This inventive infrared ray transmitting glass (gallate glass) is composed of (by mol percentages): Ga2O3:5-40, MO/MCO3:30-70,MF2/MCl2:0.1-25,Me2O3:0-24. During the smelting, introduced are: dry air, CC14, GeC14, C12, SOC12, one or more of these kinds, to effectively lower the harmful content of hydroxyl. The glass has its cut-off wavelength longer than 6um, and has advantages of: low glass phonon energy, better glass formation property, excellent mechanical property, high optical quality, low hydroxyl content, suitable for making plane sensor window, scout plane window, automobile window, head cover of missile, optical fiber of infrared ray laser, substrate glass of optical fiber amplifier.