spectral response if flat from 450 to 950 nanometers is +/- 7%. The response is typically down 50% at 400 and 1030 nm. Narrow angle light sources such as lasers, can be measured in microwatts instead of microwatts/cm2.
The Sharp GP1FA313RZ optical receiver can do 15.5 megabits per second.
One explanation of the laser pointer sound experiment