Provided are a design method and a preparation method of a ZnSe substrate 2-5.5 μm high-
transmittance thin film. The design method of the ZnSe substrate 2-5.5 μm high-
transmittance thin film comprises the following steps: Sa, a film
system is designed with 550 nm as a reference
wavelength for
optical thin film design, and a film stack formula Sub / 0.6(LHL)^2MK / AIR is used, and the film
system is plated on both surfaces of the substrate; wherein, Sub is a ZnSe substrate, and AIR represents air, and in the film stack expression: H represents a 1 / 4
wavelength thickness of a high-refractive-index material ZnSe (
zinc selenide), L represents a 1 / 4
wavelength thickness of a low-refractive-index material YbF3 (
ytterbium fluoride), K represents a 1 / 4 wavelength thickness of a protective layer material Al2O3 (aluminum
oxide), and M represents a 1 / 4 wavelength thickness of a connecting layer material Y2O3 (
yttrium oxide); Sb, a film layer structure of Sub / YbF3 / ZnSe / YbF3 / ZnSe / YbF3 / Y2O3 / Al2O3 / Air is generated through the input film stack formula; Sc, the film
layer thickness is optimized through a thin film
design software, and the best film
layer thickness is obtained, and the
transmittance of the optimized film layer structure reaches a target in a 2-5.5 μm
wave band; and Sd, the optimized best film
layer thickness is input into a control computer of a film plating
machine.