diff --git a/src/grid.jl b/src/grid.jl
index afe3d1e..3cafa81 100644
--- a/src/grid.jl
+++ b/src/grid.jl
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ grid index => quantics
 function grididx_to_quantics(g::Grid{d}, grididx::NTuple{d,Int}) where {d}
     if g.unfoldingscheme === :fused
         return index_to_quantics_fused(grididx, numdigits = g.R, base = g.base)
+    elseif g.unfoldingscheme === :serial
+        return fused_to_serial(
+            index_to_quantics_fused(grididx, numdigits = g.R, base = g.base),
+            d,
+            base = g.base,
+        )
+    elseif g.unfoldingscheme === :meander
+        return fused_to_meander(
+            index_to_quantics_fused(grididx, numdigits = g.R, base = g.base),
+            d,
+            base = g.base,
+        )
     else
         return fused_to_interleaved(
             index_to_quantics_fused(grididx, numdigits = g.R, base = g.base),
@@ -155,7 +167,7 @@ struct InherentDiscreteGrid{d} <: Grid{d}
         step::Union{NTuple{d,Int},Int} = 1,
     ) where {d}
         _rangecheck_R(R; base = base)
-        unfoldingscheme in (:fused, :interleaved) ||
+        unfoldingscheme in (:fused, :interleaved, :serial, :meander) ||
             error("Invalid unfolding scheme: $unfoldingscheme")
         origin_ = origin isa Int ? ntuple(i -> origin, d) : origin
         step_ = step isa Int ? ntuple(i -> step, d) : step
@@ -305,7 +317,7 @@ struct DiscretizedGrid{d} <: Grid{d}
         includeendpoint::Bool = false,
     ) where {d}
         _rangecheck_R(R; base = base)
-        unfoldingscheme in (:fused, :interleaved) ||
+        unfoldingscheme in (:fused, :interleaved, :serial, :meander) ||
             error("Invalid unfolding scheme: $unfoldingscheme")
         return new(
             R,
diff --git a/src/quantics.jl b/src/quantics.jl
index fcafd1c..f6cb7a0 100644
--- a/src/quantics.jl
+++ b/src/quantics.jl
@@ -104,7 +104,118 @@ function deinterleave_dimensions!(
 end
 
