Request InfoMKS/NewportOur New Focus™ amplified and unamplified photodetectors are top-of-the-line high-speed measurement devices for optical waveform measurements up to 45 GHz. These modules convert optical signals to ultra-clean electrical signals and can be used to provide an optical input for every high-speed/high-frequency instrument in your lab. 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