A picosecond pump laser is demonstrated for short pulse optical parametric amplification. An all fiber mode-lock laser pulse with 6 nm bandwidth, 12.4 ps duration and nJ energy is amplified by a solid state amplifier. Amplified laser pulses with 6.2 mJ single pulse energy, 8.6 ps pulse width, 1053 nm wavelength are obtained. After frequency doubling, laser pulses with 3.0 mJ energy and 4.94 GW/cm2 intensity are achieved. A high gain Nd3+YLF regenerative amplifier is used as the first stage amplifier to generate narrow-band high power laser by taking advantage of the gain narrowing effect, and a bandwidth of 0.3 nm is obtained in theory. The output laser beam shows a top flat profile with excellent beam shaping. 1% (RMS) fluctuation is achieved by the stable regenerative amplifier which employs a three-steel-rod structure to mount the cavity.