A design of laser-diode array (LDA) end-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser that generates simultaneous laser action at wavelengths 1064 and 1342 nm is presented. Using type-I critical phase matching (CPM) BiB3O6, 593.5 nm continuous-wave (cw) Orange-yellow laser is obtained by 1064 nm and 1342 nm in an intra-cavity sum-frequency mixing. The maximum laser output power of 3.62W is obtained when an incident pump laser of 27.5W is used. The optical-to-optical conversion is up to 13.2%. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest conversion efficiency at 593.5 nm in an intra-cavity sum-frequency Nd:YVO4 laser. (C) 2010 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.