The frequency comb from a prism-based Cr:forsterite laser has been frequency stabilized using intra cavity prism insertion and pump power modulation. Absolute frequency measurements of a CW fiber laser stabilized to the P(13) transition of acetylene demonstrate a fractional instability of $\sim 2\times {10}^{-11}$ at a $1\mathrm{s}$ gate time, limited by a commercial Global Positioning System (GPS)-disciplined rubidium oscillator. Additionally, absolute frequency measurements made simultaneously using a second frequency comb indicate relative instabilities of $3\times {10}^{-12}$ for both combs for a $1\mathrm{s}$ gate time. Estimations of the carrier-envelope offset frequency linewidth based on relative intensity noise and the response dynamics of the carrier-envelope offset to pump power changes confirm the observed linewidths.

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