 """
-Convert a fused quantics representation to an unfused quantics representation
+    serialize_dimensions(digitlists...)
+
+Sequences the indices of all digitlists into one long digitlist. Use this for
+quantics representation of multidimensional objects without fusing indices.
+Inverse of [`deserialize_dimensions`](@ref).
+"""
+function serialize_dimensions(digitlists...)::Vector{Int}
+    results = Vector{Int}(undef, length(digitlists[1]) * length(digitlists))
+    return serialize_dimensions!(results, digitlists...)
+end
+
+
+function serialize_dimensions!(
+    serial_digitlist::AbstractArray{<:Integer},
+    digitlists...,
+)
+    l = length(digitlists[1])
+    @inbounds for i in eachindex(digitlists)
+        copyto!(@view(serial_digitlist[(i-1)*l+1:i*l]), digitlists[i])
+    end
+    return serial_digitlist
+end
+
+"""
+    deserialize_dimensions(digitlist, d)
+
+Reverses the sequencing of bits, i.e. yields digitlists for each dimension from
+a long serialized digitlist. Inverse of [`serialize_dimensions`](@ref).
+"""
+function deserialize_dimensions(digitlist, d)
+    l = length(digitlist) ÷ d
+    return [digitlist[(i-1)*l+1:i*l] for i = 1:d]
+end
+
+function deserialize_dimensions!(
+    deserialized_digitlists::AbstractArray{<:AbstractArray{I}},
+    digitlist,
+) where {I<:Integer}
+    d, l = length(deserialized_digitlists), length(deserialized_digitlists[1])
+    @inbounds for i in Base.OneTo(d)
+        @. deserialized_digitlists[i] = digitlist[(i-1)*l+1:i*l]
+    end
+    return deserialized_digitlists
+end
+
+"""
+    meander_dimensions(digitlists...)
+
+Sequences the indices of all digitlists into one long digitlist. Use this for
+quantics representation of multidimensional objects without fusing indices.
+Inverse of [`demeander_dimensions`](@ref).
+"""
+function meander_dimensions(digitlists...)::Vector{Int}
+    results = Vector{Int}(undef, length(digitlists[1]) * length(digitlists))
+    meander_dimensions!(results, digitlists...)
+    return results
+end
+
+
+function meander_dimensions!(
+    meander_digitlist::AbstractArray{<:Integer},
+    digitlists...,
+)
+    l = length(digitlists[1])
+    for (i, digits) in enumerate(digitlists)
+        if isodd(i)
+            # odd dimension index (1-based): reverse
+            @inbounds for j = 1:l
+                meander_digitlist[(i-1)*l + j] = digits[l - j + 1]
+            end
+        else
+            # even dimension index: normal order
+            copyto!(@view(meander_digitlist[(i-1)*l+1:i*l]), digits)
+        end
+    end
+    return meander_digitlist
+end
+
+"""
+    demeander_dimensions(digitlist, d)
+
+Reverses the sequencing of bits, i.e. yields digitlists for each dimension from
+a long meandered digitlist. Inverse of [`meander_dimensions`](@ref).
+"""
+function demeander_dimensions(digitlist, d)
+    result = Vector{Vector{Int}}(undef, d)
+    l = length(digitlist) ÷ d
+    @inbounds for i in Base.OneTo(d)
+        segment = digitlist[(i-1)*l+1:i*l]
+        result[i] = isodd(i) ? reverse(segment) : segment
+    end
+    return result
+end
+
+function demeander_dimensions!(
+    demeandered_digitlists::AbstractArray{<:AbstractArray{I}},
+    digitlist,
+) where {I<:Integer}
+    d, l = length(demeandered_digitlists), length(demeandered_digitlists[1])
+    @inbounds for i in Base.OneTo(d)
+        segment = @view(digitlist[(i-1)*l+1:i*l])
+        if isodd(i)
+            demeandered_digitlists[i] = reverse(segment)
+        else
+            demeandered_digitlists[i] = Vector(segment)
+        end
+    end
+    return demeandered_digitlists
+end
+
+"""
+Convert a fused quantics representation to an unfused quantics interleaved representation
 """
 function fused_to_interleaved(
     digitlist::AbstractVector{T},
@@ -113,9 +224,29 @@ function fused_to_interleaved(
 )::Vector{T} where {T<:Integer}
     return interleave_dimensions(unfuse_dimensions(digitlist, d; base = base)...)
 end
+"""
+Convert a fused quantics representation to an unfused quantics serial representation
+"""
+function fused_to_serial(
+    digitlist::AbstractVector{T},
+    d;
+    base = 2,
+)::Vector{T} where {T<:Integer}
+    return serialize_dimensions(unfuse_dimensions(digitlist, d; base = base)...)
+end
+"""
+Convert a fused quantics representation to an unfused quantics meander representation
+"""
+function fused_to_meander(
+    digitlist::AbstractVector{T},
+    d;
+    base = 2,
+)::Vector{T} where {T<:Integer}
+    return meander_dimensions(unfuse_dimensions(digitlist, d; base = base)...)
+end
 
 """
-Convert an unfused quantics representation to an fused quantics representation
+Convert an unfused quantics interleaved representation to an fused quantics representation
 """
 function interleaved_to_fused(
     digitlist::AbstractVector{T};
@@ -126,6 +257,30 @@ function interleaved_to_fused(
     fuse_dimensions!(fused_digitlist, deinterleave_dimensions(digitlist, d)...)
     return fused_digitlist
 end
+"""
+Convert an unfused quantics serial representation to an fused quantics representation
+"""
+function serial_to_fused(
+    digitlist::AbstractVector{T};
+    base::Integer = 2,
+    d::Int = 1,
+)::Vector{T} where {T<:Integer}
+    fused_digitlist = Vector{T}(undef, length(digitlist) ÷ d)
+    fuse_dimensions!(fused_digitlist, deserialize_dimensions(digitlist, d)...)
+    return fused_digitlist
+end
+"""
+Convert an unfused quantics meander representation to an fused quantics representation
+"""
+function meander_to_fused(
+    digitlist::AbstractVector{T};
+    base::Integer = 2,
+    d::Int = 1,
+)::Vector{T} where {T<:Integer}
+    fused_digitlist = Vector{T}(undef, length(digitlist) ÷ d)
+    fuse_dimensions!(fused_digitlist, demeander_dimensions(digitlist, d)...)
+    return fused_digitlist
+end
 
