Scalar measurements at 1.3-mu-m of high-speed (> 20 GHz -3-dB optical bandwidth) photodetector transfer function magnitudes by swept frequency and short pulse (< 3-ps FWHM) response techniques are presented and shown to be in excellent agreement to beyond 30 GHz. Scalar deconvolution is used to obtain photodetector response from the pulse response measurements with effects of the measurement apparatus removed.