We analyze a Rydberg gate design based on the original $\pi -2\pi -\pi$ protocol [Jaksch et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 2208 (2000)] that is modified to enable high-fidelity operation without requiring a strong Rydberg interaction. The gate retains the $\pi -2\pi -\pi$ structure with an additional detuning added to the $2\pi$ pulse on the target qubit. The protocol reaches within a factor of 2.39 (1.68) of the fundamental fidelity limit set by Rydberg lifetime for equal (asymmetric) Rabi frequencies on the control and target qubits. We generalize the gate protocol to arbitrary controlled phases. We design optimal target-qubit phase waveforms to generalize the gate across a range of interaction strengths and we find that, within this family of gates, the constant-phase protocol is time optimal for a fixed laser Rabi frequency and tunable interaction strength. Quantum control techniques are used to design gates that are robust against variations in Rydberg Rabi frequency or interaction strength.

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• Quantum computation
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