 """
     function quantics_to_index_fused(
@@ -187,6 +342,18 @@ function quantics_to_index(
 )::NTuple{d,Int} where {d}
     if unfoldingscheme === :fused
         return quantics_to_index_fused(digitlist, base = base, dims = dims)
+    elseif unfoldingscheme === :serial
+        return quantics_to_index_fused(
+            serial_to_fused(digitlist; base = base, d = d),
+            base = base,
+            dims = dims,
+        )
+    elseif unfoldingscheme === :meander
+        return quantics_to_index_fused(
+            meander_to_fused(digitlist; base = base, d = d),
+            base = base,
+            dims = dims,
+        )
     else
         return quantics_to_index_fused(
             interleaved_to_fused(digitlist; base = base, d = d),
diff --git a/test/grid_tests.jl b/test/grid_tests.jl
index 8911d16..17063bc 100644
--- a/test/grid_tests.jl
+++ b/test/grid_tests.jl
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         end
     end
 
-    @testset "InherentDiscreteGrid" for unfoldingscheme in [:interleaved, :fused],
+    @testset "InherentDiscreteGrid" for unfoldingscheme in [:interleaved, :fused, :serial, :meander],
         step in [(1, 1, 1), (1, 1, 2)],
         origin in [(1, 1, 1), (1, 1, 2)]
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
         @test QuanticsGrids.grid_min(m) == origin
         @test QuanticsGrids.grid_step(m) == step
 
-        if unfoldingscheme === :interleaved
+        if unfoldingscheme === :interleaved || unfoldingscheme === :serial || unfoldingscheme === :meander
             @test QuanticsGrids.localdimensions(m) == fill(2, 3 * 5)
         else
             @test QuanticsGrids.localdimensions(m) == fill(2^3, 5)
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
         end
     end
 
-    @testset "DiscretizedGrid" for unfoldingscheme in [:interleaved, :fused]
+    @testset "DiscretizedGrid" for unfoldingscheme in [:interleaved, :fused, :serial, :meander]
         @testset "1D" begin
             unfoldingscheme = :interleaved
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
             @test QuanticsGrids.grid_step(g) == 0.059375
         end
 
-        @testset "1D (includeendpoint)" for unfoldingscheme in [:interleaved, :fused]
+        @testset "1D (includeendpoint)" for unfoldingscheme in [:interleaved, :fused, :serial, :meander]
             R = 5
             a = 0.0
             b = 1.0
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
             @test only(QuanticsGrids.quantics_to_origcoord(g, fill(2, R))) == b
         end
 
-        @testset "2D" for unfoldingscheme in [:interleaved, :fused]
+        @testset "2D" for unfoldingscheme in [:interleaved, :fused, :serial, :meander]
             R = 5
             d = 2
             a = (0.1, 0.1)
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
             dx = (b .- a) ./ 2^R
             g = QuanticsGrids.DiscretizedGrid{d}(R, a, b; unfoldingscheme)
 
-            if unfoldingscheme === :interleaved
+            if unfoldingscheme === :interleaved || unfoldingscheme === :serial || unfoldingscheme === :meander
                 @test QuanticsGrids.localdimensions(g) == fill(2, d * R)
             else
                 @test QuanticsGrids.localdimensions(g) == fill(2^d, R)
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
             @test_throws "Bound Error:" QuanticsGrids.origcoord_to_grididx(g, (3.0, 3.0))
         end
 
