment is to meet our customer's needs by providing the industry's
broadest product offering of technologically advanced high speed optical
receivers that deliver the superior product performance necessary to enable
deployment of advanced fiber optic networks," said Robin (Rob) Risser,
President and General Manager of Picometrix and CFO of API. "This agreement
with a major tier 1 telecom OEM is only one of several design wins with tier 1
and tier 2 OEMs that we have been working on this past year. We anticipate
additional design wins will move to volume production status during 2010 and
look forward to a long and rewarding relationship with this key customer."

About Advanced Photonix, Inc.
Advanced Photonix, Inc. (R) (NYSE Amex: API) is a leading supplier with a
broad offering of optoelectronic products to a global customer base. We
provide optoelectronic solutions, high-speed optical receivers and terahertz
instrumentation for telecom, homeland security, military, medical and
industrial markets. With our patented technology and state-of-the-art
manufacturing, we offer industry leading performance, exceptional quality, and
high value added products to our OEM customer base. For more information visit
us on the web at www.advancedphotonix.com.

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; potential problems with the integration of the
acquired company and its technology and possible inability to achieve expected
synergies; obstacles to successfully combining product offerings and lack of
customer acceptance of such offerings; limited (or slower than anticipated)
customer acceptance of new products which have been and are being developed by
the Company; and a decline in the general demand for optoelectronic products.

Contact:
Richard Kurtz, Advanced Photonix, Inc. (734) 864-5600
Cameron Donahue, Hayden IR (651) 653-1854; cameron@haydenir.com

SOURCE Advanced Photonix, Inc.

Richard Kurtz of Advanced Photonix, Inc., +1-734-864-5600, or Cameron Donahue
of Hayden IR, +1-651-653-1854; cameron@haydenir.com, for Advanced Photonix,
Inc.