Abstract
Using an optical technique ultrafast vibrations of the surface of thin opaque films in the 0.1-THz range have been directly observed in the time domain. We propose a new type of phonon detection by monitoring the surface velocity, and demonstrate an exceptional sensitivity to atomic-scale inhomogeneities by observing an anomalous reflection from a buried film of monolayer order in thickness.
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