-        @testset "2D (includeendpoint)" for unfoldingscheme in [:interleaved, :fused]
+        @testset "2D (includeendpoint)" for unfoldingscheme in [:interleaved, :fused, :serial, :meander]
             R = 5
             d = 2
             a = (0.1, 0.1)
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
             @test g.includeendpoint
             @test QuanticsGrids.grid_step(g) == dx
 
-            if unfoldingscheme === :interleaved
+            if unfoldingscheme === :interleaved || unfoldingscheme === :serial || unfoldingscheme === :meander
                 @test QuanticsGrids.localdimensions(g) == fill(2, d * R)
             else
                 @test QuanticsGrids.localdimensions(g) == fill(2^d, R)
diff --git a/test/quantics_test.jl b/test/quantics_test.jl
index f09f82f..0e32823 100644
--- a/test/quantics_test.jl
+++ b/test/quantics_test.jl
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
     import QuanticsGrids: fuse_dimensions, unfuse_dimensions
     import QuanticsGrids: quantics_to_index_fused, index_to_quantics
     import QuanticsGrids: interleave_dimensions, deinterleave_dimensions
+    import QuanticsGrids: serialize_dimensions, deserialize_dimensions
+    import QuanticsGrids: meander_dimensions, demeander_dimensions
 
     @testset "quantics representation" begin
         @testset "fuse_dimensions" begin
@@ -99,5 +101,43 @@
             @test deinterleave_dimensions([1, 2, 11, 1, 3, 12, 1, 4, 13, 1, 5, 14], 3) ==
                   [[1, 1, 1, 1], [2, 3, 4, 5], [11, 12, 13, 14]]
         end
+
+        @testset "serial dimensions" begin
+            @test [1, 1, 1, 1] == serialize_dimensions([1, 1, 1, 1])
+            @test [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1] ==
+                  serialize_dimensions([1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1, 1])
+            @test [1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] ==
+                  serialize_dimensions([1, 1, 1, 1], [2, 3, 4, 5])
+            @test [1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14] ==
+                  serialize_dimensions([1, 1, 1, 1], [2, 3, 4, 5], [11, 12, 13, 14])
+        end
+
+        @testset "deserial dimensions" begin
+            @test deserialize_dimensions([1, 1, 1, 1], 1) == [[1, 1, 1, 1]]
+            @test deserialize_dimensions([1, 1, 1, 1], 2) == [[1, 1], [1, 1]]
+            @test deserialize_dimensions([1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 4, 1, 5], 2) ==
+                  [[1, 2, 1, 3], [1, 4, 1, 5]]
+            @test deserialize_dimensions([1, 2, 11, 1, 3, 12, 1, 4, 13, 1, 5, 14], 3) ==
+                  [[1, 2, 11, 1], [3, 12, 1, 4], [13, 1, 5, 14]]
+        end
+
+        @testset "meander dimensions" begin
+            @test [1, 1, 1, 1] == meander_dimensions([1, 1, 1, 1])
+            @test [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1] ==
+                  meander_dimensions([1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1, 1])
+            @test [1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] ==
+                  meander_dimensions([1, 1, 1, 1], [2, 3, 4, 5])
+            @test [1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14] ==
+                  meander_dimensions([1, 1, 1, 1], [2, 3, 4, 5], [14, 13, 12, 11])
+        end
+
+        @testset "demeander dimensions" begin
+            @test demeander_dimensions([1, 1, 1, 1], 1) == [[1, 1, 1, 1]]
+            @test demeander_dimensions([1, 1, 1, 1], 2) == [[1, 1], [1, 1]]
+            @test demeander_dimensions([1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 4, 1, 5], 2) ==
+                  [[3, 1, 2, 1], [1, 4, 1, 5]]
+            @test demeander_dimensions([1, 2, 11, 1, 3, 12, 1, 4, 13, 1, 5, 14], 3) ==
+                  [[1, 11, 2, 1], [3, 12, 1, 4], [14, 5, 1, 13]]
+        end
     end
 end