Should I Use Phototransistors or Photodiodes for Sensing?
You are liable to be disappointed about green LED output power. Since the human visual system is so sensitive to green, high radiance green LEDs haven't been much of a priority. Of course, some are brighter than others. If you're trying to achieve high visual brightness, have a look at units from Stanley, Sharp, Toshiba, all of whom have 'extra super bright' greens in the 'true green' and 'yellow green' parts of the spectrum. If you're generating a beam to be detected by Si photodetector, you'll get better coupling with yellow-green types from Betlux and HP. In any case, choosing a part with a narrow coverage angle will give higher intensity by concentrating the power.