The invention relates to the technical field of optical
system device materials of
infrared thermal imagers, particularly
chalcogenide infrared glass and the preparation process thereof. The technical scheme to solve the problem of the prior art that the
raw material pollution caused by air and water can not be eliminated and the operation process is complex is that
chalcogenide infrared glass is prepared by a process which comprises the following steps in sequence: 1,feed preparing:
drying raw material for reservation; 2, sealing: putting glass
raw material and edulcorated elements in
quartz crucibles respectively and connecting the two crucibles, vacuum-pumping and heating, and then sealing; and 3, edulcorating and
sintering: placing the sealed
quartz tubes in an electric furnace, starting to heat up the sealed
quartz tubes slowly to ensure that Se and Sb can be melted, then heating continuously to ensure complete reaction, and cooling freely. Compared with the prior art, the
chalcogenide infrared glass and the preparing process therefore have the advantages that: 1, the quality is effectively improved; 2, the process is simple; 3, the cost is low; and 4, the production efficiency is high.