In　rare-earth　ion　doped　chalcogenide　glass,　the　impacts　of　glass　homogenization　on　optical　properties　were　studied　in　this　work.　A　series　of　Ge24Ga10Se65:Er-1　glasses　were　fabricated　by　melt-quenching　method　under　the　same　condition　with　different　melting　time.　The　structure　of　the　obtained　glasses　was　characterized,　absorption　and　emission　spectra　were　recorded,　and　lifetime　of　the　I-4(13/2)　state　of　Er3+　ions　was　measured　as　well.　It　is　found　that　the　melting　time　does　not　have　obvious　influence　on　glass　structure,　absorption　and　emission　properties　of　erbium　ions.　A　significant　improvement　on　lifetime　was　noticed　with　the　increase　of　melting　time.