Optical frequency references are currently constitutes the most precise measurement possible and have, because of this, a wide variety of applications. This work describes the development of a low-cost and compact, optical frequency reference. An optical resonance of acetylene is used as a frequency reference using a spectroscopy technique called NICE-OHMS. Investigation into stabilized frequency comb is also presented. The frequency comb can be described as a equidistant series of frequency components throughout a wide spectrum. The combination of frequency combs generated with chip-based micro-resonators, and ultra stable frequency reference will be a powerful tool. A novel design of micro-resonators of the non-linear material AlGaAs is developed and characterized.