  A simple and intuitive formulation is reviewed for the Brewster prism-pair -
A most common component in spectroscopy-oriented experiments using ultrashort
pulses. This review aims to provide students and beginners in the field of
spectroscopy with a unified description of a major experimental component. The
total spectral phase experienced by a broadband light field is calculated after
passing through a pair of Brewster-cut prisms, demonstrating the flexibility of
the prism pair to provide tuned, low-loss control of the dispersion and
spectral phase experienced by ultrashort pulses
