The invention discloses a method for measuring a
radio frequency electric field based on a high orbital
angular momentum quantum state, and the method comprises the steps: firstly, detecting the
radio frequency electric field through the high orbital
angular momentum quantum state of Rydberg atoms, enabling the Rydberg atoms to continuously measure the
radio frequency electric field in a certain frequency range through an external
magnetic field or electric field regulation method, and enabling the Rydberg atoms to continuously measure the radio frequency electric field in a certain frequency range; and the frequency range of the
Rydberg atom-based electric field meter for measuring the radio frequency electric field is expanded. According to the method, measurement is carried out in a
resonance mode,
resonance frequency points are matched, an electric field and atoms have stronger
coupling at the
resonance frequency points, and more sensitive measurement can be realized through electric
dipole transition; besides, a mode of introducing an
external field for regulation and control is proposed, Zeeman splitting of
atomic energy levels can be precisely regulated and controlled by changing the size of an external
magnetic field, or the external electric field is utilized for regulating and controlling the overall movement of Rydberg energy levels, so that the
energy level interval is matched with the
field intensity frequency to be detected, and the frequency range of the detectable electric field is further expanded.