Graphene-based photodetectors are promising new devices for high-speed
optoelectronic applications. However, despite recent efforts, it is not clear
what determines the ultimate speed limit of these devices. Here, we present
measurements of the intrinsic response time of metal-graphene-metal
photodetectors with monolayer graphene using an optical correlation technique
with ultrashort laser pulses. We obtain a response time of 2.1 ps that is
mainly given by the short lifetime of the photogenerated carriers. This time
translates into a bandwidth of ~262 GHz. Moreover, we investigate the
dependence of the response time on gate voltage and illumination laser power
