%0 Journal Article %A Anahita Ghaznavi Jahromi and Farzad Mohajeri and Nooshin Feiz %D 2013 %J International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 76, 2013 %T Miniaturization of a Rectangular Microstrip Patch Antenna Loaded with Metamaterial %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/3795 %V 76 %X In this paper a novel structure of metamaterial is proposed in order to miniaturize a rectangular microstrip patch antenna. The metamaterial is composed of two nested split octagons which are located on a 10 mm %P 425 - 428