In this paper, the ascent of 2 × 2 infinite dimensional Hamiltonian operators and a class of 4 × 4 infinite dimensional Hamiltonian operators are studied, and the conditions under which the ascent of 2 × 2 infinite dimensional Hamiltonian operator is 1 and the ascent of a class of 4 × 4 infinite dimensional Hamiltonian operators that arises in study of elasticity is2 are obtained. Concrete examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of criterions.