The protection of photosensitive objects from lasers is highly required, particularly, in the field of defence. Such devices are called Optical limiters. High transmission for low inputs is essential so that the device must have low linear absorption. So, the materials showing two-photon-absorption (TPA) and third order non-linear optical properties become desired candidates for optical limiting devices. The transparency of chalcogenide glasses lies up to the mid infra-red. They show large Kerr nonlinearity and have ultrafast response time. These properties make chalcogenide glasses a suitable candidate for optical limiting. In the present work an overview of the experimental parameters required for optimized optical limiting applications have been reviewed and presented.