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Photothermal signal generation in such systems is commonly viewed in terms of heat loss and signal attenuation, with amplitude and sensitivity decreasing rapidly as overlayer thickness increases. Here, we demonstrate that the photothermal mirror infrared (PTM-IR) technique exhibits the opposite behavior: its transient signal increases with overlayer thickness, driven by enhanced surface displacement resulting from improved thermal confinement within the overlayer. A combined finite-element analysis (FEA) and one-dimensional analytical model based on Green\u2019s function formalism quantitatively describe the temperature and surface displacement dynamics in multilayer materials. Experiments on poly(methyl methacrylate)\u2013polystyrene (PMMA\u2013PS) bilayers on CaF\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    substrates validate the model, showing excellent agreement between theory and measurement. 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