This circuit was found in an American documentation of the 90s. Optical resources with the LDR as a lens can help in obtaining directivity and sensitivity.
This circuit appears elsewhere on this site. Although the 8038 is not an easily obtainable...
The Texas Instruments TPS80 LDO (Low Dropout) series (www.ti.com) can provide fixed or adjustable output...
Found in Radio Electronics, this simple indicator circuit uses general-purpose transistors common today....